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As the spring real estate market continues to unfold in Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area, I get asked a lot if prices will continue to go up, or whether they will start to fall.

My take on the situation is that prices in Durham Region are going to continue to rise for the near term, as market factors and government intervention...

The Ontario government released the Fair Housing Plan last week and many of my clients and others have asked for my opinion on how it might impact the local real estate market.

The 'plan' was touted to bring sixteen points of action to help cool the hot housing market in the area surrounding the Toronto area. Unfortunately, there were only...

If Durham Region wasn't already one of the most attractive markets for Toronto area buyers, there is even more incentive now that Toronto's Land Transfer Tax is going up.

Toronto Council has approved (February 15, 2017 Council meeting) an increase to its Municipal Land Transfer Tax (LTT) that will affect properties sold in the city effective...

Condominium Sales Jump in 2016 - Fourth Quarter

Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2016 show that condo sales in the GTA and Durham Region continue to show strength amidst fear of oversupply that simply has not materialized.

The Toronto Real Estate Board has released stats for Q4 of 2016, and the numbers tell a compelling story.

In the GTA,...

November resale property statistics have been released from the Toronto Real Estate Board, and residential real estate sales for Durham Region and the GTA are continuing to set new records. 

The GTA set not only a November sales record, but also a calendar year record with the highest sales volume since 2007, with December's results...

October resale property statistics have been released from the Toronto Real Estate Board, and residential real estate sales for Durham Region are still running strong. 

The average price of property in the GTA in October was $630,876.  This represents a 7.3% gain over 2014.  The average property price in Durham...