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The whole COVID-19 thing really hit the fan in about mid-March. It's pretty amazing how clearly that shows up in the March sales stats put out by TRREB. In fact, the official report (the source of the data I reference in these reviews) makes the...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has many folks on edge and worried about the economy - and the real estate market, in particular. Here are a few things to consider: We expect the economy to bounce back If we can believe what they are saying, China is already starting to recover as...

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To start the year, I'm combining January and February into one review. ;) Plus, I'll make some comments about interest rates near the end. January 2020 basically picked up where 2019 left off - busy! The pace of sales increased 15.4% (4,581 this January over 3,968...

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This is interesting - the market was almost exactly the same in March, 2019 as it was in March, 2018! Check out these numbers: Number of sales: 7,187 - just ONE fewer than March 2018. Average sale price: $788,335, up just 0.5% over $784,514 recorded in 2018. New listings: the...

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*Update - it didn't take long for this great little house to sell! The current owner is looking forward to the  move to his new place, and the buyers are super excited about their first buy. :) - Glenshephard Dr is a great little street that makes...

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As expected, January was a slow month in the Toronto real estate market. Just 4,009 sales were reported, up a wee bit from 3,987 last January. (For reference, there were 5,188 in January 2017; 4,640 in January 2016; and 4,318 in January 2015, so the last couple of...

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December was a quiet month in the Toronto real estate market. TREB reports just 3,781 sales for the month, down 22.5% from the 4,876 reported in December, 2017. For reference, there were 5,338 sales in December, 2016, and 4,917 in December, 2015, so sales last month were well...

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