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GTA March Sales Up by 11% (Toronto)

by on April 17, 2011

          GTA March 2011 Second Best March Ever Ontario Real Estate Source Brian Madigan LL.B. The sales in the GTA for single family homes are reported by the Toronto Real Estate Board to be the second best March ever. March was a good month, but how good? Let’s see how many [...]

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Opinion: the top 3 qualities in a good Realtor(R)

by on December 10, 2010

What three prequisites should a Realtor(R) have? In my opinion, it’s education, relevant work experience, and a secret ingredient: attitude. First, a good education. A real estate agent should have, at the minimum, a post-secondary education with a degree in commerce, business management, marketing or finance. An MBA is a useful asset as you know [...]

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Three ways to protect yourself from condo fraud

by on October 25, 2010

Condominums are popular with young, first-time homebuyers, but they aren’t without their complexities – Owning a condo unit is a bit like being a shareholder in a corporation, with all the financial due diligence it demands. Here are the top three ways to protect yourself, the homebuyer, from making a bad investment with your home. [...]

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The top 3 reasons why a US-style real estate market crash won’t happen in Canada

by on September 24, 2010

With the current U.S. housing markets in difficult times, there has been intermittent talk up north of a similar fate. The newspapers and pundits are abuzz with “will-it-or-will-it-not” talk. Toronto realtor® George O’Neill believes an American-style mortgage market crash is unlikely in Canada and especially in the areas he services – The Beach and downtown Toronto, [...]

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Beware of the January Adjustments

by on January 21, 2010

Beware of January Adjustments! By Brian Madigan LL.B. This is the time of the year when the landlord sends out bills to all his commercial tenants. This is a “catch up” payment. Anything that the landlord overlooked and failed to charge is sent out to the tenants on a pro rata basis. Most tenants are [...]

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Bank of Canada Holds Firm and Steadies the Economic Recovery

by on October 21, 2009

Bank of Canada Holds Firm and Steadies the Economic Recovery By Brian Madigan LL.B. It’s a balancing act, no matter how you look at it. On Tuesday October 20, 2009, the Bank of Canada held inteerst rates firm at 0.25%. Here are some comments and observations made by the Governor of the Bank of Canada, [...]

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