Polling The Pundits: Where Is Toronto Real Estate Headed In 2020?

January 22nd, 2020 | Real EstateUrbaneer's Real Estate Forecasts

Welcome to my blog on housing, culture and design, where we explore the many facets of housing and home in Toronto. In this post, given housing often occupies a lot of real estate in the media (pun intended), especially in a city like Toronto, where lack of supply, rapidly rising prices… Read Full Entry

What Does A Toronto Real Estate Lawyer Do For A Property Seller?

January 17th, 2020 | Real Estate

Buying and Selling real estate in Toronto involves collaborating with a number of different professionals, one of which is a real estate lawyer who ensures a property under contract to exchange ownership completes without issue or delay. And given a property purchase and sale is often one of the largest financial transactions most… Read Full Entry

Urbaneer’s Top 5 Most Popular Toronto Blogs Of 2019

January 3rd, 2020 | Real Estate

Welcome to 2020! A big thank you to all of our phenomenal clients, colleagues, and readers who helped make 2019 another successful year! We are so grateful for your business and support! There's something particularly exciting about the month of January, and feeling like the new year is a… Read Full Entry

Dear Urbaneer: What Should I Know About Buying Canadian Real Estate As A Non-Resident?

November 21st, 2019 | Real Estate

Welcome to this month’s installment of Dear Urbaneer where we explore the real estate questions we receive from prospective and existing clients. This time around, I’m helping a client who has been living abroad for some years, who intends on returning home to Canada. She and her partner have plans… Read Full Entry

Walk Score: The Measure Of A Pedestrian-Friendly City

November 12th, 2019 | 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

We all know that life is grand when you can embrace the benefits of a pedestrian lifestyle in an urban locale. You’ve likely heard of a Walk Score, Bike Score or Transit Score, but do you really know what is being measured? Do you know how this data is collected… Read Full Entry

Urbaneer’s October 2019 E-Promo

October 31st, 2019 | City LivingReal Estate

*Did you know we publish a monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to for FREE? Just click the link at the bottom of this post!* Loving the splendor of Autumn? Pumpkin spice all around, corn stocks high, vibrant foliage underfoot - it's our favourite time of year! How amazing is it… Read Full Entry

The Federal Election And The Canadian Housing Market

October 11th, 2019 | Real Estate

2019 Federal Election Platform Guide: Where the Parties Stand on Everything So, who are you going to vote for in the upcoming Federal Election? It doesn't matter to us - as long as you just VOTE! With the high cost of housing outpacing the incomes of many citizens in… Read Full Entry

Tight Market Conditions Affect Real Estate Sales and Prices In September 2019

October 3rd, 2019 | Real Estate

According to the newly released Toronto Real Estate Board's stats, market conditions for detached homes have tightened so much so that, in many of the regions surrounding the City of Toronto, price growth was above the rate of inflation! Here's the Toronto Real Estate Board's analysis for September 2019, with… Read Full Entry

Urbaneer’s September 2019 E-Promo

September 30th, 2019 | City LivingReal Estate

*Did you know we publish a monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to for FREE? Just click the link at the bottom of this post!* Did you enjoy the enchanting days of September? With the arrival Fall, the return to routine, and cozy sweaters in every store window, there's a certain… Read Full Entry

Toronto Loves The CN Tower (And So Do I!)

September 27th, 2019 | City LivingReal EstateYorkville / Summerhill / RosedaleKing West / Niagara / Liberty VillageThe DanforthRiverdale / Playter Estates

If you ask me, no landmark represents Toronto more than the CN Tower which - from 1976 until 2007 - reigned as the world's tallest structure until the engineering marvel Burj Khalifa in Dubai took the crown. Even so, it still retains a spot in the top 10 tallest structures in… Read Full Entry

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