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In The Service Of Love

February 06, 2012 - I was recently interviewed for PropertyWire.ca about the difference between working for friends and family versus clients. For me, there is no difference. I love my career so much that you'll get the same exacting prudent professional guidance regardless of who you are. However, if there's one thing my friends and…
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Low Rates + Low Supply = Hot Market!

January 20, 2012 - As much as I adore a low mortgage interest rate, I was left scratching my head this week when some of the Big Banks dropped their 5 year closed mortgage rate with a 25 amortization to 2.99% for a 'limited time offer'. Click HERE to read a CBC News article on the…
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Happy New Year!

January 01, 2012 - For you lovers of real estate, what better way to kick off the New Year than with urbaneer.com's latest press!Click HERE for our newest press on 'The Future Of Real Estate' in PropertyWire.ca Wishing You A Brilliant 2012! ~ Steven}
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So You Wanna Be A Realtor, Eh?

November 29, 2011 - Without question I love my career in housing. Spanning over 25 years, my multi-dimensional career has encompassed all aspects of real estate development, renovation, design, merchandising, sales and marketing. I love being a Realtor. A lot of people believe the life of a Realtor is a pretty simple path to riches. It's not. There are plenty of…
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Condominium Sales Surge

November 24, 2011 - As recently published in the Toronto Star, Toronto currently has 132 high-rise projects under construction, compared to 88 in Mexico City and 86 in New York City. Wow! The source of the data comes from the September 2011 survey Germany's Emporis Company. Emporis is a well-regarded global authority on multi-storey buildings, who define…
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Our Toronto Life Feature

November 18, 2011 - I've always been a fan of Toronto Life (www.torontolife.com) ever since I moved to Toronto from Victoria back in 1984. This is the 'zine to read when you want to be up-to-date on food, culture and life in the city. Fortunately for urbaneer.com, Toronto Life scoped out our chic-a-rrific…
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Sales Numbers Climb For Fall 2011

November 04, 2011 - Despite economic mayhem unravelling in Europe and the United States, Toronto Canada continues to see a robust market. With October sales figures on the Multiple Listing Service showing a 17.5% increase from the previous year, our market remains Hot Hot Hot! PropertyWire, the leading publication for property investors and industry professionals…
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Investors Beware

October 25, 2011 - Recent data has revealed that a lot of investors have sunk their speculative capital in the Toronto housing market. A chunk of it is in the high-rise condominium marketplace, many of which are set to take delivery in the near future. Click HERE for our latest press on the subject matter, with a tip on where…
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Boo! To Mayor Ford

September 21, 2011 - Boo to Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford! Mr. Ford's election platform included the promise to repeal the City's Land Transfer Tax, which adds a hefty charge to the closing costs of real estate here in the City of Toronto. Now the Toronto Real Estate Board is giving the public an opportunity to send a…
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Locks Or Stocks - Part 2

September 02, 2011 - Last week PropertyWire.ca published Part 1 of its two part series on 'Investing In Real Estate In Volatile Economic Times'. My post, called 'Locks or Stocks?' featuring the article can be accessed by clicking HERE. Here is today's Part 2 hot off the presses at PropertyWire.ca! Click the logo below for the article.…
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