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John Pasalis in Toronto Real Estate News
A quick summary of the Toronto Real Estate Board's sales figures for October.
The two most commonly reported figures, sales growth and price appreciation are very misleading this month.
Home sales...
John Pasalis in Toronto Real Estate News
Toronto real estate prices increased by 9.4% in just four months according to the Teranet National Bank House Price Index.
The House Prince Index does not use average price to measure changes in house...
Bob Aaron in Legal
Can a buyer refuse to close the purchase of a new home if there are deficiencies in construction, forgotten or incomplete items, or unauthorized changes to the design, layout or materials?
That question was the subject of a...
Media Roundup
Real Estate News
Canadian Home Prices Rise for Fourth Straight Month in August (Bloomberg)
Rebound hammers affordability of GTA homes (Toronto Star)
Don’t Get Excited By Rising Yields, Suggests Carney (Canadian...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling Tips
The Great SPIS Myth
It's time to reveal The Great SPIS Myth – the prevailing fiction about the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS), a disclosure form published by the Ontario Real Estate...
