BuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 31, 2011 Some news this afternoon for anyone who has bought – or is thinking about buying – a new home along Toronto’s bustling Eglinton Avenue: Mayor Rob Ford announced today that the Eglinton crosstown light-rail line will be almost totally underground. The city agreed to pay $4.2 billion for an expansion of the Sheppard subway and, in return, the province will foot the bill for the Eglinton subway and the cost of replacing the aging Scarborough rapid … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 31, 2011 Our friends at RateHub.ca, who run a terrifically helpful site that allows Canadians to compare mortgage rates, announced today that they’re launching a new generation of mortgage calculators that will help first-time home buyers determine the true cost of home-ownership. Often, existing mortgage calculators ignore certain costs associated with purchasing a home, like, say, mandatory CMHC insurance or the land transfer tax. RateHub.ca’s new calculators will apparently take these overlooked factors into account and will allow … Read More

Cliff Peskin BuzzBuzzHome Corp March 31, 2011 Canada home prices are back on the upswing. The national average home price rose 0.4% in January from the previous month, according to the Teranet-National Bank National Composite, our most trusted house price index! January’s rise in values was the second consecutive monthly rise, following three consecutive months of declines. The biggest gainer was Vancouver which saw a 0.9% gain in values from Dec to January. Toronto came in second place with a … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 31, 2011 Lace up a comfortable pair of sneakers and come along with BuzzBuzzHome for a tour of Churchill Park Condominiums, the new wonder-building at the top of the St. Clair Hill a touch west of Bathurst Street. Not into a walk at the moment? OK, fine – just give that scrolling finger a work-out. Let’s start in the lobby where Katherine Newman, of Katherine Newman Design Inc (who handled all the interior design) chose to pair unique … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 30, 2011 This post has been edited from its original version and now includes a video of the launch – check it out, below! Today – as this piece was posted, actually – was the VIP Broker Launch at the much-anticipated Exhibit Residences. But for all you folks who are not VIP Brokers (we feel your pain), we’ve got our hands on some stuff on this Bloor Street West condominium that might interest you: hot off the press … Read More

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Cliff Peskin BuzzBuzzHome March 30, 2011 It will take a normal elevator 12 minutes to get from the bottom to top floor. It will be double the height of the world’s current tallest building. It will rise 1 mile into the sky. Sounds almost unfathomable but according to Saudi Arabia this mega structure is being built. The tower goes by a couple names; The Mile-High Tower as well as The Kingdom Tower. It will be built in the Saudi Arabian … Read More

March 30, 2011BuzzBuzzHome Corp. This week in Buzz Talk, we catch up with Lawrence Ayliffe, the founder and president of L.A. Inc, one of Toronto’s pre-eminent advertising firms. Though he has worked to brand and market various products over his career, Lawrence specializes in real estate. Read on to learn about why Toronto is a ‘school-of-hard-knocks,’ how Mad Men gets it right (and wrong), and about the television commercial that started it all. . . Enjoy! BBH: Tell us about … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 29, 2011 This morning ground was broken for Emerald Park and we thought we’d pass along a BuzzBuzzVideo exclusive so that you can get a full sense of the atmosphere! The project, being developed by Bazis International, Plaza Corp and Metropia Urban Landscapes, is soon to be a North York landmark. Two emerald-green, glass-encased condominium towers will rise from a four-level podium with office, retail and residents-only ‘club space’. Here’s what went down earlier today: To learn more … Read More

BuzzBuzzHome Corp.March 29, 2011 It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Nope, it’s a 48-year old Frenchman scaling the face of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai. That’s right, yesterday Alain Robert climbed up the 2,717-foot-tall building in just over six hours. (Click here to watch a video courtesy of BBC News.) Mr. Roberts, who some call ‘Le Spiderman’, has climbed more than 70 buildings including the Empire State Building, Sears Tower and Taipei 101 which, before Burj Khalifa … Read More