With the housing market so competitive, many people are looking at ways to add value to their house and one of the most popular and effective ways of doing this is by finishing your basement. It makes sense because a finished basement can increase the value of your house and either generate income as a […]
GTA House Prices Record Another Big Increase in April
House prices continued to rise in the Greater Toronto Area during April, with the latest report from TREB showing a 24.5% year-on-year increase in the average selling price and a slight increase from the previous month. Rising to a new high of $920,791, the average selling price for all homes in the GTA was […]
A Closer Look at the Fair Housing Plan
A little time has passed since the government of Ontario announced its Fair Housing Plan, so people have had a chance to really think about and analyse the proposals. As such, we thought that the time was right to look at the entire fair housing plan to see what it means for people buying and […]
Ten Tips for Finding a Real Estate Agent
Whether you’re buying or selling a house, it’s going to be one of the biggest events in your life and your choice of REATLOR® is one of the most important decisions in the whole process. Your real estate agent can be the difference between a happy experience and a frustrating one, a quick sale and […]
Ontario Announces Measures to Cool Housing Market
TORONTO – The Ontario government announced its wide-ranging plan to cool the housing market on Thursday morning with a series of measures called Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan, highlighted by a 15% tax on non-resdient speculative buyers. Following on the heels of British Colombia, which implemented a foreign buyer tax last year, the proposed Non-Resident Speculation […]
Useful Tips When Buying a Condo
Whether you’re a first-time buyer looking to get into the Ontario real estate market, someone looking to downsize, looking to buy as an investment or someone who likes high-rise living, a condo is often the perfect choice for a home. The average price is lower than a townhouse, semi-detached or detached house; you can find […]
10 things to do over the Easter weekend… the 1st is the tastiest!
The weather’s getting better, winter may well be behind us (fingers crossed) and we have a long weekend to look forward to. Let’s make the most of it: here’s a little list of things you can do in Toronto and the GTA over the Easter long weekend. Hunt for Easter Eggs This is one […]
Welcoming Living Realty’s Newest Agents: Winter/Spring 2017
Living Realty’s sales team continued to grow over the last three months, with new agents joining our Markham, North York, Toronto and Mississauga branches. In our latest Welcoming Our New Agents feature, we introduce the new agents who joined us in the first three months of 2017 and welcome them all to the Living Realty team. Please […]
GTA house prices rise by 33.2% in March 2017
GREATER TORONTO AREA – The rise in house prices in Toronto and the GTA showed no signs of slowing down in March, with the average sale price up by 33.2% compared to the same month last year. In a report released today, the Toronto Real Estate Board announced that the average price for house sales in […]
Your First Home Purchase: A Guide to Federal Tools and Credits
GREATER TORONTO – If you are considering buying your first home in 2017, you are not alone. Far from it, in fact – an October 2016 poll commissioned by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB)* revealed that first-time buyers will likely account for more than half of 2017’s home sales across the GTA. While the […]