A few weeks ago I was sitting on a VIA train, somewhere between Belleville and Cobourg, heading back to Durham Region from Montreal. My wife and I spent a few days there touring the sights, eating, drinking (more me than here) and trying to fit in as best we could as obvious anglophones. “Je m’excuse – je parle un p’tit peu de francais, mais je n’edute pas, uh, since, uh, l’ecole secondaire.” “That’s OK bro, you’re in... [read more]

I had an appointment today i Scarborough and I found myself in the general vicinity of the Dad's Cookies factory on Progress. I knew I was close when I opened my car door and the smell of fresh cookies hit my like an oatmeal-chocolate-chip covered brick wall. I knew I had to make a stop on my way home so I drove a few minutes out of my way. We used to go there when I was a kid - mostly because my dad always had an issue paying full price for anything and there were often big bags of... [read more]

Caution: This blog contains boring real estate-related stuff. There are no dogs (probably) and I won't be talking about my favourite local restaurants. It's about my observations over the last few months when it comes to peoples' buying habits. We're still very much in a pandemic. Make no mistake - things are not back to normal. Back in April, people seemed to be in 'survival mode' and planning for the next month or so rather than planning for the next few years.... [read more]

If you've been paying attention to house prices in your area, you might not be surprised to know that prices are going up and inventory remains quite low. Basic supply and demand, right? Downtown Toronto condos used to be the hottest part of the market but sales are slowing down and prices are dropping. Prices in the suburbs are surging and the stats back that up. Here are a few stats relating to real estate sales activity in Brooklin, Ontario for October 2020! A total of 41... [read more]

I've been sitting at my desk for 20 minutes or so, trying to figure out how to write this blog without it sounding like boring real estate advice. Stick with me - I think I've figured it out. Remember when we used to go places? Specifically sporting events and concerts? Remember how expensive those tickets were? Remember waiting for tickets to go on sale, at the box office or on the website hitting refresh every two seconds? Tickets for the in-demand events were always... [read more]