Housing As A Symbol Of Self

January 3rd, 2019 | House And HomeReal EstateJunction/High Park/Bloor West/SwanseaSwansea / High Park / Bloor West VillageCorso Italia / DavenportWychwood / Humewood - CedarvaleHigh Park North / The Junction MidtownYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageKing West / Niagara / Liberty VillageThe DanforthLeslieville/RiversideRiverdale / Playter EstatesCabbagetown / CorktownSt. Lawrence MarketAnnex / South Annex / Seaton VillageCollege Street/Little ItalyLittle PortugalQueen WestWallace/Emerson & Brockton VillageRoncesvalles Village

Have you ever walked down a Toronto avenue, admiring the wide variety of homes and pondering who might dwell within? "I wonder who lives there...". I do! Every day. In the original City of Toronto, there is so much cultural, economic and social diversity stamped on our existing housing stock, most… Read Full Entry

Edwardian Residential Architecture In Toronto

October 19th, 2018 | City LivingReal EstateJunction/High Park/Bloor West/SwanseaSwansea / High Park / Bloor West VillageCorso Italia / DavenportWychwood / Humewood - CedarvaleHigh Park North / The Junction MidtownYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageKing West / Niagara / Liberty VillageThe DanforthLeslieville/RiversideRiverdale / Playter EstatesCabbagetown / CorktownAnnex / South Annex / Seaton VillageCollege Street/Little ItalyLittle PortugalQueen WestWallace/Emerson & Brockton VillageRoncesvalles Village

One of the many benefits of living in Toronto is the beauty of our vintage housing stock. While older residences will require additional maintenance and repair simply because of their longevity, the high style patina and architectural touches that lend the unique character to these homes are truly immeasurable. No… Read Full Entry

Gentrification, Densification, And The History Of Toronto Real Estate

August 1st, 2018 | City LivingReal EstateJunction/High Park/Bloor West/SwanseaSwansea / High Park / Bloor West VillageCorso Italia / DavenportWychwood / Humewood - CedarvaleHigh Park North / The Junction MidtownYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageKing West / Niagara / Liberty VillageThe DanforthLeslieville/RiversideRiverdale / Playter EstatesCabbagetown / CorktownSt. Lawrence MarketAnnex / South Annex / Seaton VillageCollege Street/Little ItalyLittle PortugalQueen WestWallace/Emerson & Brockton VillageRoncesvalles Village

As I move into my 26th year as a realtor - trading in property across the central core from The Beach west to The Kingsway, and from Harbourfront north to Hogg’s Hollow - I've witnessed an enormous change in the 42 city neighbourhoods which encompass my business. I've experienced this… Read Full Entry

The Best Of Urbaneer: Featured Homes & Homes Of The Month

July 4th, 2018 | The Best of UrbaneerYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleThe DanforthRiverdale / Playter EstatesWallace/Emerson & Brockton Village

Welcome to the second installment of The Best Of Urbaneer where I share some of Urbaneer.com’s most popular posts from the last several years. Last time, I took a look back at some of my most popular posts on Style and Design. For this compilation, I’m going to offer a… Read Full Entry

A Pocket Full Of Sunshine: Phin Avenue Parkette

June 11th, 2018 | City LivingThe DanforthRiverdale / Playter Estates

Did you know that Toronto currently has about 1,600 existing parks and 600 kilometres of trails?! That's roughly 8,000 hectares — about 13 per cent of Toronto’s overall land area! In fact, thanks to our bountiful tree canopy - preserved, even amongst the urban crowding of the downtown core -… Read Full Entry

A Brief History On The Intensification Of The Danforth In Toronto

June 8th, 2018 | City LivingReal EstateThe DanforthRiverdale / Playter Estates

Have you noticed how much The Danforth from Jones to Victoria Park is undergoing redevelopment these days? The pace of any neighbourhood's revitalization has been a topic of fascination for Canadian urban academics for the past sixty years. I know this through my own contribution to the research in the late 80s when I… Read Full Entry

Journey Into Toronto’s Past With Old Toronto

April 16th, 2018 | City LivingJunction/High Park/Bloor West/SwanseaSwansea / High Park / Bloor West VillageCorso Italia / DavenportWychwood / Humewood - CedarvaleHigh Park North / The Junction MidtownYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageKing West / Niagara / Liberty VillageThe DanforthLeslieville/RiversideRiverdale / Playter EstatesCabbagetown / CorktownSt. Lawrence MarketAnnex / South Annex / Seaton VillageCollege Street/Little ItalyLittle PortugalQueen WestWallace/Emerson & Brockton VillageRoncesvalles Village

In the City of Toronto, when you cross the threshold of a century home or stand on a street corner, do you ever wonder about the urban pioneers of the past who may have stood in that same spot, or walked these streetscapes paths decades before you did? Centuries of… Read Full Entry

Urbaneer Testimonials

January 4th, 2018 | Word On The StreetJunction/High Park/Bloor West/SwanseaSwansea / High Park / Bloor West VillageCorso Italia / DavenportWychwood / Humewood - CedarvaleHigh Park North / The Junction MidtownYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageKing West / Niagara / Liberty VillageThe DanforthLeslieville/RiversideRiverdale / Playter EstatesCabbagetown / CorktownSt. Lawrence MarketAnnex / South Annex / Seaton VillageCollege Street/Little ItalyLittle PortugalQueen WestWallace/Emerson & Brockton VillageRoncesvalles Village

Happy 2018! To start out the New Year, we wanted to share with you what motivates us to continue be one of the Top Realtors in Toronto. It's the praises we receive from clients! At urbaneer.com, our objective is to educate, guide, and gently steer Buyers and Sellers through the… Read Full Entry

TheRedPin Tracks Toronto Real Estate Prices By Subway Stop

June 15th, 2017 | City LivingReal EstateJunction/High Park/Bloor West/SwanseaSwansea / High Park / Bloor West VillageHigh Park North / The Junction MidtownDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageThe DanforthRiverdale / Playter EstatesSt. Lawrence MarketAnnex / South Annex / Seaton VillageWallace/Emerson & Brockton VillageRoncesvalles Village

Toronto is an expensive city, especially when it comes to real estate. Even as our market cools, buying property is prohibitively costly, given the average price of a detached house surpasses $1 million. A recent article in BlogTO features maps created by TheRedPin that charts the average sale prices of homes… Read Full Entry

How To Strategically Purchase An Income Producing Property

May 27th, 2017 | Real EstateDufferin Grove / Bloorcourt VillageThe DanforthRiverdale / Playter EstatesCollege Street/Little ItalyLittle PortugalRoncesvalles Village

If you're looking to buy Toronto real estate, unless you're loaded with bags of loot, finding a place that fits your current and possible future needs (like going nuclear and having kids) is a tough order to follow. But if you can pony up the price of entry for a… Read Full Entry

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