Housing Inventory

May 17, 2024

Making Electrical Upgrades to Your Home-For Safety or Better Saleability

With summer around the corner, a milder-than-expected winter behind us, and a warmer-than-expected spring on its last legs, many of you might be considering renovating your property to take advantage of the impending upswing in the real estate market in the coming months.

Summer is typically peak time …

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May 10, 2024

Good Fences Make Great Home Sales

With summer around the corner, and a milder-than-expected winter behind us, many of you might be considering sprucing up your property to take advantage of the impending upswing in the real estate market in the coming months.

Summer is typically peak time for home buying and selling, but …

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May 3, 2024

Sunny Side Up: How To Market A Home With A Backyard Pool

With summer around the corner and a milder-than-expected winter behind us, many of you might be considering sprucing up your property to take advantage of the impending upswing in the real estate market in the coming months.

Summer is typically peak time for home buying and selling, but …

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April 26, 2024

Climate Change and Housing: Channeling Sustainability into Home Ownership

Among socio-economic and other factors, the undeniable reality, and various manifestations of the climate crisis, continue to have significant implications for the future of housing everywhere, including in Canada.

Adapting housing construction to meet resilience standards that help combat the wide-ranging impacts of extreme weather events, or retrofitting …

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April 19, 2024

Key Takeaways From the Federal Budget 2024

As expected, multiple measures to address Canada’s housing affordability and housing shortage crisis figured prominently among the raft of announcements made by the federal government in its annual budget presentation on Tuesday. As a potential home buyer or seller, many of these measures could benefit you in the months …

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April 12, 2024

Home Sellers’ Checklist For Ensuring a Smooth Ownership Transition

Taking the decision to sell your home, and the subsequent process that follows can be long and arduous, involving considerable planning, strategizing, and execution. Whether you are a prospective home seller or home buyer, we hope that the information we have been sharing has been informative and meaningful.

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April 5, 2024

To Accept or Not: Negotiating the Right Price For Your Home

 

 

Last week, we shared information on the different strategies home sellers use to determine a fair listing price for their property. For sellers, this is a key component of the sales process aimed at eliciting strong buyer interest.

Once you have succeeded in doing …

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March 29, 2024

Finding that Sweet Spot: The Right Market Value for Your Home

Deciding to sell your home, especially if it is your primary residence and a place you have spent considerable time in, can prevent you from taking a clear-eyed and dispassionate approach to arriving at the right market price for your cherished property.

A home’s price is determined by …

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March 1, 2024

Home Ownership in Canada-Housing For A Greener Future

Spring is around the corner—a breezy harbinger of wet weather, new blooms, and increased housing activity! With the GTA housing market expected to modestly rebound this year, now is the time to start planning those long-delayed renovations to spruce up your property for prospective buyers or just to boost …

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Feb. 23, 2024

TRREB's 2024 Market Outlook Offers Insights Into The Year Ahead

We are already more than halfway through the end of the first quarter of 2024, and housing activity in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is picking up at a faster-than-expected rate, outpacing most market predictions released last year and earlier this year.

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board …

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