The continued climb in sales of Toronto residential homes continues to identiy the Toronto Real Estate market as a quality, long-term investment.  Monthly housing market statistics for November 2014 show yet another increase in sales, with 6,519 residential transactions last month, an increase of 2.6% over October 2014. Sales to date for 2014 are up an incredible 6.6% over the same period in 2013, with 88,462 residential homes sold. Homeowners are getting the deals done and transactions... [read more]

2014 was indeed a banner year for sales of Toronto residential homes and properties, but all indicators so far point to 2015 being as strong or even surpassing the tremendous sales of last year.  From a year over year standpoint, January 2015 showed a 6.1% increase in home sales over January 2014.  In addition, over the same period, new listings soared by 9.5%.  This is good news for the Toronto real estate market as well as current homeowners and those looking to... [read more]

If 2014 was considered a successful year in terms of Toronto Real Estate, then the first few months of 2015 are continuing and building on that trend. For the first time, the average price of a detached home in Toronto has surpassed the $1M mark. This is well above the average selling price in the GTA which was $694,285. All eyes are on residential homes and properties for sale in the Toronto market to see what will happen next. There is a simple explanation for the rising prices... [read more]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has cancelled its Second Home Mortgage Insurance Plan effective May 30, 2014. It has also added a new restriction to its self-employed mortgage loan policy. As of May 30th, self-employed Canadians, who are purchasing a residential home with less than 20% down payment, will need to have "3rd Party Income Validation" to qualify for a CMHC 'high-ratio' mortgage  What Does This Mean for Purchasers of Residential Homes? To... [read more]

The numbers seem to be staggering. Last month was the strongest month ever in the history of our real estate market.  11,079 properties for sale were sold - up from 9,946 homes purchased in May 2013. And this is a rise of 11.4% homes sold this May compared to May just one year ago. And not even shocking anymore, a single-family home purchase in Toronto is averaging an unprecedented price tag of $943,055. And in the surrounding GTA areas (905 area code) homes are selling for an average... [read more]