TORONTO’S CONDOMINIUM SPECIALIST
OVER 15,000 SOLD AND COUNTING
OVER $4.1 BILLION DOLLARS IN REAL ESTATE SOLD

NEWSLETTERS

"Honestly, the constant barrage of negative media attention with regards to real estate and equities has become absurd. Nowadays, there is too much media, an endless void that needs to be filled by vacuous talking heads. It is hard for regular people to gain perspective with the constant media backed threat of bubbles and crashes."
"I drove by yet another appalling new condominium building the other day and I thought with sadness, why? Why are we so willing to accept mediocrity? Why do consumers not see the difference between the Candy Factory Lofts and the Chocolate Company Lofts? Does style, design and architecture matter?"
"…what we should have been doing when the best companies in the world hit all-time lows was buy, not sell. This is what we should have done when real estate prices fell, buy, not sell…"
"Who could have possibly believed a year ago that we would be witnessing the kind of market we are today. September 2009 MLS GTA resale numbers are spectacular."
"…we are going to see substantially higher condo prices. I believe that typical new development launches will now achieve $500-$550 per square foot this fall in most downtown locations."
"…if you could buy a $1 lottery ticket that guaranteed you would win $40,000 in 3 years, would you buy it? I guess so."
"May has come and gone, but it has left us with irrefutable evidence that the recession has officially ended…"
"…what we should have been doing when the best companies in the world hit all-time lows was buy, not sell. This is what we should have done when real estate prices fell, buy, not sell…"
"…Toronto Real Estate Board reported the April sales figures and once again, they show the real estate recovery is under way. Sales volume was down just 7% from last April…"
"…Over the last few years furniture retailers have spread along King East, establishing the furniture/design district. This was truly a welcome sign and an indicator for the start of better things to come…"
"…the average price has recovered to just 5% less than 2008 with improvement every month. The largest positive indication of recovery is that the time to sell is just 39 days which is approaching a seller's market…"
"…I know that it's difficult to see this now as the economy continues to shed jobs, but the worst is over for Toronto's real estate market … by early March we have seen the TREB numbers start to stabilize and grow…"
"…we still have perhaps the hottest real estate market in North America. Our listing to sell time is still 30-45 days (versus 10 months in most of the U.S.) …"
"…looking at Canada, Toronto has the country's largest and most diverse economy and population. The GTA employs 3.1 million people (1.35 million in Toronto) in a massive array of sectors…"
"…The best values always occur in "developing neighbourhoods." The East End is an area in transition; not only is it a great place to live, with a lifestyle second to none …"

BRAD IN THE NEWS

APRIL 2009

2009 Real Estate Roundtable
Post City Magazine
FEBRUARY 2009

The Big Chill
Report on Business