by Jesse Galanis | Dec 4, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
Imagine the real estate market as a vibrant masquerade ball, full of energy and excitement. In 2022, the dance floor was alive with flips in Canada generating an average gross profit of over 40 per cent. Try to visualize this not as a mere statistic but as the...
by Jonathan Cooper | Nov 27, 2023 | Guest Columns
Over the last few months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke repeatedly about a Canadian housing crisis and the need to “build more homes, faster”. The removal of GST on purpose-built rental buildings was a good step, and a tangible manifestation of the political...
by Cliff Campbell | Nov 24, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
A lot can go wrong in a home that can be costly to repair – it can also often be dangerous. In the case of electrical issues, they can range in severity from the inconvenience of power disruption to the threat of fire or electric shock. There are several common...
by Ghaz Syed | Nov 24, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
It has come to our attention that amid the chaos unfolding in the Middle East and concerns over interest rate hikes and additional fees, we seem to have overlooked the fact that it’s already Movember. In the real estate sector, here’s what we’re...
by Yousaf Iqbal | Nov 22, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
I cannot provide official statistics at the moment, but I personally have witnessed a rapid increase in assignment sales listings in Toronto over the past six months – and even more so relative to a year ago. What’s more, due to construction and delivery schedules,...
by Christopher Alexander | Nov 20, 2023 | Guest Columns
In October, Toronto’s City Council voted to increase the city’s Vacant Home Tax (VHT) from one per cent to three per cent of a home’s value. This increase comes on the heels of the City’s approval of a graduated Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) in September 2023,...
