Toronto real estate agent Christopher Bibby is preparing to list 17 properties for sale in the next two weeks. He can already feel the eyes of circling predators. “I almost want to say I’ve never seen such an aggressive market.” Mr. Bibby, with Sutton Group Associates Realty, says people have gotten wind of plans […]
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Toronto real estate deals happening at warp speed
It’s a common refrain in the Toronto area that trading houses is done at such warp speed, buyers must just look at each other and say “what have we done?” Actually they do. Real estate agent Elli Davis recently sold a house for about $1.8-million soon after it hit the market. “It was a […]
Higher tax on capital gains unlikely to deter property investment
There’s speculation that the federal budget coming Tuesday will include a tax measure that would hit people buying and then selling investment properties in hot housing markets. That’s not how higher taxes on capital gains would be billed, but people buying investment properties in addition to their principal residences would be affected. In reality, […]
450 Pape Ave, Toronto – Buy this Toronto Riverdale mansion for just $1 – if you can beat multiple offers
Would you pay $1 for a century-old, 25,000-square-foot mansion that needs a little TLC? But first you need to beat possible multiple offers over $1 million dollars from hundreds of other prospective buyers for the same property. It is more like trying to catch a rainbow miles above your head and up in the […]
Storm pushes half-built homes over in Brampton
Heavy winds and strong rain wreaked havoc in Peel region on Wednesday evening, causing trees to fall and even homes under construction to blow over. Jay Reddy, 38, was finishing up work Wednesday night at his job as a civilian employee with Toronto Police when he heard media reports about the damaged homes. He never […]