Port authority considers building office tower

Mark McQueen, chair of the Port Authority.

The Toronto Port Authority is considering turning its surface parking lot near the foot of Bay St. into an office tower or mixed-use building, including possibly a hotel or condos. The agency, which operates the port and the island airport, has hired CB Richard Ellis to seek expressions of interest from developers for the 0.72… Read More

Board of health vows crackdown on bad pools

Board of health vows crackdown on bad pools

Toronto’s Board of Health chairman vows to crack down on bad pools and hot tubs across the city after a Star investigation revealed widespread violations at health clubs, swim schools and condos. John Filion, who helped introduce Toronto’s revered DineSafe program 10 years ago, said pools and spas should be required to publicly post their inspection… Read More

Toronto Beaches real estate market update, January 17, 2011

Episode 374 - Toronto Beaches real estate market update, January 17, 2010

Episode 374 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. Properties Sold Detached: 0 Semi-detached: 2 Townhouses: 0 Condos: 0 Median Sold Price (30 day moving average) Detached: $642,500 reported this period; compared to $568,500 last year during same period Semi-detached: $443,500 reported this period; compared to $513,500 last year during same period Townhouses:… Play Video

Toronto Beach real estate market update, January 9, 2011

Episode 371 - Toronto Beach real estate market update, January 10, 2011

Episode 371 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. For Week 1 for this analysis for TREB district E02, we are experimenting with a new format. Let us know what you think! Properties Sold Detached: 8 Semi-detached: 9 Townhouses: 0 Condos: 1 Median Sold Price (30 day moving average) Detached: $609,900 reported this… Play Video

Toronto beaches real estate market update, January 2, 2011

Episode 366 - Toronto Beaches real estate market update, Jan 2, 2011

Episode 366 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. The real estate market in TREB district E02 (The Beach and Upper Beaches) certainly slowed through the year-end holiday period. Activity is expected to pick up in mid-late January and February in time for the spring market starting in March 2011. Freehold prices continue… Play Video

Toronto Beaches real estate market update, December 26, 2010

Episode 360 - Toronto Beaches real estate update, December 26, 2010

Episode 360 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. Sales are slow, as is to be expected over this holiday season. The number of listed properties in TREB district E02 (The Beach and Upper Beaches) continues to fall since most people do not want the trouble of having people walk through their properties… Play Video

Toronto Beaches real estate market update, December 19, 2010

Episode 354 - Toronto Beaches real estate market update, December 19, 2010

Episode 354 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. The real estate market in TREB district E02 (The Beach and Upper Beaches) is continue to slow for the winter holidays as expected. However, take a look at prices for freehold and condo properties — they remain strong. Properties Sold Freeholds: 5 this week;… Play Video

Toronto Beaches real estate market update, December 12, 2010

Episode 348 - Toronto Beaches real estate market update, Dec 12 2010

Episode 348 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. The real estate market in TREB district E02 (The Beach and Upper Beaches) is slowing for the holidays — as is to be expected. However, prices continue to remain strong with freehold properties up about 13% Yr/Yr and condos up about 7% Yr/Yr. Properties… Play Video

Toronto Beaches real estate market update, December 5, 2010

Episode 342 - Toronto Beaches real estate market update, Dec 5, 2010

Episode 342 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. The number of sold properties in The Beach and Upper Beaches (TREB district E02) has dropped this week as expected as the market slows for the year-end holidays. This is a trend we have seen for the past few weeks. However, sold prices remain… Play Video

Toronto Beaches real estate market update, November 28, 2010

Episode 336 - Toronto Beaches real estate market update, Nov 28, 2010

Episode 336 of the Toronto Real Estate Musing daily video blog. Sales in The Beach are this week on par with 2009, which is interesting since all summer and fall they were lower. Prices continue to move upward for freehold properties, and sideways for condos. The number of properties for sale continue to drop as… Play Video