Episode 409: Going To The Source To Answer: Is There A Toronto Real Estate Bubble?

Episode 409 Going To The Source To Answer: Is There A Toronto Real Estate Bubble?

George O’Neill does not believe there is a real estate bubble in Toronto, although in certain circumstances some people are certainly paying premiums for properties.  Over a year and a half ago George video blogged about the reasons why Canadian real estate is different than the U.S. situation, and why just because the U.S. had… Play Video

Episode 406 – Why Autumn Can Be The Best Time To Buy Real Estate

Episode 406 - Why Autumn Can Be The Best Time To Buy Real Estate

In Toronto, Autumn can be the best time to buy real estate for two reasons:  there are typically fewer buyers looking, and if sellers are serious they are generally more open to entertain reasonable offers. The law of supply and demand is at work in real estate, and we see this especially during the fall. George O’Neill has bought several… Play Video

Episode 405 – Halloween Houses In The Beach

Episode 405 - Halloween Houses In The Beach

Halloween is always a fun time in the Beach, Toronto, and many houses are decorated “to the nines”. George O’Neill shows two houses in particular, one on Silver Birch Avenue and the other (actually 3 or 4 houses together who cooperate on a fantastic display) on Joseph Duggan Road.  Each year these houses really go… Play Video

Episode 404 – Why Are We Delivering Pumpkins.

Episode 404 - Why Are We Delivering Pumpkins.

Yearly at this time O’Neill Real Estate delivers pumpkins to our clients and friends. This has become a tradition which may look forward to, since Halloween is coming up and many families enjoy carving the pumpkins and even making pumpkin pie and roasted pumpkin seeds.  Yummy!! If you are thinking about selling your property in… Play Video

Episode 403 – Why All QR Codes Do Not Need A Mobile Website.

Episode 403 - Why QR Codes Do Not Need Mobile Website.

On Twitter Scott Stratten recently asked George O’Neill why he does not believe every website, that a QR code refers to, needs to be a “mobile” website. In this video George explains the three reasons. If you are thinking about selling your property in The Beach or downtown Toronto, contact George@ONeillRealEstate.ca to find out why… Play Video

Episode 402 – QR Codes – Great Idea But Failed Implementation

Episode 402 - QR Codes - Great Idea But Failed Implementation

QR Codes are popping up everywhere due the proliferation of smart phones capable of taking photos. At O’Neill Real Estate we have been using QR codes since 2007 and have experimented with what works and what does not.  Perhaps the single most important aspect of using QR codes, besides ensuring the code points to the correct… Play Video

Episode 401 – What The Heck Is A Zoopraisal?

Episode 401 - What The Heck Is A Zoopraisal?

Zoocasa just launched their automated home valuation tool, called Zoopraisal (TM).  You type in your property address and style of property and the estimated market value range of the property is displayed.  In a few trials that George O’Neill has tried, some searches were very accurate, and some were off significantly.  But, this is to be… Play Video

Episode 400 – Double Ending Deals Is Revolting.

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In sales there is a term sometimes used to describe when the sales agent earns a fee from both sides of the transaction, from the sell side and the buy side. The term is “double ending” and in a conversation it is often used as follows: ” in that last sale I doubled-ended it”. In… Play Video

Episode 397 – The Biggest Lots in Upper Beach

Episode 397 - The Biggest Lots in Upper Beach

George O’Neill shows the backyard of one of the largest lots in Upper Beach Estates at 40 Enroutes Street in Toronto. The Upper Beach Estates is a lovely enclave of about 300 homes built less than 10 years ago just south of Danforth Avenue, between Victoria Park Avenue and Main Street in Toronto. George O’Neill… Play Video

SOLD: 40 Enroutes Street, Toronto

40 Enroutes SOLD

Modern Comfortably Sized Family Home In Upper Beach Estates. Open Concept Main Floor Living, Dining & Kitchen Areas Combined To Match Today’s Active Lifestyle. Sliding Glass Door Leading To Large Private Fenced Backyard. 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Top Floor Master Has Ensuite & Walkout To Terrace, Oversized Family Room On 2nd Level With Soaring 2… Read More