This article first appeared in the Globe & Mail two weeks ago, but just based on the photo below, I knew I had to work it into my blog eventually!
Peter Freed of Freed Developments has single-handedly transformed the face of King West and now he has his sights set on Toronto’s waterfront.
It might be outlandish, but at least he’s making an effort…
You won’t find this in any real estate textbook, nor will it show up in any “investor’s guide to real estate.”
And while others may have noted this effect before, I’d like to think I’m one of the pioneers as I put this in writing.
Simply put: real estate is worth more if there is a Starbucks close by…
Here is something truly unique.
A five year old condo, which really an apartment building, but is actually a condo, is refurbished and re-launched.
Do you follow? Read the rest, and you will…
“And on the seventh day, God created the Blackberry 8700r and then he rested.”
But then, for some unknown reason, the public demanded the ability to plug their brains directly into their mobile phones and become one with their cellular devices.
Is there such a thing as “overdoing it?”
I’ve noticed an increasing trend among my buyer-clients these days: they all compare the houses and condos that we look at to those of their freinds, family, and colleagues.
“I like it…..but I like Sebastien’s kitchen more.”
“The floors are nice….but think about those floors in Nancy’s condo!”
Isn’t envy one of the seven deadly sins?
Awesome song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but also the title of this video I shot yesterday afternoon.
I just watched this again for the second time and it’s a little more agressive than I intended, but it gets my point across.
What started on Tuesday with the question, “Why would you buy a waterfront condo without a waterfront view,” has now morphed into a conversation about units next to the Gardiner Expressway that stare RIGHT at it…
Buyers pay big money to have a view of the lake, and there is one condominium on Toronto’s waterfront that is different from all the rest.
You might not realize it at first glance, but the design of this building is incredibly unique…
Is that even a question?
Every condominium resident has his or her own feelings towards what to spend the Corporation’s money on and why or when to take money out of the reserve fund.
But when it comes to preserving the value of the asset, I don’t think it’s a good time to be cheap…
And we are merely……stagers?
I’m encouraging my sellers to spend more money on staging these days, and I think the results are apparent.
Here is a transcript of sorts from my Thursday meeting with my stager, and my soon-to-be seller…
What the heck is a “starter marriage” anyways?
Just as many would advise against “settling” for that somewhat/almost special-someone, I would strongly advise against “settling” for a property after you’re grown tired of searching.
She’s out there - keep looking! I mean, the property is out there…..yes….she is…
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