We are only happy when we forecast something that actually comes to pass, AND it is positive. The majority of real estate analysts and industry pundits had no problem forecasting what was likely to be…
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Toronto Region Market Update, December 2025
The December Toronto and Region residential resale data is now in (Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, TRREB), and it does not paint a pretty picture. To quote from T.S. Eliot’s 1925 poem The Hollow Men,…
Real Estate with Roots in the Country
BY Carolyn Scime, Broker There’s a reason so many people are drawn to the pockets of countryside just north of Toronto-King, Caledon, Mono, Mulmur, Creemore, Erin. For some, it’s the pull toward a quieter, full-time…
2025 – The Year In Review
Unlike last year, as we move to the end of 2025, we approach it with caution and mild anticipation. Last year all economic indicators, political sentiment, population growth, supply and lower borrowing costs, pointed to…
*TEST* THE RESET: Real Estate, Rhythm, and the Muskoka Way of Showing Up
BY KIM O’GRADY, Broker There’s a moment that happens in every showing. It’s quiet and quick – almost easy to miss. The client steps through the doorway, exhales, looks around, and you can see it…
THE RESET: Real Estate, Rhythm, and the Muskoka Way of Showing Up
BY KIM O’GRADY, Broker There’s a moment that happens in every showing. It’s quiet and quick – almost easy to miss. The client steps through the doorway, exhales, looks around, and you can see it…
Toronto Region Market Update, November 2025
There were no surprises in the residential resale market data provided by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board for the month of November. As forecast in previous Market Reports, home sales and average sale prices…
Toronto Region Market Update, October 2025
The residential resale data provided by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board confirms that the Toronto and Region marketplace continued to correct in October, as it has all year. Unfortunately, there is no indication in…
Toronto Region Market Update, September 2025
September’s residential resale market results were positive. September saw 5,592 reported sales, 8.5 percent higher than the 5,155 sales achieved last year during the same month, and a 7.6 percent increase over the 5,196 reported…
The Edit: Layers of Renewal
There’s a subtle shift in September that we feel before we see it: the sunlight softens, the mornings are cooler, and even our moods begin to tilt toward introspection. It’s a liminal time, a bridge…