O'Neill Real Estate, The Beach, Toronto
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NOTE: This article has been edited from a previous version. It’s the kind of tax that would have Toronto Mayor Rob Ford using words he normally reserves for 9-1-1 dispatchers. But last month the Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Council approved a 2-cents-per-litre increase on the provincial gas tax. It will take effect in April, helping to… Read More
Toronto is rapidly transforming into a “vertical world” because of an unprecedented condo boom and greenbelt policies that are making single-family homes “precious commodities,” a new report says. Provincial efforts to limit sprawl have helped drive up house — and land — prices across the GTA to the point where the dream of raising children… Read More
TORONTO — Canadian home resale prices rose in August, their ninth consecutive monthly gain, taking the index to a record high, according to a report on Wednesday. The Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, which measures price changes for repeat sales of single-family homes in six metropolitan areas, showed overall prices were up 0.9 %… Read More
Why are bedbugs so hard to kill? A team of researchers may have unlocked a secret that will help crush the bloodsucking pests for good. In a study published this week in a U.S. science journal, researchers at Virginia Tech uncovered a genetic mechanism bedbugs use to resist the powerful insecticides meant to kill them…. Read More
Residents of Toronto’s west-end Roncesvalles neighbourhood mourned the passing of a local “icon” and “institution” Wednesday with the death of Tony Clemens, who gained a following of readers over the last five years through the popular blog, Homeless Man Speaks. “He was able to remain genuinely cheerful … despite the worst of circumstances, and he infused… Read More
A ‘tug of war’ Canadian home salesclimbed 2.7 per cent in September from a month earlier, illustrating what economists see as a balanced market with no signs of a bubble about to burst. “September’s increase reflects strengthened activity in a number of major markets, led by Toronto,” the Canadian Real Estate Association said today. “The monthly increase… Read More
When an average Canadian beer-drinker hoists a pint at their local pub, they likely give little thought to where the ingredients come from. That’s something Michael Clark and Luke Pestl, co-founders of Toronto’s Bellwoods Brewery, are hoping to change. Mr. Clark and Mr. Pestl launched their City Hops project this summer, an experiment in growing… Read More
Blocks away from St. James Park, where the “99 per cent” continued their protest, a billionaire in the top 0.000000002 per cent dined on white linen. Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist Li Ka-shing, the world’s 11th richest person, was occupying Toronto to celebrate the opening of an institute named in his honour at St. Michael’s… Read More
Realtor Whitney Jorgensen felt the cool winds of change start blowing across Toronto’s hot housing market a few weeks ago. After months of successfully under listing properties to create bidding wars that had been pushing prices well above market values, Jorgensen noticed more buyers opting to stand on the sidelines instead. While Toronto continues to… Read More
One of Toronto’s most iconic buildings is up for sale. The Flatiron Building, a triangular red-brick office building at the corner of Front, Wellington and Church Streets, went on the market last week. Eve Lewis, president and CEO of Woodcliffe Landmark Properties, said her company is selling the building now because it’s the first time… Read More
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