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Check out this new 5 beds-3 baths listing at Portico Toronto E09

Set on a great lot in Toronto's established Woburn community, 19 Portico Drive offers the rare combination of size, style, comfort, and true move-in-ready living that today's Toronto & GTA buyers have been waiting for. Extensively renovated with a reported Top $$$ spent on upgrades, this beautifully transformed home features 4 spacious bedrooms, 3...

Toronto City Guide 2026: Everything Newcomers Need to Know

Toronto remains Canada's largest and most diverse city, attracting immigrants with its strong economy, multicultural communities, and quality of life. Key benefits include a robust job market in technology, finance, healthcare, and skilled trades, extensive newcomer support, and good public services. High living costs, especially housing, pose challenges, but salaries and opportunities help offset...

Toronto Buyers Find New Openings | Sivage Sivagumaran, CPA | https://sivagerealty.ca | Guide: How to Buy Your First Home in Toronto & GTA 🏠

Toronto housing stayed sluggish in Early-Spring, with sales still far below 10-yr norms despite slight yearly gains and a market far quieter than 2021-2022. Since the Mid-Q1 2022 peak, GTA avg. home prices ↓24%, while larger condos and some freeholds became more attainable for first-time buyers. Entry-level demand centered on bigger condos: ~650-sq-ft...

Is GTA Home-Buying Activity Surging This Year-End? | Sivage Sivagumaran, CPA | https://sivagerealty.ca | Guide: How to Buy Your First Home in Toronto & GTA 🏠

Slide 1: 🏙️ GTA housing heats up in late 2025 as buyers scramble post-return-to-office mandates. Slide 2: 📈 Average GTA home prices rose 436% since 1994, second-best in Canada. Slide 3: 💰 Freehold homes near $1M see steady activity while condos await stronger recovery. Slide 4: 📊 Population growth outpaces housing supply, with Toronto CMA...

Toronto’s homebuilding taxes could be cut in half. Here’s what that actually means

A new agreement aims to reduce Toronto's development charges on new homes by 30 to 50 percent over three years, potentially cutting fees that can add up to $130,000 to home prices. An $8.8 billion fund will compensate municipalities for lost revenue if they opt in. Development charges have risen sharply due to construction cost indexes, contributing to high housing costs. Other fees like community...

Check out this new 5 beds-3 baths listing at 19 Portico Toronto (Woburn)

Set on a great lot in Toronto's established Woburn community, 19 Portico Drive offers the rare combination of size, style, comfort, and true move-in-ready living that today's Toronto & GTA buyers have been waiting for. Extensively renovated with a reported Top $$$ spent on upgrades, this beautifully transformed home features 4 spacious bedrooms, 3...

هل يعيد خصم HST في أونتاريو إنعاش سوق العقارات المتباطئ؟

وسّعت أونتاريو خصم ضريبة المبيعات الموحدة (HST) على المنازل الجديدة التي تصل قيمتها حتى مليون دولار لمدة عام واحد، بهدف إعادة إحياء مشاريع الإسكان المتوقفة. تلغي هذه الخطوة ضريبة HST بنسبة 13% على المنازل الجديدة المؤهلة، مع هدف...

How to get ready for closing when buying a home

Closing on a home transfers ownership from seller to buyer, involving signing documents, paying closing costs, and receiving keys. Key steps include organizing documents, reviewing loan and seller disclosures, checking the closing disclosure, and securing homeowners insurance. Prepare funds early for closing costs, lock in your mortgage rate, transfer funds securely, and do a final walk-through to...

GTA Buyers Gained Leverage Late-Winter | Sivage Sivagumaran, CPA | https://sivagerealty.ca | Guide: How to Buy Your First Home in Toronto & GTA 🏠

~75% of GTA neighbourhoods saw homes sell below asking price. Across 213 neighbourhoods: ~6% overbidding, ~92% underbidding, ~2% at asking. Report called March weakest buyer competition in >4 yr; tracking began July 2022. By housing type: detached ~14% overbid neighbourhoods; condos ~1% overbid neighbourhoods. All homes sold: 23% above asking, 74% below...

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