Blogs Posts on "Central Toronto Real Estate"

6 Home Staging Tips by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 28, 2009By Diti Dumas One of the most important parts of selling your home is staging, staging is the process involved in making your home more appealing to potential buyers. There are a variety of ways to go about doing this; however there is only a few tha...

Muddy York Update – TREB Market Update – Mid October 2009 by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 22, 2009The Toronto Real Estate Board released the mid October 2009 statistics for the Greater Toronto Area.  The number of sales to date was 3,631 in the first half of the month compared to 2,700 in mid-October of 2008, representing a 34% increase.   The...

Yorkville by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 20, 2009By Julian Merry Yorkville is a district in Toronto; it is well known for its shopping. Yorkville was a former village annexed by the City of Toronto. It is roughly bounded by Bloor Street to the south, Davenport Road to the north, Yonge Street to the...

Muddy York Update – TREB Market Update – September 2009 by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 19, 2009The Toronto Real Estate Board released the September 2009 statistics for the GTA. The number of sales for the month of September was 8,196 in the GTA compared to 6,424 in August of 2008, representing a 28% increase. The number of days on the market d...

Summerhill by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 19, 2009By Evan Sage Summerhill runs north of Ramsden Park, East of Avenue Road and on both sides of Yonge north of the train tracks all the way up to St Clair, David Balfour Park and The Rosehill Reservoir are natures boundaries to the east. Notable streets...

Mortgage Payments: What Can You Afford? by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 14, 2009By Evan Sage The first rule of affordability is that on a monthly basis you should not pay more than 32% of your gross household income on housing costs or P.I.T.H. (principal and interest, taxes, and heating expenses). These costs will also contain...

Toronto Neighbourhoods: Grange Park by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 13, 2009We find ourselves in the wonderful Toronto neighbourhood, Grange Park. Grange Park is a mixed but predominantly residential neighbourhood. Grange Park is bounded on the west by Spadina, on the north by College Street, on the east by University Avenue...

Toronto Home Buyer: Mortgage Basics by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 7, 2009By Evan Sage Mortgage Financing – Why is Now a Good Time? The early bird catches the worm, and prime real estate at a better price! Starting early to secure a mortgage is an essential part of the buying process. Pre-approval puts you ahead of the g...

Toronto Neighbourhoods: Harbourfront by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 7, 2009By Linda Sully Located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario is the neighbourhood Harbourfront. Harbourfront extends west from Yonge Street to Bathurst Street along Queen’s Quay. Toronto’s harbour has been used since the founding of Toronto for s...

A Common Renovation Mistake: Going Over the Budget by Central Toronto Real Estate Blog on Oct 1, 2009By Sue Toyne When you decide to renovate your home, you will generally sit down and create a plan. In this plan you will have what you want to renovate, whether it is the kitchen countertop, adding a bathroom or adding a whole room altogether. No mat...