Matthew Slutsky BuzzBuzzHome CorpMarch 31, 2010 Wow! Thompson Residences [map] by Freed Developments was HOT HOT HOT last week (remember our postings on the lineups?). Numbers just came out, and it looks like the project did incredibly well. According to their most recent eBlast (below), 150 firm sales over their opening weekend. Now that is a successful launch! “With the successful launch of the Thompson Residences and the completion of 550 Wellington (Thompson Toronto Hotel) we have now sold 500 … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome Corp. March 31st, 2010 OK, OK, if you’re not impressed with this then there’s something wrong with you. Every time we watch this video we are amazed. One BBH staffer even gets goosebumps. Empire Communities have pulled out all the stops with this bad boy for FLY Condos [map]. And it shows. This short movie looks like a full production number by all standards, and how catchy is that song?! Come on! But wait, there’s more……..just like DVD’s have … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome March 31, 2010 Ready for the hype? This will should be a lot fun to watch… Maybe a bit scary. It will be interesting to see if Baker handles this like X2, Bazis’ One Bloor, or will they run Number One Bloor [map] in a new and orderly fashion?

Matthew SlutskyBuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 31, 2010 Yonge and Eglinton Square is one of the ugliest and most barren spaces in Toronto. It is a patch of concrete that people walk over while getting from point A to point B. It is not a place where people hang-out. It is not a place that anyone would ever want to congregate on. This ugly square (I should also mention uncomfortable, due to the wind tunnel effect) is currently under a lot of controversy. … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome March 31. 2010 We’ve been waiting for it and now its finally arrived; Teranet’s House Price Index for the month of January, yay. Teranet must either be slow or its just a terrifically complicated index as there is always a two month gap between the report and the month it is reporting on. Nevertheless, we at BuzzBuzzHome LOVE the House Price Index as we feel it provides a far better analysis of what’s REALLY happening in the market as … Read More

Kiyoko Fujimura BuzzBuzzHome Corp. March 31, 2010 It’s getting messy…you know when a seemingly unrelated stress exposes other tensions? Well that’s what’s happening with real estate agents these days. Re/Max has released a campaign in the GTA with a straightforward message: “WARNING! Don’t use a part time Agent”. Michael Polzler, head of Re/Max Ontario-Atlantic Canada, defends the campaign voraciously: “I don’t believe part-time agents can do the job…Someone who has a non-real-estate, full-time job should not be allowed to handle … Read More

Kiyoko Fujimura Buzzbuzzhome Corp. March 31, 2010 Brookfield Properties purchased its first major international interest. So who’s the lucky property? A 2-acre property in Central London near Liverpool Station that will be transformed into a 40-storey building with office, retail and library space. Brookfield purchased a 50% interest in the property by investing $66-million cash. Neil Downey, an RBC analyst, noticed the transaction and stated that: “BPO will act as development manager to the partnership and has also entered a … Read More

Buzzbuzzhome Corp. March 31, 2010 Housing prices are falling in the US, and there’s been more than a quiet murmur of a commercial real estate bust, but Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are doing great! The iShares Dow Jones Real Estate exchange-traded fund, which owns about 75 real estate stocks, is up 9% so far in 2010…And REITs across the board are having a good year. CNN Money So I think it’s obvious there’s a discrepancy between the underlying asset, … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome March 30, 2010 Show us your happy dance… here is what BuzzBuzzHome does when we land a new client…. Some people ring a bell when they land a new client… BuzzBuzzHome celebrates in a different way, with song…

BuzzBuzzHome Corp. March 30th, 2010 The Sales Gallery for Thompson Residences [map], the latest Freed development opened recently on King Street West. For the few people who don’t know, Thompson Residences is a joint venture with the Thompson Hotel Group, which is opening a hotel right across the road from the condo building. The two developers have teamed up to offer ‘Hotel Inspired Living’ for Torontonians, and this got us thinking……. Obviously, they must share a vision of how their … Read More