The Teranet House Price Index has just released its report on Canada’s June housing numbers and the figures are impressive: On the national level, Canadian house prices shot up 1.7% from May to June. Toronto led the charge with a staggering 2% month over month gain. Every major city in Canada boasted a gain though of over 1%. The June rise has taken the index of Canadian housing to a new high of 144.27 (June 2005 = 100). In other … Read More

For all the talk about hot new Toronto and GTA neighbourhoods, few can boast being home to a development as exciting as Expo Condos. The new project by YYZed Project Management and the Cortel Group is located in Vaughan and will be only moments away from a new subway station that’s being built as part of the Spadina Line extension. You don’t need us to tell you that that’s a big deal! What makes it even more exciting is that … Read More

Today we get our buzz on with Harley Nakelsky, the Director of Sales and Marketing at Skyline International. Skyline boasts a diverse portfolio of hotels, cottage resorts and condo developments, but today we’re focusing on their successful new cottage projects in Huntsville (Deerhurst Golf Cottages) and Barrie (Horseshoe Village). Harley plays a big role in both projects and brings a decade of experience marketing new home developments across North America. Whether running a marketing campaign or managing a sales office, … Read More

A Middle Eastern businessman is said to be renting London’s most expensive property for a wopping $90,000 US per week.What do you get for $90,000 per week? A four bedroom penthouse at One Hyde Park, London’s most prestigious residential development. That’s some undeniably excellent real estate, but the weekly rent is still blowing our minds!To give you a better idea of just how high the prices are in this opulent central London development, the penthouse sold for $228 million US … Read More

If you’re thinking about snapping up one of the last 10 suites at ONYX Condos and Lofts, the clock is tick tick ticking! You can bet that these final 10 suites in this 36 storey Mississauga development won’t be sitting on the shelf for long, but that hasn’t stopped Davies Smith Developments from offering some very nice incentives.  For a limited time, the developer is offering $15,000 off of all 1 bedroom suites and $20,000 off of all 2 bedrooms. How sweet … Read More

Finally, some good news for our friends south of the border, and really anybody who owns US property or is considering making a purchase.  Residential real estate prices in the US decreased in the year ending in June at a slower pace than in the prior month. The S and P/Case-Shiller index, which measures property values in 20 cities, fell 4.5 per cent from June 2010, following a 4.6 per cent drop in the 12 months ended in May — … Read More

Imagine a skyscraper facade covered in two sided light emitting panels that can create beautiful patterns once the sun goes down. Such displays could beautify city skylines, turning them into vibrant works of art. This is just what Israeli artist, Meidad Marzan has done with the facade of a building in Jerusalem. As you can see from the photo above, these lights can be programmed to form all sorts of super cool designs. What’s even better is these light panels … Read More

We all know that summer is a great time to fall in love and even though there’s less than a month left of this glorious season, that’s still plenty of time to enjoy all the romance in the air. While summer might be the best time for love, the folks over at Gemterra have crafted a new development that ensures the love will last in all year long. Guess what they called it… That’s right, LOVE Condos! The Scarborough development … Read More

Buying a preconstruction condo can be difficult for some people because they dislike the idea of purchasing something that doesn’t physically exist yet. It’s not that they’re concerned their condo won’t be built, it’s more that they prefer to see what they’re purchasing before they put the money down. While renderings and model suites mitigate the problem, they don’t solve it. The upshot of all this is the amount of space for innovation. Currently, there are a number of Canadian … Read More

Imagination, the new Ajax development by Tribute Communities, is releasing new 40′ single detached homes, marking the final release of singles that will be built there. The homes will range in size from 1753 to 2823 square feet and are priced from $449,990. Exciting news! Especially when you imagine how idyllic Imagination will be once it’s been completed…Homes lining cul-de-sacs and crescents in one of Ajax’s finest locations with shops and services only moments away — sounds wonderful doesn’t it? … Read More