The Place 

Scrubby Laird Drive delineates one of those phantom boundaries between the pre-war city and the newer suburbs.

A four-lane “collector” road with a certain working-class charm, Laird is the dividing line between Leaside’s tree-lined streets and a sprawling expanse of industrial land that has turned into a monster mall zone. 

Laird T-bones Eglinton at one end and morphs into Millwood, which begins in the middle of Leaside, at the other.
Its function in life is to gather up cars from the residential neighbourhoods and propel them over to the Don Valley Parkway. 

Click here to read the full Globe and Mail article  

It’s tough to have the best of both worlds. The Leaside neighbourhood is a perfect example. It’s both central to downtown and yet it has a reserved quiet feeling. The well debated Bayview extension would alleviate much of this problem but the City does not have any plans to build it any time soon. 

All of this has changed with the construction of the big shopping mall at Laird and McRae. Most of that extra traffic ends up on Laird Drive but some of those drivers in a hurry cut across this neighbourhood in order to reach Bayview or Mount Pleasant Road.  

Don’t hold your breath!

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Laird Drive’s Off-Kilter Intersections Snarl Leaside Traffic – Toronto Neighbourhoods is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

Superb Leaside Neighbourhood

This detached home on a generous 33’ foot lot offers abundant space for a growing family. The well proportioned dining and living room with cozy fireplace allow for easy entertaining.

The galley kitchen opens into the family room with its view overlooking the private south rear garden .. delightful for a quiet BBQ.

The current owners enjoy the easy access to downtown, highly regarded schools and the much-enjoyed stores, boutiques and restaurants on Bayview and Mt Pleasant.

Leaside is one of the most popular neighbourhoods in Toronto and is in especially high demand with upper middle income families who value this neighbourhood as an ideal place to raise children.

Leaside’s Tudor-style houses were built largely in the 1930′s and 1940′s and most of the houses contain beautiful wood trim, hardwood floors, and a working fireplace.  The typical Leaside house is situated on a generous size lot with a private drive and a garage. 

There is a good mix of two-story detached homes, bungalows, and semi-detached houses.

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This home has been sold.

Superb Leaside Neighbourhood Four Bedroom Home Now Available is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

Leaside sales came down by 33%, but the average sale price climbed by 13%.

Surprisingly, the listing price versus the sale price decreased from 104% to 97%, which is a relatively modest decline compared to other Toronto neighbourhoods. 

As I have mentioned before, Leaside buyers don’t appear to be too concerned about the economic turmoil in the U.S. and Canada.
Will they be proven right? The jury is still out.

Leaside 

There were 2,546 transactions recorded last month in the City of Toronto, an 11 per cent decline from the 2,854 sales in September 2007, and a five per cent drop from the 2,680 sales in September 2006.

The average price of $393,647 came down six per cent from the September 2007 average of $420,182.

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) showed a six per cent decline with 6,424 homes changing hands last month, compared to the 6,866 sales that took place in September 2007. The GTA resale housing market has seen home sales decline by 14 per cent from the 73,827 transactions recorded a year ago.

There have been 63,595 sales through the Toronto MLS system this year. In the City of Toronto, year-to-date sales have declined 16 per cent from last year’s figure of 30,059 to 25,257 transactions in 2008.

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Leaside Market Report and Average Sale Price – October 2008 is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

Home sales in Leaside comparing August 2007 with August 2008 using total homes sold, average sale price and days on the market. 

It is important to point out that these one month statics do not necessarily reflect a market trend. To keep abreast of home sales in Leaside visit our site frequently.  

One Year Home Sales Comparison – August 2007 to August 2008

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Leaside Homes for Sale and Average Price – September 2008 is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

209 Randolph		19 St Cuthberts		434 Sutherland

There are 38 homes available for sale in Leaside. Inventory of homes for sale is slightly higher than in previous years. The Leaside market continues to show very strong demand from buyers, and it continues to be a seller’s market.
 
In May of 2007 there were 31 homes sales in Leaside, compared to sixteen sales in May 2008, representing a 30% drop. The average price was $859,706.  Six out of the sixteen properties sold received a selling price above the listed price. The lowest price was $474,500 and the highest sale price was $1,700,000. The highest sale received 113% of the listed price and the lowest got 90% of the listed price. 

The average selling time was 12 days. Only one home sold in one day, and the longest took 39 days. 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. 

Leaside Homes for Sale and Sold – June 2008 is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

88 Vanderhoof		253 McRae

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.

Leaside Homes for Sale and Sold – May 2008 is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

Some real estate markets simply defy all common wisdom, and apparently march to the beat of a completely different real estate drummer.

Leaside is no exception and continues to be one of Torontos hottest real estate markets. A brief look at the last 25 sales in this high-demand neighbourhood shows no fear or holding back by homebuyers.

The figures below are based on a calculation of the last twenty five home sales in Leaside:

• Sixty four percent were sold above the asking price.
• Twelve percent of the homes sold in the last month received the full asking price.
• Less than a quarter of these homes sold below the listed price.
  

Leaside Market Still Favours Home Sellers is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

With the arrival of kinder weather, Leaside inventory of homes for sale has gone up significantly compared to the last few months. In early April there are a total of twenty six homes available for sale, ranging from the mid five hundred thousand dollars to over one million eight hundred thousand.

124 Randolph Road		199 Sutherland Drive		253 McRae Drive

Leaside Homes for Sale – April 2008 is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

Demographically, the Leaside community is made up predominantly of single-family homes housing upper-middle class families. The most famous house in Leaside is James Leas, located at 201 Sutherland Drive.

Built in 1909, it is unique in that the back of the house faces Sutherland Drive. It was originally built to face a street that no longer exists.

The 22nd and current Prime Minister Stephen Harper was also born and raised in Leaside. Due to city expansion, Leaside has become prime real estate with the Greater Toronto Area. Recently a home on Leasides prime street sold for over two million dollars, a record for this neighbourhood.

Source: City of Toronto Ward demographics.

Who Are My Neighbours in Leaside is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale

Toronto Leaside Homes

Average Sale Price

Field                      Average                Median              Low                 High

Sold Price             $867,401               $809,500         $419,000       $2,018,185

List Price              $820,092              $699,450          $419,000       $1,895,000

Taxes                    $4,817                   $4,384               $3,027            $10,882

Days On Market 10                            7                          2                      36

Sales from October 2007 to March 2008. Forty eight homes sold, 34 detached and 14 semi-detached.

Leaside Homes Average Sale Price – April 2008 is a post from: Toronto Real Estate-Toronto Homes For Sale