Simon Milberry | RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage

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May 2023 Market Review

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board recently released its May Market Report. From my perspective, it contained no surprises: supply is still tight, there are lots of active buyers out there, and as a result prices are quickly approaching pre-correction levels - all stuff that...

April 2023 Market Review

Usually by this point in the year, we are well into the 'spring market'. Sellers who have spent the last few months prepping their homes are ready to take advantage of the warmer weather to showcase their homes. Buyers respond by hopping on the bandwagon,...

October 2022 Market Review

Following the 4.3% decline in year-over-year average sale price that we saw in September, October saw a slightly bigger decline, with the average sale price dipping 5.7% in October. There were 4,961 sales in October 2022, down from 9743 in October 2021. That's similar to the...

April 2022 Market Review

As happens from time to time, the Toronto real estate market has entered a pause. Lots of voices are pointing to increased mortgage rates, and that's a factor, but I think there's more to it than just that. The market was incredibly competitive for the...

January 2022 Market Review

The Toronto real estate market has been characterized by low supply for years now. That's really been the primary driver of price increases. Sure, there are other factors like low interest rates, a strong and diverse job market, new and renovated homes that drive up...

New lease listing at 38 Monte Kwinter Crt – LEASED!!

Fresh off the leasing of #705-38 Monte Kwinter Court, I have a new listing in the building. It's the residential portion of a live-work space (the owner will run his quiet business out of the separate main floor), featuring an open concept living area, a...

September, 2021 Market Review

As usual, the Toronto real estate market picked up after Labour Day. As TRREB put it in their monthly summary, "Sales increased relative to August and were also at the third-highest mark on record for the month of September. The average selling price was up both...

Summer 2021 Market Review

The Toronto real estate market almost always takes a breather in the summer time, as both buyers and sellers turn to other activities - like enjoying the outdoors and having fun! But, the market never stops. Here's what happened over the last couple of months. July...

March, 2021 Market Review

By now we've all been hearing for a couple of months about how 'hot' the Toronto real estate market is - and it is. Some of that has to do with COVID - i.e. we're comparing this busy March to post-lockdown March 2020 - but...

January-February 2021 Market Review

January was a busy month for real estate in Toronto. Here's what the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) had to say in their monthly summary: "• January 2021 home sales amounted to 6,928 – up by more than 50 per cent compared to January 2020....