Anthony and I were talking about the last blog post – how to determine which of two similarly priced homes has more value – when he asked me a very good question: why were semis more expensive than bungalows back in 1993? For those of you who don’t know Anthony, he’s Anthony Malecki, one of […]
So what should you do NOW? As opposed to what you were doing earlier this year if you were buying or selling your home. Are things different now or are they the same? And if they’ve changed, how’ve they changed? I’ve been spending a lot of time lately (and I mean a LOT of time) […]
Have you seen Everest? The movie not the mountain. I knew what to expect because I had read the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer which recounted the same story, but the movie was still very much worth seeing. A couple days after seeing the movie I vaguely remembered Krakauer mentioning the name of […]
I don’t know about you, but it seems that everywhere I look these days in central Toronto I see a tree in a “cage”. If someone were to drive through our neighbourhoods for the first time, they’d probably wonder why we think our trees are going to run away. Now, we all know our trees […]
Parking is important in central Toronto not only because you need a place to put your car, but also because the type of parking you have can significantly affect the value of your property. Properties come in all different shapes and sizes in central Toronto so parking can vary from property to property. In this […]
Have you noticed that many (but not all) of the new homes on 25’ wide lots north of Lawrence in North Toronto seem to be sitting on the market and not selling lately? Have you been wondering why? Well, there could be countless reasons as to why a home hasn’t sold. And since every home […]
[This is the fourth in a series of posts designed to give you an idea of what it’s like to live in one of central Toronto’s great neighbourhoods. Note that I said “one of”. That’s because there are so many great neighbourhoods in central Toronto. Many of the things that make living in North Toronto […]
Part 1 of this series was about how our little family ended up living in North Toronto. Basically, it was pure luck. But we didn’t have any idea how lucky we really were until Cole and Alannah were born. And Part 2 talked about the play dates, playgrounds and activities they enjoyed around the neighbourhood when […]
Part 1 of this series was about how our little family ended up living in North Toronto. Basically, it was pure luck. But we didn’t have any idea how lucky we really were until Cole and Alannah were born. Finding out we were going to have twins was a bit of a shock. There weren’t […]
The area north of Lawrence and south of Loblaws on either side of Yonge is commonly referred to as North Toronto. The west side of Yonge is usually called the John Wanless area after the neighbourhood public school. The area on the east side of Yonge is known as either the Wanless Park area after […]
This is the first in a series of posts designed to give you an idea of what it’s like to live in one of central Toronto’s great neighbourhoods. Note that I said “one of”. That’s because there are so many great neighbourhoods in central Toronto. Many of the things that make living in North Toronto […]
