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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
4 Home Buying Tips for the Odd Couple
They say opposites attract, and although there is truth to that it begs the question, how do they ever come to a major decision...say, like buying a home together? With varying tastes and needs, is it really possible to find a place that...
Part 2: Gauging the Other Side’s Bottom Line
In Part 1 of "Gauging the Other Side's Bottom Line", I touched on the two least promising responses sellers may have to your lowball offer. Thankfully, in Part 2 I will be discussing counter-offer situations that are typically more...
Gauging the Other Side’s Bottom Line
One of the hardest parts of negotiating is gauging the other side's bottom line in terms of price. You obviously want to get the best deal possible...but so do they. And with both sides not willing to give away any information, how does...
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Honesty and Integrity Above All Else
Michael L. Meltzer, B.Comm., LL.B., Broker
SAGE Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
2010 Yonge Street, Toronto, ONÂ Â M4S 1Z9Â |Â Mobile 416-410-8585Â |Â Office 416-483-8000
Michael L. Meltzer, B.Comm., LL.B., Broker
SAGE Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
2010 Yonge Street, Toronto, ONÂ Â M4S 1Z9
Mobile 416-410-8585Â |Â Office 416-483-8000
Michael L. Meltzer, B.Comm., LL.B., Broker
SAGE Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
2010 Yonge Street, Toronto, ONÂ Â M4S 1Z9
Mobile 416-410-8585
Office 416-483-8000