Urbaneer’s August 2013 E-Promo

August 31st, 2013 | Real Estate

Sugar Beach, Downtown Toronto Even though summer is dwindling down and the heat is subsiding, the temperature continues to soar in the hot Toronto real estate market, as evidenced by the August sales stats. This stellar market just keeps on motorin’. Now that the days are slowly getting shorter, and… Read Full Entry

Gratitude In The Kingdom Of Bhutan

August 30th, 2013 | House And HomeTravel

The Road To Uma, Punakha, Bhutan As an entrepreneur obsessed with all matters of housing and home, and a Top Producing realtor, I can spread myself pretty thin consulting on development, design and renovation projects, mentoring my Student Internship program at HousePorn.ca, while leading my growing sales and marketing team.… Read Full Entry

August 2013 Home Of The Month - The Annex

August 28th, 2013 | Buy Of The MonthAnnex / South Annex / Seaton Village

Welcome to urbaneer.com's Home Of The Month feature, which showcases what our Buyers have recently purchased in the City of Toronto. Toronto, by and large, has conservative roots. And it's reflected in the city centre's domestic architecture which, dating mostly from the 1840s to 1930s, represents all manner of Victorian,… Read Full Entry

Our August 2013 HomeWatch Newsletter

August 27th, 2013 | Real Estate

Are you a first time buyer? This month's HomeWatch newsletter explores the factors which influence when it's the right time for a first time buyer to purchase real estate. Addressing personal motivations, financial realities, and how a changing market may require a buyer to purchase for the long term are… Read Full Entry

Finding Inspiration In The Kingdom Of Bhutan

August 26th, 2013 | House And HomeTravel

I hope you don't mind, but might you indulge me today? A year ago I hired a consulting firm to review urbaneer.com's website and offer us some guidance on how to best refine it. Their advice? For a real estate sales, marketing and renovation / design firm, they thought our… Read Full Entry

Market Update For The Week Ending August 23rd

August 23rd, 2013 | Real Estate

Hello! I've just spent the better part of thirty hours 10 kilometers above sea level in a pressurized tin can, traveling at 70% the speed of sound, halfway around the globe, in a giant mechanical bird. Now, jet lagged and fancy free, I'm happily ensconced in the heart of The… Read Full Entry

Dear Urbaneer - Should I Buy Real Estate?

August 21st, 2013 | Dear UrbaneerReal Estate

The media has been predicting doom and gloom for the Toronto real estate market for a long time now. In fact, pundits have been making the claim as far back as 2006 when the financial calamity that ultimately skewered the United States housing market - and many other countries around… Read Full Entry

August Mid-Month Sales Stats Reveal A Strong Summer Market

August 19th, 2013 | Real Estate

Well, the statistics are in and they're confirming what many top producing realtors are experiencing this Summer. Buyers remain active in their search for real estate. The Toronto Multiple Listing Service had 3,359 sales reported during the first two weeks of August 2013. This result represented a 22 per cent… Read Full Entry

The Whippoorwill Restaurant and Tavern At Bloor and Lansdowne

August 16th, 2013 | City LivingWallace/Emerson & Brockton Village

If you're wondering where all the cool-kids-who-own-real-estate are hanging out these days, it's at The Whippoorwill Tavern located at 1285 Bloor Street West a few steps east of Lansdowne. How do I know? I've been selling a lot of property in this area as of late - ranging from investors… Read Full Entry

Is Your Neighbourhood A Bastion Of Well-Being?

August 12th, 2013 | Real EstateRecommended Reads

Is your Toronto neighbourhood a bastion of well-being? The City of Toronto has a dynamite website called Wellbeing Toronto (version 2), which is a map-based visualization tool that helps evaluate community wellbeing across Toronto's neighbourhoods. It charts 11 different factors containing 160 indicators that contribute to a neighbourhood's sense of… Read Full Entry

August 2013