Drake has received approval for a minor variance from a North York zoning by-law restricting fence height. North York community council signed off on the exemption Monday, allowing the Canadian singer-superstar to have fences as high as 4.4 meters. Currently, in North York, the limit in the zoning by-laws for most residential properties is 2 [...]

The Toronto Real Estate market is nothing short of complex. Dizzying terms, avante-garde marketing strategies, and the continuous update to rules and regulations are all factors that can contribute to your property-marketing headache. Its for reasons like this that you should turn to the expert advice of a REALTOR(R) to assist with all questions you [...]

­Housi­­­ng prices can seem completely unattainable to middle-class renters. This is one big reason why many renters get stuck in the cycle of renting. Down payments, excellent credit, and massive commitment are only a few of the reasons today’s generation of first-time homebuyers are keeping their cash in the rental market. However, what most may [...]

Our Market Snapshot for August 2019 is here.   The Toronto Real Estate board reported a total of 7,711 sales in August 2019, up just 0.8% from the previous month. Compared to the previous year, sales are up over 13.4%. Rental rates saw a decent climb too, with one-bedrooms scooting past the $2,200 mark, up [...]

When you first drive by 194 Roxborough Drive, you might not think of it as a multiple award winning house. In fact, you might not think much of it at all. As only two storeys rise above the street-level, this house serves as a concrete example for there always being more than meets the eye. [...]

The Ontario Government is considering an outright ban on multiple representation on real estate transactions. This means that each party to a real estate transaction, the buyer and the seller, must each have their own real estate agent. So, what is the downside? Even if your agent happens to know the perfect person(s) for your [...]

With the summer season here in a matter of weeks, “short-term vacation rentals” is the catch phrase many individuals are frantically typing into their search engines. Due to the demands of an ever-changing marketplace, some full-service Brokerages have opted to provide the value-added assistance of making available short-term accommodation rentals on behalf of their clients. [...]

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Brokerages are constantly trying to provide more value to the client as they search for their next potential home. A trend we've noticed in Real Estate websites is to display a Walk Score with every listing. The idea behind a walk score is to compress a vast amount of data and represent it with a [...]