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GTA condo sales near record high

In the GTA, the average asking price for newly built condos rose by 8 per cent to $530 in the fourth quarter of 2010, from $493 in the fourth quarter of 2009. In the former city of Toronto, new construction averaged $643 per square foot.…

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GTA REALTORS® View City Budget as Step Towards Repealing LTT

TORONTO, Janaury 19, 2011 -- In a deputation to the City of Toronto's Budget Committee later today at the East York Civic Centre, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) will tell City Councillors that REALTORS® are encouraged with the direction…

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Second Suites in Toronto

Second Suites in Toronto In an effort to increase the supply of affordable housing, Toronto City Council passed a by-law last year that legalized second suites, also known as accessory apartments. As a result, second suites are now legal…

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Why should sellers list now ...

As a Home owner you know that real estate prices and sales volume tend to rise in the first five or six months of the beginning of the year. By August we tend to see a dip in sales as both buyers and sellers (and most realtors) are in vacation…

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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced .....

On January 17, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced three new changes to the rules for government insured (default insured) mortgages. The intent of these changes is to support the long-term stability of the housing market and address rising…