The sky opened up into beautiful blue after rain earlier before we arrived and forecast was threatening to be a horrible day (so a bunch of confirmed parties cancelled). It was a magical day and way more fun that we […]
Syed Ahmed / unsplash May brought high, but not record numbers! Home Sales & Listings Residential transactions reported through TRREB’s MLS® System remained high in May 2021, but fell short of the 2016 record and were below this year’s March […]
Brxxto / unsplash The following data for February were recently announced by Toronto Real Estate Board. Home Sales & Listings Record home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) continued in February as buyers remained confident in their employment situations […]
Ice skating season in Toronto is far from over. Even though some of the rinks start to close in February, the newest addition to the city's ice skating trails, the Barbara Ann Scott Skate Trail, will stay open until March 22, […]
When Pete Lilly landed in Toronto, he didn’t suspect that it would become his ‘forever’ home. Sweet Pete’s Bike Shop was a business opportunity that was born out of a newspaper advertisement and kept pedalling forward. With three locations around Toronto in […]
Toronto is a great big city, with over 2.93 million residents, so there’s no wonder that even locals haven’t seen all the city has to offer. Whether you’re a tourist, have family or friends in town, or are enjoying a […]
If you head about 100 km north east from Toronto, you will reach "bright waters and happy lands"— a chain of lakes near Peterborough under the name Kawartha Lakes. The name Kawartha originally comes from the word "Ka-wa-tha"—an anglicization of […]
Overlooking one of Toronto’s most renowned and beautiful parks can be a dream come true for many homeowners. Offering both a quick subway ride to the downtown core and the serene nature of the park and surrounding areas, it’s no […]
Sakura trees reach peak bloom in spring - in this time, Toronto’s High Park attracts thousands of people to admire them - see all their beauty in our photo essay here! LR00LR
Robert Fones! Congrats Robert, you won a $500 gift certificate to Yorkshire Pudding catering!
It's fall and that means less time outside, more time inside on the couch with a good book. The Julie Kinnear Team is a team of bookworms, so we've decided to share our favourite books on this list. The books […]
A landlord tenant relationship is fragile like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law love - hate bond. Both insist on their rights when it comes to property. However, unlike mother-in-law or daughter-in-law, a landlord is conveniently placed as he can avail of […]
ADDRESS 371 Old Kingston Road Unit A, Toronto OPENING HOURS Monday-Thursday: Closed Friday: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday-Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PHONE 647 983 6059 EMAIL CONNECT Website | Facebook | Twitter The future of vintage furniture shopping […]
Permanently closed Green Light District is a small (by furniture standards), cheerful place where you can find such items as paper wall hangings, a saddle-leather counter stool or a wooden mini-bar. Having a 'hand-made component' to their stock seems to […]
Here is a great summary of the recent changes to rules about getting a mortgage in Canada. The changes came into effect February 15th, 2015. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us or Carrie Davidson at For […]
The skyline of Toronto is in constant flux. New construction cranes seem to pop up every day. They bring a lot of things with them—employment, homes, offices, economic stimulation but the thing they remind us of the most is change. […]
Toronto is a pet lover's city. With countless pet stores and services available its hard to know where to begin. Whether you're looking for raw pet food or want to pamper your pooch like royalty, we have two pet shops […]
Mortgage by GotCredit For all but the luckiest among us, buying a house is the biggest investment we will ever make. Homes are where our plans see fruition, our goals are met and our families grow. So it's no wonder […]
Whether you're a first time homebuyer or an established property owner looking for a good place to plunk your hard earned savings, Toronto real estate remains one of the best – if not the best – investment opportunities. In fact, […]
To Buy or Rent For Your Child Attending University? After all the sacrifice and long hours spent helping your child with their homework, the day has finally come: your kid is going off to college or university. But with the […]
So, you've finally met the perfect life partner and now need a little more space than when you were single? Or maybe you've decided to expand your family with the addition of children or a dog? If so, the Julie […]
Live-work spaces, one of the hottest new housing trends in Toronto these days, might just also be one of the oldest. Traditional live-work spaces – where a store or workshop was operated on the ground floor while the owner's family […]
It's that time of year, we lose an hour of sleep but gain sunshine at the end of the day which makes us very happy! Reminder as well, when you change your clocks, check and change your smoke detector batteries! […]
Making important financial decisions while grieving the loss of loved ones can be emotionally and physically exhausting. The whole undertaking gets even more draining when you live in another province, and it gets more delicate when your siblings are involved. […]
Being a single parent is not easy, especially when it comes to financial planning for a home in Toronto. Even though single parents might have tighter resources, they want to provide the best possible standard of living for their families. […]
Sunrise on Dundas Square by Laura DAlessandro We had many clients prepping their homes over the summer in anticipation of the Fall market, choosing to wait for buyers and agents to be focussed again and back from any holidays […]
Enemy Big white film trailers lining the sides of the roads, camera crews getting ready, maybe a faux store front and props set up on the street â this describes a common scene for any Torontonian who spends time in […]
Type "Toronto garden maintenance" into Google and you could spend a day just trying to figure out which of the listed companies best suits your needs. It seems the GTA has an abundance of people eager to mow your lawn, […]
Cinema Advertising by James Nash Let me ask you a question: when was the last time you popped out to the cinema to watch a movie? I bet the vast majority of you will have to think long and […]
Solda Pools In 1984, the three Solda brothers John, Peter, and Frank, followed in their father's footsteps and started up their own pool company. Senior partner Frank Solda says: Our father was in the business thirty years prior, and [he] […]
Although there are many great reasons to move to Toronto, its climate for plants isn't high on that list. For those who aren't blessed with a green thumb, it can be difficult to choose the right plant for home â […]
Keep it Hid by Ryan Tir Prices in Toronto keep growing. The average selling price in May 2014 was $585,204, an 8.3 per cent compared to the average price of $540,544 in May 2013. Despite the higher prices, the […]
Due to a 13.2 per cent price increase over the last month, the average detached home in Toronto now costs, on average, nearly $1 million. The price change is basically a reflection of supply and demand, but in this case, […]
ADDRESS 604 Queen Street West, Toronto OPENING HOURS Monday-Saturday: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PHONE 416 603 2278 EMAIL CONNECT Website | Facebook It's highly unlikely that you'd ever find a blowtorch or […]
The Financial Post informed in December that Toronto housing prices are to double over the next 25 years, according to a forecast by Central 1 Credit Union. Apparently, home sales in Ontario should be hindered by increasing mortgage rates in the […]
Toronto from CN Tower by Nic Redhead Both TorontoMLS sales and average selling price increased in March 2014. Sales were up 7.2 per cent compared to March 2013. The rise is probably due to the low borrowing costs, which are […]
Friends, Residents who have on-street parking permits are being asked to delay moving their vehicles to the other side of the street for parking until Tuesday, April 15. Traditionally, on-street parking takes place on one side of the street for […]
Generally, public transit in downtown Toronto is fantastically convenient. One of the most pedestrian-friendly cities in Canada, Toronto encourages many people to stay active with its welcoming vivacity. Still, many folks choose to drive their own cars. But if your […]
TIFF’s Next Wave Film Festival is back in February and will once again bring some of the best films of the year aimed at teen audiences. The third annual season of the festival, like the previous seasons, was created to […]
The Toronto housing market shows signs of cooling as it enters 2014 with the lowest sales number since January 2009. January isn't the best month of the year for selling homes, and the freezing weather didn't help either. Sales were […]
January 3-12, 2014 Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival was established in 2001 by the artistic directors of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to celebrate excellence in the field of Canadian cinema. TIFF has always been committed to promoting Canadian […]
There aren't many places in the GTA where you can watch an egret — close to three feet tall, and pure, perfect white all over — stalk its dinner in a sheltered pond, with the broad blue stripe of Lake […]
This weekend, November 2 at 2:00 a.m. turn your clocks back one hour and check your smoke alarms! fallback
Wondering what to do in Toronto during the upcoming month? November will be packed with great events you shouldn't miss. From the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the BabyTime Show to the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo and Planet in […]
In today's post, we take a look at five famous homes where music history was made. Check out the story of Kurt Cobain's home in Seattle, a lake house that belonged to Johnny Cash, young Pink Floyd members' North London […]