When you find a home you want to buy, it’s time to make an offer to the seller. Most offers include conditions, which are requirements or criteria that need to be met within a certain timeframe before the sale can…
You’ve found the perfect home, put in an offer and it has been accepted. The deposit has been paid and all conditions fulfilled. Your real estate lawyer is now your point person who will prepare all necessary documents and close…
After a runaway surge in housing prices during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto real estate market took a dive in 2022, as interest rates rose alongside the cost of living. Consecutive rate hikes by the…
The rush on recreational real estate is over. After demand for cottages reached a feverish pitch in 2021/2022, due to the pandemic and people’s ability to work from anywhere outside the office, buyers are shying away from properties in recreational…
At the start of 2023, several new government policies impacting buyers and sellers came into effect. Here is a breakdown of three of the most noteworthy. Foreign Buyer Ban Non-Canadians are prohibited from purchasing residential properties, including detached and semi-detached…
Homeowners in Toronto have until Feb. 28 to submit a declaration of their property’s 2022 occupancy status. If the owner deems the property vacant or fails to complete the declaration, a tax of 1% of the home’s current assessed market…
Ever wonder if a neighbourhood you’re looking at buying a home in will soon see a flurry of construction activity? Not construction (and the associated disruption) related to the filling of potholes or the replacement of city pipes. Rather, I’m…
Sometimes it can be hard to separate fact from fiction, especially when you’ve heard something time and time again. I’m personally guilty of believing more than a handful of myths, from bagged milk is only available in Canada — you…
When purchasing a condominium unit, there are different ways parking and storage can be issued, if included in the sale: owned, exclusive use or assigned. Most often, the parking space and locker tied to the unit are owned. If either…
More than two-thirds of Canadian buyers are willing to make at least one sacrifice to purchase a home they can afford, according to a new report conducted by market research firm Leger. The most common concession is relocation, as identified…
Clare Tattersall
Sales Representative
Direct: 647.625.3282
Office: 416.762.8255
Email: clare@realtorontowest.com
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage
2320 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M6S 1P2
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