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Are there too many condos in Toronto? Real estate wiz Brian Persaud takes on this contentious issue


The following is a guest post by Brian Persaud, a Toronto based real estate agent, investor, analyst, TV show host, producer and author of the forthcoming book "Investing in Condominiums". He is a provider of Toronto condominium information and a good friend to the folks of BuzzBuzzHome. Read more

A day at the Beach in November? You better believe it! Beach Club Lofts holding exclusive preview event this weekend [PICS]


Those temperatures won't be going back up any time soon, so a day at the beach might seem like a "strange" concept at the moment.But it's not too hard to imagine spending a day at the Beach Club Lofts, the boutique residence by Zen Homes that's only Read more

We're feeling like nobility just looking at these new renderings from The Royal Collection


When you're searching for homes in a place like King City, we're guessing you might be looking for something with a hint of royalty. Well, this project by Zancor Homes registers pretty high on the royalty scale, so high in fact, that they simply named it The Royal Read more

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Hold the phone! GTA low-rise sales overtake high-rise in January

Posted on March 1, 2012 | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, MARKET, ONTARIO | Leave a comment

Yes folks, it’s true.

For the first time in twelve months, the low-rise sector of the GTA housing market outsold its high-rise counterpart.

According to BILD and their source of new home market intelligence, RealNet, there were 1,794 new homes and condo units sold in the GTA in January. The RealNet data indicates that 1,128 sales were low-rise, amounting to 63 per cent of the market share.

So what gives? We thought Toronto was the condo capital of the world? Doesn’t that mean high-rise sales should be through the roof? Read more

RealNet reveals 2011 GTA market stats in conference with BILD. High rise sales reach record high!

Posted on January 20, 2012 | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, MARKET, ONTARIO | 1 Comment

It was an exciting morning for housing market stats nerds across the Greater Toronto Area as RealNet Canada, a go-to source for real estate info in Canada released their strategic review of the GTA’s 2011 new home markets.

The conference saw George M. Carras, the President of RealNet, join Joe Vaccaro, the acting President of BILD and Paul Golini, the BILD’s Board Chairman, for the big reveal this morning.

Perhaps the most significant stat was divulged immediately: the GTA saw 45,926 new home sales in 2011, the second highest yearly total in the region’s history. Read more