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Battling the Bidding War Scaries

Gird your loins, Toronto. It's happening all over again. Remember that insanely wild seller's market in 2017? Word on the street is that it's rearing its ugly head in neighborhoods all across the city as I write this. Reports of bidding...

Real Estate Love Letters: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Ahh, the hand-written love letter. A true classic but also a dying breed. For reasons I know not, I've kept a small stack of them from past flames from days of yore. Posterity? Nostalgia? Proof? Maybe, or perhaps it's just nice to...

Why Most T.O. Agents Loathe the Current Housing Market

When I'm meeting people for the first time or seeing friends I haven't chatted with in awhile, they seem to always have one comment for me when the topic of real estate surfaces. This year it seems inevitable that I hear the statement,...

Toronto Home Sellers: Beware the Escalation Clause

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Nobody embodies that statement in Toronto right now more than home buyers. There's seemingly not a week that goes by where my colleagues and I don't hear a crazy story about a buyer going to...

How to Score a Great Lease Deal

Keeping with the theme of my last blog, "The Young and the Homeless" where I expressed frustration with Toronto's landlords and their bias towards young people, let's examine how you can procure the best possible lease deal in today's hot...

The Young and the Homeless: Toronto Edition

Toronto's slogan may soon read, "No young people, thanks!". It's becoming that bad for our young adults who yearn to build a life and career in our great city. Now, it's no mystery how powerful Toronto's real estate market has become and...

When the Price is Not Right

Contrary to popular belief in Toronto, not every home or condo flies off the shelves in less than a week. In some cases, properties can sit on the market for weeks or even months. This can happen for a few reasons and you might be...

How You Handle a Mistake Makes ALL the Difference

It's just a regular day. Everything is going smoothly and you're feeling good. You're all smiles as you hear your phone begin to ring. It's one of your clients. You expect to hear the typical exchange of pleasantries, but instead you...

Real Estate: The Awkward Conversation

Everyone's had at least one horribly awkward moment in their life which makes them cringe each time someone reminds them of it. It may have been your first kiss, a wardrobe malfunction, or during a visit to the in-laws. The list is...

Ugh, This Home Inspection Report is BS!

So, let's jump right in and set the stage. You've decided to put your home on the market, but before you do your Realtor suggests that it would be wise to have a home inspection report done. You shell out the money to have a certified...