Real Estate

You’ve probably heard this a few times before: Paying rent in Toronto is just lining someone else’s pockets for absolutely no gain. Why bother wasting time and money on renting a place in Toronto when everyone’s … Read More

It turns out, the least affordable city in which to live is an American one — San Francisco takes the award for the number one most unaffordable city in North America, while Vancouver comes in second. … Read More

2018 was a rough year for the Edmonton housing market, with an excess of supply leading to slack prices and slowing sales. Edmonton homes sold for an average of $369,600 in 2018, softening 1.3 per cent … Read More

Condos were the only bright spot in Calgary’s 2018 real estate market, declining less in price than all other property types and, in some neighbourhoods, even experiencing an increase. Condos for sale in Calgary softened 2.4 … Read More

Finding your ideal condo to rent in Toronto can seem as daunting as winning the lottery. With not many purpose-built apartments and row houses available, many in the rental market turn to condos.  But there is … Read More

Renters are the least happy with their dwellings and feel pessimistic about ever being able to afford a home, says a recently released survey by Zoocasa. The online real estate brokerage polled over 1,000 Canadians at … Read More

Prairie housing prices continue to decline as housing prices in both larger cities like Toronto and Vancouver, along with smaller markets like Ottawa and Montreal, rise. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reports that the MLS … Read More

The City of Toronto isn’t just one of the most expensive places to buy a home in Ontario, it also has some of the highest closing costs, especially land transfer tax. The Province of Ontario itself … Read More

Sales in the Greater Toronto Area picked up rapidly over the last five months and are now outstripping new listings, leading to a tighter housing market in October and the likely for the months to come. … Read More

There’s no doubt about it — Ontario is an expensive place to buy real estate. The province has a robust and diverse economic landscape, its southern portions have relatively mild weather and it’s extremely multicultural, which … Read More