With due respect to the politicians, economists, pundits, journalists, builders, realtors, empty-nesters, first-time buyers, and others who have opined on the fragility of the condo market and whay they perceive will be the cause of its imminent crash... They've got it wrong. But, also a bit right. Let me explain. This market, despite its solid fundamentals, is at a higher degree of risk today than any time in its recent past. If we don't recognize that risk and do something... [read more]

As Fall draws to a close and the new year approaches, plenty of industry experts are making predictions about what 2019 will have in store for the Canadian housing market. This year saw housing activity take a major plunge, following the introduction of stricter mortgage qualification rules in January. While sales and prices have warmed up since then, there are still several factors that could rein in the market come 2019. Here are some predictions for what the market might look like in... [read more]

Renting a condo in Toronto keeps getting more expensive. The average monthly rent for a condo in the city jumped 7.6% in the third quarter from a year ago to a record high $2,385, according to Urbanation Inc. While the number of new condo rental leases signed grew slightly in the third quarter from last year to 8,186, the market still remains exceptionally tight. Average lease prices in purpose-built rental buildings completed since 2005 in Toronto surged 17% to $3.09 per square foot as... [read more]

GTA HOME PRICES CLIMB 16.8% IN JUNE The uphill journey facing would-be-buyers got even steeper in June with home prices climbing by double digits compared to a year ago as supply hit record lows. The average price of a GTA property last month rose by 16.8% to $746,546 according to the Toronto Real Estate Board. As has been the trend, low-rise houses that includes detached, semis and townhomes saw the most significant price gains. The average detached home in the suburban GTA will... [read more]

TORONTO CONDO PRICES COULD SKYROCKET 40% Predicts Major Developer A major real estate developer is brushing off fears of a bubble in Toronto's red-hot condo market. "My prediction, and I've been pretty accurate to date, is we are going to have a 30% to 40% increase in values of the condo market in downtown Toronto over the next three to four years," Barry Fenton, CEO of Lanterra Developments, told BNN in an interview on December 3rd. He later clarified he... [read more]