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Interested, I am not saying I am smarter but it is interested people's take away from one article (or anything) will be very different. My take away from it: 1. get a sense the size of the bubble - though understanding I cannot really take the numbers as "bible", at least it tells me there is a...

INTERESTING ARTICLE - WE ALL TALK ABOUT BUBBLES BUT CERTAINLY IN DIFFERENT SIZES FULL ARTICLE: Global Housing Bubble - Based on Ratio of Price to Rent, Which Countries are the Bubbliest? Inquiring minds are wondering where the biggest housing bubble is. In what should be no surprise, the...

Bank of Canada ends tightening policy, keeps interest rate at 1 per cent...do not know if anybody has posted this already

I am talking about immigrants, may not be pure investors - simply someone to seek a place to live, may not be downtown condo but a house in GTA; the volume of purchases will affect the whole RE market. It may not be a good point to enter as of current but the demand is out there. Even for an...

I am an immigrant so probably can represent a group of them to compare the Chicago market vs. Toronto's - a couple of points below: 1. It is not easy at all immigrate to U.S. comparing to countries like Canada. If I would consider immigrate to foreign country today, Canada, Australia, New...

Check the X condo pics posted - although the standard package are somewhat different you can get a sense how it will look like. The floor will be the same. The kitchen their upgrade will be our standard (stainless steel appliances etc). The price of upgrades are posted by some of the people. ie...

In comparison, for those who still remembers Chinese bubble I have talked about and is interested in knowing the China regulation on real estate bubble market recently. First home -- 30% down from 20% Second home -- 50% down from 40%...

It really depends on the group of people. All my friends we still have the standard of at least 25% down. Though there is a tendency to have 30 or 35 years instead of 25 year.

Giraffe never had been a lucky project around. First TAS picked a very wrong date to launch it with heavy ADs investment but only little return in sales. While a lot other builders held off projects when sensing the downturn heading into the coming year. Second all the comments against it's...

Including or not including floor premium?

Anybody has shared the inside look of the finished unit? Just curious to see - X2 should keep the same standard.

I've seen a similar news on Metro a couple of days ago. More young Canadians taking advantage of low interest rates in housing market For people that I have known of, at least five in 25 years old range they all purchased condos in the past year or plan to buy. They are either University new...

Agreed. I did not buy the east side but west because of the noise from Jarvis Traffic, so podium floors will be worse.

There has been forecast around for the real estate market this year. So if you believe the forecast as below: http://www.remaxcondosplus.com/report-display.php?id=121&report_date=1262581200 So pros and cons, on the safe side, to sell earlier will ensure the earnings in your house - when it is...

The website has been updated, only three models marked "sold out" - Baldwin, Dirstein and London.

actually...I have known a friend just got the variable for prime - .2 from RBC recently

Good layout Living room - you could try to hang the TV against the western wall in living room to save space; instead of the three seats sofa just replace it with a two-seats and replace the one seat with a two seats as well (the sliding door will still work fine). Then either you can place...

So if it is allowed, for the people who bought the highest floor or second highest, now they would be told there are more floors above them? If so luckily I am not one among floor 40's above purchasers.

For investment property bank usually will require more than 20%, ie. 35% down of purchase price - sometimes they will reduce the % to 30% even 25% depending on your credit situation.

Water line for fridge is sometimes considered an upgrade - for the ice-maker function. My opinion, if they upgrade your fridge with the ice-maker for free, the water line should be free too. Otherwise it is common for a charge.