10 Ways to Avert a Toronto Housing Market Crash

10 Ways to Avert a Toronto Housing Market Crash

How to Avert a Toronto Housing Market Crash? Toronto’s real estate market overheated in 2017 due to housing availability problems but what resulted in 2018/2019 was not a crash. The Toronto market is resilient. Why is an impending Toronto housing crash a disaster for us? The economy may crash creating unemployment and mortgage defaults, scare…

Zillow Homes for Sale

Zillow Homes for Sale

Zillow Homes for Sale Zillow has become a major force in the business of online residential real estate. Pundits are awarding its success to things like Big Data or company culture, but the real reason may be technology. I’ve written a post on Zillow and its leads generation program. Have a look if you’re an agent….

Luxury Home Sales in Canada Continue Record Pace

Luxury Home Sales in Canada Continue Record Pace

Toronto and Vancouver Sizzling Hot Realty Markets Although the US markets such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Miami are glowing brighter these days, Toronto and Vancouver are actually the hottest markets in the world right now. The Forecast for housing sales and combined with higher condo and home prices means realtors can raise their earnings considerably….

Auto Insurance News – Car and Truck Insurance

Auto Insurance News – Car and Truck Insurance

Auto Insurance News Report Welcome to the latest edition of the Auto Insurance News Report. Aside from finding the lowest auto insurance quote, you can get up to speed on what’s going on the insurance industry. Bold Move in California – Banning Gender Bias in Car Insurance The New York Times has reported that California became…

Toronto About to Become a Global Tech Hub

Toronto About to Become a Global Tech Hub

Toronto is a Mecca for Low Cost High Quality Tech Talent Hidden by the drama of Toronto’s housing market, inappropriate government action, big debt, and International trade threats, something amazing has been happening in Toronto, Canada. Major US tech companies are making plans for locating in Toronto. Microsoft, Uber, Google are among them. The reasons…

Toronto Real Estate Market Forecast – The Pros and Cons of Homebuying

Toronto Real Estate Market Forecast – The Pros and Cons of Homebuying

When Is the Best Time to Buy a Home? A Laser Clear View of Toronto Housing — 2017 to 2018 Spring 2017 is almost here in Toronto, and tens of thousands of homebuyers will make the decision to buy a home. Yet buyers are confused, not because it may be a housing bubble, but because they…

Low Mortgage Rates

Low Mortgage Rates

Cheaper Mortgage Rates What’s the immediate forecast for mortgage rates?  Lower and perhaps even lower.  If you’re buying a home or condo in 2018/2019, you’ll want to buy your mortgage in the next 6 months. The economy is improving and mortgage rates will rise. Shopping online means time saved, no sore feet, no parking hassles or…

Ontario Foreign Buyer Tax Short Sighted and Harmful to Economy

Ontario Foreign Buyer Tax Short Sighted and Harmful to Economy

Foreign Buyer Tax Didn’t Help Housing Crisis As Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the new Foreign Buyers Tax in Toronto, she ignored recent stats that showed Vancouver’s use of the money grabbing tax was wearing off. Doug Ford has just picked up the old torch and kept carrying it.  Any kind of tax can hurt…

MLS Real Estate Listings – NAR CREA – TREB Homes Condos for Sale

What is the MLS? MLS is the term you often see used on realtor’s websites casually or formally. It’s also referred to frequently in housing forecasts and Realtor sales reports.  The multiple listing service or MLS is essentially a database of homes for sale. In the US, the National Real Estate Association owns the rights…

Homes for Sale Toronto – Selling Your Home – MLS Listings

Homes for Sale Toronto – Selling Your Home – MLS Listings

Toronto Homes for Sale To find the best of the growing number of Toronto houses for sale this spring of 2018, you’ll want to do more than hire a real estate agent. How about using a thorough home search strategy? A good number of people search Google for a real estate agent in Toronto because they’re…

21 Success Tips for Top Selling Realtors

BIG Kahunas Lead — And Make a Lot More Money Millions of realtors, mortgage agents, new home builders, custom home builders, dentists, insurance brokers, architects, medical specialists, and vacation resort managers are all competing to be the Big Kahunas of their markets. Some will, and from humble beginnings. The title graphic is courtesy of Inman. In the US,…