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Relationships and Real Estate

Ara — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:56:55 +0000

This post was prompted by a buyer that I worked with about a year ago. Single guy, huge income, late 20′s and he was looking for his forever home, one that he could settle in to with a family….what? Over the years we’ve spent rocking the real estate market there is one type of email/phone...

Sell your House + Buy a Condo = Win

Ara — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:27:44 +0000

Time to ditch your House for a Condo In every type of market there is always an opportunity, sometimes it’s not easy to see but I couldn’t stop thinking about this one. There is a golden opportunity for those ready to move from their house to a condo since the gap between the two property...

Leslieville Houses for under $500K – Yup it’s possible!

Ara — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:20:32 +0000

Leslieville Real Estate for under $500K. Options are few and you must act quickly but it is possible to buy move-in ready houses in Prime Leslieville for under $500K even $400K. You won’t get a two level 3 story home but you will most definitely get 2 bed plus basement with parking. Watch this video...

Strip Clubs Bolster Toronto Property Values

Ara — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:10:10 +0000

Would you buy a house around the corner from a strip club? What do Bloor West and Riverside have in common? Boobies! yes, that’s right, Boobies (with a capital B). Each of these neighbourhoods is home to at least one Gentlemen’s Club aka Nudie Bar aka Strip Clup. What do you think this does to...

Leslieville: The Insiders Guide to Toronto’s Best Neighbourhood

Ara — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:41:46 +0000

Leslieville: A Guide to more than just “HotSpots” That only an insider could know. Sure there are a million and one “Leslieville Guides” that other Agents/Brokerages may have created but NONE of them have the insider knowledge of Spring Realty. I live and breathe Leslieville (although our Firm covers most of Southern Toronto with our...

Egos and Real Estate are like Oil and Water

Ara — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:25:49 +0000

Listen to your Realtor We love helping our clients real estate dreams come true. Unfortunately, we come across Buyers and Sellers who let their ego and emotion get in the way of a successful transaction. Has this ever happened to you? Over the years we’ve seen clients walk away from a purchase over a thousand...

Am I going to make money on this house?

Ara — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:27:13 +0000

Toronto Real Estate is experiencing a Seller’s Market Especially neighbourhoods South of Bloor close to the Downtown Core like; Leslieville, Riverside, Riverdale, High Park, Roncesvalles, The Danfroth area, and East York, are all extremely low on inventory (sorry, hate to call peoples homes inventory, they’re homes, beautiful family homes) and if we’re going to see...

Toronto Market Watch No BS Edition February 2013

Ara — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:50:12 +0000

We like to keep things simple at Spring Realty, that’s why we release our No BS version of the Toronto Real Estate Market Watch. Keep in mind that these figures are only for the 416 area code (please don’t be offended 905, it’s not you, it’s us). Also keep in mind that these are AVERAGES,...

Healthy Homes Tax Credit 2012

Ara — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:21:34 +0000

When we look at our data we notice that our readership is typically between the ages of 24-45 so if we could ask all of you youngsters to pass this information on to your parents or grandparents that would be great. You could save them $1,500 come tax time. Have you heard of the Healthy...

Go ahead, pay over asking, it’s no big deal.

Ara — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:51:54 +0000

The Toronto Real Estate market has been moving along quite smoothly for the past decade with most houses located in “demand” communities in Toronto’s East, Central, and West Ends performing quite well year over year (you can read more about Toronto’s various neighbourhoods here). So let’s have a little discussion about paying over asking and...