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So, you're a loft lover like us but not yet personally or financially ready to buy a Toronto loft for s...

The Toronto Real Estate Board recently released their June 2016 market stats and it was another hot month for GTA real estate. Sales were strong across the GTA, constrained solely by listing...

From the recent release of Canada's 2016 Budget to a ramp-up in Province-led initiatives aimed at better controlling the Ontario real estate industry, the last few weeks have seen a flurry of annou...

Multiple bids on rare, hard lofts or units in boutique buildings in the best of neighbourhoods have been commonplace for some time now. But things have gotten so crazy in this early spring market, ...

The spring market really has started early this year and with it (finally), an influx of ...

If you already own a Toronto loft or you've been thinking of buying a loft for sale in Toronto, there ...

Earlier this month, the Federal Government, working with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, announced new legislation...

Yes. And No. It depends. We talked in last week’s post on ...

It used to be that Toronto Realtors specializing in the loft market could easily explain to their clients the differences between hard lofts and soft lofts. But now, the term soft loft is so overus...

Many first-time buyers struggle to come up with a 20% down payment to b...

After years of planning and public/industry consultation, the Province recently released highlights from the proposed new Ontario Condo Act. The new legislation aims to better safeguard owners of ...

It’s the great real estate divide. The price gap between Toronto condos–and this includes Toronto lofts–and houses hit a new record high last year, creating greater disparity in t...

We cove...

Recent cuts to mortgage rates have spurred a new generation of buyers to jump onto the Toronto real estate bandwagon. With lower interest rates, it’s easier for first-time buye...

Maintenance Fee Myths

While Canadian homeowners welcomed news of mortgage rate cuts, the plunging oil prices that helped to drive the Bank of Canada’s cut in prime lending rates by 0.25% is unsettling news for the...

*This beautiful representation of The Wrigley Lofts is currently for sale see the listing on our homepage ...

We’ve all seen horrible shots of Toronto lofts on MLS listings. Blurry images and bad angles. Terrible lighting that makes the client’s loft look dingy and fisheye lens contortions that...

Selling a loft quickly, for market value or higher, requires a solid pricing stra...

The ...

There are many articles written on this topic, most more in-depth than mine. I tend to not state the obvious like "get pre-approved" or "research the Neighbourhood". Instead, what I propose are ide...

The Power of Staging a Condo For Sale in Toronto If you’ve ever listed a ...

Just wrote a Blog post for Condos.ca; check it out ...

So how does a real estate company actually sell your home for less than what MrLOFT.ca pays a professional photographer just to photograph your property? There are a number of small companies offer...

True story a unit at the ...

No loft or condo building is 100% sound proof. Noise is part of downtown living, and a part of living in a multi-unit building.  However over the years I have come to realize that there are de...