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Thu
“What’s Really Behind Canada’s Condo Bubble”

“What’s Really Behind Canada’s Condo Bubble”

This is why you should read the Financial Post and not the Toronto Star.  Well, this and about a thousand other reasons, but I digress…

Agree or disagree with this story, it’s fantastic insight.

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Fri
Blowing The Whistle?

Blowing The Whistle?

Ha!  I received an email from an industry-colleague yesterday who read the article in the Globe & Mail and accused me of “blowing the whistle” on practices in our business.

You guys read the article, and be the judge…

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Fri
Beware The Knock On Your Door…

Beware The Knock On Your Door…

This experience made me really angry, and not just because it involved a relative.

When a salesperson knocks on your door and promises you something that seems too good to be true, it likely is…

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Wed
“Car Commuters Would Pay For Relief”

“Car Commuters Would Pay For Relief”

Toll roads?  In Toronto?  Really?

I’ve suggested this several times before in the past, and this Toronto Star article shows that it could be a real possibility for our city…

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Mon
Toronto: City Without A Vision (?)

Toronto: City Without A Vision (?)

Christopher Hume’s passion for the city comes out in his “Condo Critic” columns where he weighs in on the success or failure of today’s new buildings.

But in his Sunday column, he takes on the whole city at once, and Toronto to adapt a long-term view to the city we know and love…

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Mon
This Is NOT A Typo!

This Is NOT A Typo!

I’ve never seen anything like this.  Perhaps that phrase is over-used, but I really, truly, have NEVER seen this before…

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Fri
The Friday Rant: Adding Fuel To The Fire

The Friday Rant: Adding Fuel To The Fire

Well I was going to publish a blog about visitor parking spaces in downtown condos, but I was told that’s “too boring” for a Friday.

So, here is more fuel to the existing fire about under-pricing properties in Toronto and the potential fraud that exists in doing so…

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Thu
The Friday Rant: A Day In The Park With My Boy Garth

The Friday Rant: A Day In The Park With My Boy Garth

Garth Turner and I have exchanged barbs over our blogs in the past couple of months, but I honestly think Garth and I could be friends!

I think he misunderstands me, and in fact, he and I share some of the same views about the frustrating process of multiple offers

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