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It's funny how as the year 'winds down', the season winds up at the same time, eh? December is ridiculously busy - especially in my house, where we have two birthdays to squeeze in amongst all the other action. At work, it's staff parties; at...

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I'll admit it: sometimes, I get tired of repeating myself! The Toronto real estate market has risen so consistently - relentlessly, even - over the past few years that these monthly reports are not nearly as exciting to write as they once were. Like last year, I'm...

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June was a typically busy month in the Toronto real estate market. TREB's Market Watch reported 12,794 sales for the month, up 7.5% from the 11,905 sales reported last June. I could copy and paste this from my last couple of market reviews: once again, new listings were...

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May was another blistering month in the Toronto real estate market. TREB reported 12,870 sales, up 10.6% over May 2015, and setting the record for that month. Once again, new listings declined, from 18,611 in May 2015 to 17,412, a drop of 6.4%. Hot sales and fewer new listings cut...

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Say it with me folks: "Another record month!" Once again, both sales volume (7,621 sales, up 21.1%) and average price ($685,278, up 14.9%) in February 2016 beat not just last February, but also the previous record, set in 2010. The MLS Home Price Index (which smoothes out price...

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