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By Marina Gavrylyuk, Homes & Condos for Sale in Mississauga and Toronto
(Sutton Group Summit)
I am tall. Well, not super tall, just a bit taller then average. The problem is that I can also see higher then average. And I have quite a few buyer clients who are way taller then me and obviously they can see even higher. For some reason many home sellers expect their potential home buyers to be the size of a 5-year old. What makes me think so?  Well, of course, the way some home sellers clean and prepare their house for sale. Often enough the house is spotless and sparkly all the way up to about 6 feet. 6 feet and up is often the area of unpleasant discoveries. Dear Home Sellers, cleaning the bottom of your rooms and forgetting the top just brings all your hard work next to nothing, simply because many people can see higher without even having to reach up! And here are the most comm...
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By Rosalind Nicholas, Toronto Condo Real Estate Agent, Toronto ON
(RE/MAX Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage)
East 55 Condos –a new condo developmentSales  started for ‘East 55 Condos’ in 2015.  This is a new condo development (east of Yonge Street) currently in the preconstruction stage at 53 Ontario Street in Toronto. This project is scheduled to be completed in 2018. This development is going to be 25 storeys with a total of 276 units. The units range in size from 426 sq ft to 2243 sq ft and the sales price starts at $279,900.   Some of the features include: White painted interior walls 4″ baseboard and 2 1/2″ door casing Slab style bathroom, closet and washer/dryer room doors with brushed chrome hardware Frosted glass sliding bedroom doors Stacked washer and dryer Individually controlled heating and air conditioning system utilizing a heat pump system.
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By Rosalind Nicholas, Toronto Condo Real Estate Agent, Toronto ON
(RE/MAX Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage)
Toronto Foodies  -Top Picks for This Weekend: June 5 to June 7  This weekend, Toronto foodies have many choices – there are several festivals to help you get your pick of food to eat. These include: Mac and Cheese Festival, presented by Metro, providing a gourmet twist to everyone’s favourite childhood dish, while giving back to the community through FoodShare Toronto. Riverside Eats and Beats, along Queen Street East between the Don Valley Parkway and Queen Street Bridge. Raw and Vegan Fest at 918 Bathurst Street, just North of Bloor St. Dundas West Fest, closes down Dundas from Ossington all the way west to Landsdowne. Many community groups, shops and restaurants make the Dundas West Fest successful due to the inclusion of all the local groups and businesses for food and entertainment.  
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By Rosalind Nicholas, Toronto Condo Real Estate Agent, Toronto ON
(RE/MAX Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage)
Greater Toronto Area – Home Sales a new high …….. Home sales in the first two weeks of May 2015 were 9.6 per cent higher than in May 2014. The Toronto Real Estate Board reported 5,655 sales in the first 14 days of May 2015, compared to 5,160 sales during the same period in May 2014.  The strongest price growth was in the detached homes market, with the average price up by 13.8 per cent. Detached homes sales growth in the City of Toronto has been strongest for high-end homes, thus pushing the average price higher.
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By Rosalind Nicholas, Toronto Condo Real Estate Agent, Toronto ON
(RE/MAX Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage)
Victoria Day 2015 in Canada …...is on Monday, May 18th This weekend is a long-weekend in Canada!  Victoria Day celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday (May 24th).  Victoria Day is always on a Monday; and  is commonly referred to as the Victoria Day Weekend, the May Long Weekend, or the May Two-Four (a case of beer in some parts of Canada is called a "two-four" and many of these are consumed over the holiday). For family fun, there are the Ontario Science Centre’s interactive exhibits and science demonstrations. Then, there is the ‘old favourite’ the Toronto Zoo with over 5,000 animals; and a ‘new favourite’ the wonders of marine life at Ripley’s Aquarium. There is a Toronto CityPass for 45% off on admission to five major Toronto attractions – the CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Casa Loma, ...
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By Rosalind Nicholas, Toronto Condo Real Estate Agent, Toronto ON
(RE/MAX Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage)
Questions about Short-Term Rentals ....... The 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto are just 2 months away. Associated with it are questions about short-term rentals. Should landlords allow their tenants to rent out their properties to short-term visitors? The event begins on 10th July 2015 and is expected to draw 250,000 visitors, along with 10,000 athletes.   Rental opportunities could be lucrative; some argue that this kind ‘payday’ should be considered. While others, prefer to avoid these types of short-term agreements.   Short-term rentals can be dangerous in Ontario because Ontario landlords cannot charge a 'damage deposit' and if there are damages or the tenants leave a mess, the landlord won't have a damage deposit to pay for repairs or clean up.Some landlords are worried that their ten...
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By Rosalind Nicholas, Toronto Condo Real Estate Agent, Toronto ON
(RE/MAX Condos Plus Corporation, Brokerage)
Toronto condo buyers are into the spring marketThis week activity really started up ….... With the coming and going of Easter, Passover and March break, prospective buyers have more properties to view in the downtown condo market. Listings have increased and the number of buyers is increasing as well.Sales and prices tend to reach a peak each year in April and May, while March tends to be a bit slower, because of the breaks for school students.  Most condo buyers these days are people who actually want to live in the unit. They have no choice if they cannot afford a house. For most buyers, they are also on a rung on the property ladder, aiming towards buying a single-family dwelling sooner or later.
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