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If I Was a Pizzeria
If I was a pizzeria, this is what it would look like, except with a little more style and panache. This pizzeria is in a small, medieval village about two hours southeast of Rome. The streets are paved with cobblestones. There are no cars...
Waiting for Houses
If you’ve looked for a house in central Toronto during the past twenty years, you probably have a pretty good idea of what it means to wait for a house. For most buyers, the process goes something like this: You toy with the idea of...
Sellers Beware!
I don’t know if it’s because of the TV reality shows they’ve been watching, but lately I’ve noticed a few more buyers making demands of sellers around closing time. It’s only happening in a small number of transactions, but this is...
Value II: The Moving Target
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...
What Do You Value Most?
True confession: I still go to agents’ open houses. (If you know me, you’ll know this is about as juicy as it gets.) I know I could save a lot of time by looking at the photos online, but I like to keep up to date with the market and find...
How Buyers Think
I would never claim to understand how all buyers think because there are many times I don’t even understand how my own brain works, but after 30+ years in this business I’ve gained a little insight into what buyers are likely to be...
How’s the Weather?
At some point, most of the conversations I’m involved in turn to the weather or real estate, and usually both. It’s not that I’m limited in terms of what I can talk about, at least I hope people don’t think that, but more so that these...
What’s YOUR List Price Strategy?
I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: choosing the right list price (also referred to as your pricing strategy) when you sell your home is probably the single most important factor in determining how much your home will sell for...
Listing Your Home? What to Expect.
Many years ago, I remember listing a home on Douglas Avenue in North Toronto. To select the right list price, which we all know is the most important component to a successful sale, we selected a list price that was in line with the...
What’s Wrong With This Market?
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about the residential real estate market here in central Toronto, trying to figure things out. I have to say I really don’t like what I’ve been seeing. Not at all. That’s because I’m seeing many,...
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Honesty and Integrity Above All Else
Michael L. Meltzer, B.Comm., LL.B., Broker
SAGE Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
2010 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4S 1Z9 | Mobile 416-410-8585 | Office 416-483-8000
Michael L. Meltzer, B.Comm., LL.B., Broker
SAGE Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
2010 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4S 1Z9
Mobile 416-410-8585 | Office 416-483-8000
Michael L. Meltzer, B.Comm., LL.B., Broker
SAGE Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
2010 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4S 1Z9
Mobile 416-410-8585
Office 416-483-8000