There are numerous renovation grants available to homeowners in the GTA. Ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, programs are offered by different levels of government and partner organizations. Homeowners in the city of Toronto have a number of programs available and one such incentive is the Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program. […]
In Toronto, rising rate of missing dementia patients a growing challenge to police forces
As the population ages, the number of people diagnosed with dementia is soaring and many – more than half, according to one calculate – will eventually wander off, presenting police with a unique fixed of challenges. Last year alone, Toronto police received 835 reports of missing people aged 61 and older, the highest number […]
Toronto’s downtown core a growing competitive market for renting
Looking to rent a condo in downtown Toronto? Make sure you have your rental application bundle when you go to look at the place, advises Toronto realtor. The bidding wars are prevalent in Toronto’s re-sale home market and they now affecting condo rentals. “If you don’t go with your bundle in hand — signifying […]
Toronto home prices jump in October despite new mortgage rules
Toronto’s real estate sales climbed more than 11 per cent of the members in October, 2016 compared with a year earlier, despite the introduction of new federal mortgage regulations aimed at chilling the region’s overheated housing market. The average cost of all homes across the Toronto region rose 21 per cent of the members […]
Unethical agents in hot Toronto real estate market under the microscope
Who are the unscrupulous agents in Toronto’s real estate market? It all depends on who you’re asking. Some real estate agents engage in unethical behaviour, industry veterans recognise. But so do buyers and sellers. The machinations of Toronto’s blazingly hot market are receiving a lot of scrutiny these days. Last week, an undercover investigations […]
