May 2008

Toronto Resale Housing Market Moderate in May

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 26, 2008 Tips for Sellers

Moderate sales and healthy price increases continued to characterize the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market during the first half of May, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.

“With 4,422 sales throughout the GTA in the first two weeks of this …

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What Advice From Your Real Estate Agent You Can and Cannot Rely on When Buying a Home

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 14, 2008 Tips for Buyers

I love the internet for all the wonderful tips and information I can find in a few minutes. The other day I ran into an article (see link below) where the author had very little good to say about dealing with a real estate …

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Globe and Mail Numbers About Toronto Real Estate Off as Much as 84%!

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 12, 2008 Tips for Buyers

This was much worse than a bad hair day for the Globe and Mail. Upon closer inspection of the figures the newspaper published on April 25, 2008, I now realize that the Globe’s numbers in some areas are so far off as to …

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What You Don’t Tell the Buyer May Come Back to Haunt You When Selling Your Home

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 8, 2008 Tips for Sellers

The trouble is that what you do tell the buyer may come back to haunt you as well!

In over twenty eight years in the real estate industry, I have never found a more challenging issue for the seller, the agent and the buyer as this …

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Will Having an Open House Help You Sell Your Home?

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 7, 2008 Tips for Sellers

As I was driving home last week-end I noticed there were more open house sings than usual. A quick bit of market research confirmed my suspicion. On a two block section in central Toronto I counted nine open house signs.

This is a clear sign the …

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Davisville Village Homes for Sale and Sold – May 2008

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 6, 2008 Davisville Village

41 Hoyle Av

239 Manor Rd

580 Balliol St

Davisville Village Homes for Sale – May 2008

No
Street
Type
Bdrms
Wshrms
List Price

278
Soudan
S-det*
3
3
499000

329
Hillsdale
Det
3
1
649000

404
Davisville
S-det
3
2
529000

563
Millwood
Det
3
3
649900

294
Soudan
S-det
3
2
539900

117
Soudan
Det
3
2
650000

193
Soudan
S-det
3
1
549900

447
Davisville
S-det
3
2
699000

549
Millwood
S-det
3
2
579000

576
Hillsdale
Det
3
1
699000

613
Millwood
S-det
3
2
579000

412
Merton
Att*
3
2
727000

378
Davisville
S-det
3
2
589000

239
Manor
Det
2
2
799999

616
Soudan
Det*
3
2
589000

157
Banff
Det
3
3
850000

548
Millwood
S-det
3
2
589000

41
Hoyle
Det
3
4
879000

23
Forman
S-det
3
2
599000

295
Manor
Det
4
4
899900

580
Balliol
S-det
3
2
612500

588
Soudan
Det
3
4
958000

36
Marmot
Det
1
2
619000

585
Balliol
Det
3
4
995000

21
Petman
S-det
2
3
619000

354
Manor
Det
4
4
1169000

115
Banff
Det
2
2
629000

296B
Millwood
Det
4
4
1379000

70
Mann
Det
3
2
639000

331
Belsize
Det
4
4
1395000

362
Merton
Det
3
1
639900

135
Banff
Det
4
5
1520000

429
Manor
Det
4
2
649000

S-det* = Semi-detached, Det* = Detached, Att* = Attached

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Not Staging Your Home for Sale Can Cost You Big Dollars!

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 5, 2008 Tips for Sellers

My partner and I have worked together in residential real estate sales for over 25 years. In the mid nineties my partner had an opportunity to join a large commercial real estate broker, which he did. After five years he decided …

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Leaside Homes for Sale and Sold – May 2008

by Rosalin Smith Carr May 2, 2008 Leaside

88 Vanderhoof

253 McRae

Leaside Homes for Sale – May 2008

No
Street
Type
Bdrms
Wshrms
List Price

219
Sutherland
Semi-det
2
2
459000

16
Glenbrae
Semi-det
2
1
499000

47
Donlea
Detached
3
2
849000

281
Laird
Semi-det
2
2
499000

253
Mcrae
Attached
4
3
879000

23
Vanderhoof
Semi-det
3
2
588900

177
Bessborough
Detached
3
1
929000

142
Parkhurst
Semi-det
3
2
589900

877
Millwood
Multi-unit
6
6
935000

88
Vanderhoof
Detached
1
2
629900

879
Millwood
Multi-unit
6
6
935000

490
Sutherland
Semi-det
3
2
649000

199
Sutherland
Detached
4
4
999000

86
Vanderhoof
Detached
2
2
689000

133
Hanna
Detached
3
3
1089000

84
Vanderhoof
Detached
2
2
719900

10
Kenrae
Detached
3
4
1125000

124
Randolph
Detached
2
2
759000

15
Rutherglen
Detached
3
4
1159000

249
Mcrae
Attached
3
3
759900

327
Laird
Detached
4
4
1184000

12
Malcolm
Detached
2
1
769900

449
Broadway
Detached
4
3
1199000

5
Parkhurst
Detached
3
3
799000

117
Divadale
Detached
4
4
1369000

251
Mcrae
Attached
3
3
829000

351
Moore
Detached
4
5
1599000

26
Macnaught
Detached
3
2
839000

877
Millwood
Multi-unit
6
1
1870000

The homes shown here are MLS listings by various broker companies, sales representatives and broker members of the Toronto Real Estate Board. For more information on any of these homes send us an email.

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