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Crush of the Week: Lofty Boutique Living at Ave & Dav
Located between Yorkville and the Annex, at Avenue Road and Davenport Road, this gorgeous one-bedroom condo unit is one of only seven in the building. The builder of the high-end boutique building is...
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Crush of the Week: Efficiency Meets Affordability in East York
In most cases in design, efficiency and affordability mix like oil and water. Andrew Reeves of Linebox Studio Inc. was challenged to design this modern Toronto home in East York with efficiency and...
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A Spark of Life in CityPlace
CityPlace hasn’t had the best reputation. From the get go it received negative criticism. Most was centred around the isolated location of the neighbourhood and the lack of services around. There was a...
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Real Estate Q+A: Five Steps to Selling Your Home Faster
Selling a home can be a daunting task to a homeowner. With all the talk of saturated markets and growing interest rates, an idea of selling a property can be somewhat intimidating. While homes in the...
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Real Estate Q+A: Navigating Toronto’s Condo Market
The condo market is confusing, no argument there. All the talk in the media of market corrections and rising mortgage rates can be discouraging to a buyer. So what do you do? How do you know whether...
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Crushing On: Sense and Sensibility in Cabbagetown
Owning a Victorian home in Toronto’s Cabbagetown means owning a piece of Toronto’s history. A neighbourhood that was once home to many immigrants fleeing the Potato Famine, is now designated a...
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Crushing On: Muskoka Lakes Cottage By Christopher Simmonds
Even though summer is the official cottage season in Canada, what’s more Canadian than watching the leaves change to golden yellow and red, warming up by a bonfire on a cool fall evening, or sitting by...
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Real Estate Q+A: What’s the Deal with Condo Fees
One of the questions that always comes up when working with Buyers looking for a condo in Toronto is the question of condo maintenance fees. Combined with property taxes and your mortgage payments,...
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Crushing On: Modern Nest in The Annex
Finding a home in Toronto that suits your needs is not easy. It takes time, and let’s face it, it takes money to find the right house. Most times, homebuyers choose the neighbourhood first, and then...
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Real Estate Q+A: How to Make Mistakes When Buying Your First Home
House hunting is fun! Actually making the decision about which house you should buy can often be overwhelming, especially for a first-time buyer. After all, you’ve been saving up for years and maybe...
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Real Estate Q+A: How to Sell Your House in the Winter
There is a belief out there that it’s more difficult to sell your home in the winter than the seasons with more favourable weather. Perhaps it’s easier for your home to present itself in a good light,...
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Real Estate Q+A: Key Questions You Should Ask Your Mortgage Lender
Although there is no sign of spring in sight, the real estate market is picking up as if it was just around the corner. If you’re thinking of buying a house or a condo, getting pre-approval for a...
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Thinking of Renovating? Don’t Forget The Building Permit
If you walk down almost any Toronto street you’re bound to pass by a demolished residential lot, or see a sky-high crane somewhere in the distance. Torontonians are house proud and in a market where...
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Crushing On: Lady Peel’s Modern Victorian
A successful actor has the ability to transform into a convincing character in front of the audience to a point that the audience no longer sees the actor as a performer, but sees a character as a...
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Real Estate Q+A: Closing Costs Breakdown
Buying a home is both an exciting and nerve-racking process. Your offer has been accepted and you can’t wait to move in, but don’t celebrate just yet. You have to close the deal. Your real estate agent...
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Crushing On: Sweet and Fresh Leslieville Loft
Wrigley Lofts in Leslieville is a converted chewing gum factory and warehouse turned into vintage lofts. As far as Toronto lofts go, this is the real deal! The suites include original windows,...
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We Now Return to Our Regularly Scheduled Program
Hey everyone! You may have noticed that you haven’t been receiving your Place In The City updates lately. That is because I took a bit of a break. Well, no, not exactly a break. I’ve been busy making...
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Real Estate Q+A: 8 Simple Open House Etiquette Rules for Buyers
If you're a first-time buyer and you've never been to an open house these tips will make you feel less awkward and more like a pro. Continue reading →
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Real Estate Q+A: Condominium vs. Co-Ownership
Co-ownership may mean different things to many people, but for a growing number of homebuyers, it represents a way to get onto Toronto's pricey property ladder for fire sale price. Continue reading →
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Fun and Easy Oscar Party Ideas
Will you be watching the Oscars this year? Even if you forgo a fancy party to watch the Red Carpet Special in your pajamas, you can still make it fun and add a little sparkle of your own to the...
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