TORONTO REAL ESTATE IN THE NEWS
An exploration of the issues and headlines that made up Toronto's real estate market over the past few years and in the years to come.
Collection by Shawn Venasse
torontostoreys.com
Toronto Home Sales See Improvement in Week of April 18-25
1 min · · Toronto home sales saw a slight uptick last week when compared to the previous three weeks, only down 57% year-over-year. · Shared by 2, including Shawn Venasse
blog.remax.ca
Toronto Real Estate: Selling During a Pandemic
· RE/MAX chats with a recent home seller about the Toronto real estate market, navigating the sale amidst COVID-19 and the “virtual deal.” · Shared by 2, including Shawn Venasse
trreb.ca
TRREB - TRREB Releases Mid-April Market Update
· TRREB Releases Mid-April Market Update News Releases 22 April 2020 Toronto Regional Real Estate Board President Michael Collins is reporting results for the first 17 days of April 2020, in order to… · Shared by 2, including Shawn Venasse
blogTO
Sold! This is what a $7 million house in Toronto looks like
1 min · · Designed by architect Peter Kellner, this 9,500-square-foot property in Toronto oozes luxury. Not only does this home boast six bedrooms and seven ... · Shared by 3, including Shawn Venasse
Architectural Digest
19 Best Home Design and Decorating Apps
2 min · · Design your own house with apps that make decorating, shopping, and renovating a whole lot easier! · Shared by 5, including Shawn Venasse
torontostoreys.com
Here's CMHC’s Housing Market Trend Predictions For 2020
2 min · · The two-year slowdown Canada experienced in the housing market is now officially over, CMHC declared. Here's their three anticipated trends for 2020. · Shared by 2, including Shawn Venasse
torontostoreys.com
National Rise In Affordability Eludes Toronto, Vancouver Housing Markets
2 min · · Toronto and Vancouver’s housing markets remain exempt from the Canadian real estate’s upswing in affordability. Yet in virtually all other municipalities, declining mortgage rates and rising incomes… · Shared by 2, including Shawn Venasse
CBC News
Councillor calls on city to mull vacancy tax after man does own study of empty condos
4 min · · A Toronto councillor says it's time for the city to consider whether to impose a vacancy tax on empty residential properties as a way to increase the supply of rental housing. · Shared by 2, including Shawn Venasse
The Globe and Mail
Toronto’s John Tory makes friendly wager with Seattle mayor ahead of MLS Cup final clash
2 min · · Tory says if Seattle wins, he’ll wear a Sounders scarf for a full day and light the Toronto sign green next Friday · Shared by 5, including Shawn Venasse
livabl.com
Toronto housing market is picking up steam, even as the economy slows down
2 min · · Discussion continues to swirl around an impending economic slowdown and economists can’t stop offering up their own odds on whether a global recession is in the cards for the coming year. · Shared by 3, including Shawn Venasse
livabl.com
Canadian housing is on a healthy streak after 2.5 years in dangerous territory
2 min · · Overvalued, overbuilt, overheated — all of these terms have been used to describe the potential danger that the Canadian housing market has found itself in at various points over the last few years. · Shared by 5, including Shawn Venasse
The Star Halifax
How many condos are sitting empty in Toronto? One man investigated — and what he found surprised him
5 min · · Jaco Joubert used a camera to watch 15 buildings for signs of light, and says his analysis suggests 5.6 per cent of those condos are vacant. · Shared by 3, including Shawn Venasse
The Guardian
'Surveillance capitalism': critic urges Toronto to abandon smart city project
3 min · · Project with Google’s Sidewalk Labs comes under increasing scrutiny amid concerns over privacy and data harvesting · Shared by 40, including ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Thomas Power, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Shawn Venasse
The Guardian
Google wants to run cities without being elected. Don't let it
6 min · · A new initiative will see Alphabet – the parent company of Google – take charge of redeveloping a waterfront district in Toronto. Here’s why that’s troubling · Shared by 41, including Erich Schwarz, Thomas Power, Kim Dik, Kim Schläpfer, Shawn Venasse, Justin Cranshaw, Andrzej Jóźwik
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BUYING A NEW BUILD
· Buying A New Build AUGUST 28, 2019 | Buying a new build property usually entices a certain kind of home buyer. They h... · Shared by 1, including Shawn Venasse
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The American Dream has moved to Canada
· When it comes to improving the lives of the middle class, other rich countries have been doing a better job than the U.S. · Shared by 1, including Shawn Venasse