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

Real Estate Blog

Market Review September 2017

The most obvious aspect of the September market was the drop in sales volume. Transactions were down 35.1%, from 9,830 last year to just 6,379 this year. At the same time, the number of active listings surged from 11,255 to 19,021, an increase of 69%. This is, broadly...

OTM: 147 Maclean Ave – Gorgeous Beach Property

Oasis in the City - Recently featured in the Toronto Star, this beautiful home is a one-of-a-kind Arts and Crafts restoration. Fully finished, it features five bedrooms and four bathrooms over three floors plus a finished basement. There's plenty of room inside for living and...

26 Irvington Cres in Willowdale – ** SOLD!! **

This is a great house in a fantastic area. Willowdale has long been known for its comfortable homes on large lots. In recent years, the area has also become known for rapid growth. The nearby Bayview Subway station has been open for about 15 years,...

August 2017 Market Report

August was a slow month in the Toronto real estate market, which is fairly typical. TREB reported 6,357 sales, down 34.8% from the 9,748 sales we saw in August of 2016. While that sounds pretty dramatic, it's more than the 6,418 sales reported in August of 2012...

Market Review – June 2017

The Toronto Real Estate market continued to moderate in June. The first point to note is that the average sale price was up 6.3% over June, 2016. Somehow, TREB's HPI was up 25.3%, which may indicate that the unweighted average was brought down by a...

1415-1369 Bloor St W offered at $399,900 **SOLD!!**

Are you looking for a great west-end condo?* Number 1369 Bloor St W is a fantastic building, just a block from Lansdowne subway station, and my great new listing in there could be the one for you! ;) Coming in at just under 600 square...

52 Robinson Ave – a great starter home ** SOLD! **

This great little home once housed a family of five! Featuring a main floor master bedroom, a large upper bedroom and a basement bedroom/rec room, this one has more space than it appears. The kitchen was updated a few years ago, as was the main bath. The...

April 2017 Market Review

April was another busy month in the Toronto real estate market. New listings finally started to appear (21,630 new listings for the month, up 33.6% over April 2016) giving buyers more choice. Coupled with 11,630 sales for the month (down 3.3% from the 12,016 recorded in April...

SOLD!! 18 Gwynne Ave – huge detached home in Parkdale

Parkdale has seen some hard times over the years, and the owners of this huge, detached home have witnessed a fair few of them. When they bought back in the early 1980s, the neighbourhood was known for being a bit run down. But, the gorgeous housing stock from...