1 Bed Yonge & St. Clair condo with parking & locker for $438,000

by Davelle Morrison

It’s a rarely available super pet-friendly large (over 600 sq ft) one bedroom condo with a locker & parking. The open-concept kitchen with a breakfast bar is great for entertaining and the balcony is the perfect location for your morning coffee and reading the paper (if you still do that) and it’s listed for $438,000.

To see MORE pictures and get ALL of the details about this condo visit www.601-55delisle.com

Looking for a place to call home. Looking to put down roots or downsize in the area this could be your new home.

And with ST CLAIR SUBWAY STATION, STARBUCKS, SHOPPERS, LONGO’S & LCBO a stones throw away, what more could you need? Well maybe, you could use easy access to the BELTLINE TRAIL & MOORE PARK RAVINE to get your nature fix in which is only a block away._ALP0121

300 Balliol Street 710

by Davelle Morrison

This suite at 300 Balliol Street 710 is a true one bedroom with a large den that could be used as an office or a bedroom. The renovated kitchen has ceasarstone counters & a breakfast bar. The open-concept kitchen/dining/living room space is ideal for entertaining and has a south facing balcony large enough for al fresco meals.
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And with DAVISVILLE SUBWAY STATION, STARBUCKS, SOBEYS & a Farmer’s Market down the street plus TIM HORTONS across the road and many restaurants a stones throw away, what more could you need? Well maybe, you could use easy access to the BELTLINE TRAIL & MOORE PARK RAVINE to get your nature fix a block away which they are.

Looking for a place to call home. Looking to downsize in the area or move-up from a 1 bedroom, this could be your new home.

To view MORE pictures visit www.710-300balliol.com

Why Pre-Construction Condos are Always Delayed

by Davelle Morrison

Listen to “Why Are Pre-Construction Condos Always Delayed” on Spreaker.

Michael Siskind, Principal, Decade Group, which is building Yorkdale Village by Yorkdale Mall & Midtown Lofts in Kitchener/Waterloo

  • Michael discusses why delays happen in the pre-construction industry such as strikes, building inspections, the registration process etc
  • Things to know when purchasing pre-construction condos
  • State of Toronto condo development

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2181 Yonge St Suite 4004

by Davelle Morrison

This suite is a stylishly done 1+1 bedroom and 1 bath with a south facing unobstructed view with a sweet balcony. This suite is beautiful with stunning hardwood floors and spacious enough for a dinner party. The entire north tower has fresh new plumbing & spa-like amenities including a party room, gym, exercise room & pool and with a Starbucks, Eglinton subway station restaurants & movie theatre at its feet. Visit www.4004-2191yonge.com_ALP2747 For Floor Plan.

Making a Smooth Transition to House Ownership

by Davelle Morrison

Recently I have worked with a few clients who have contemplated purchasing a house after living in a condo for some time.  The challenge is they don’t always understand that houses are not controlled environments the way that condos are.  Houses can be unpredictable and can need work that no home inspector or engineer can forsee.  Most of the housing stock in Toronto is approximately 100 years old.  When you move into a house you are not given a blueprint of everything that has happened in the house every year.  When issues arise in the house, as they do, they must be tended to.  A house doesn’t always work perfectly all of the time and it is that expectation of a perfect living environment that most people experience in a condo that gets them into trouble when they become home owners.  For any new home owner, its best to roll with the punches and accept that although home ownership comes without maintenance fees, you are now expected to fix anything that may go wrong or live with the imperfection.  A positive attitude and a realistic outlook will allow you to make a smooth transition from condo to house ownership.Beautiful-living-rooms-2

My take on National Housing Stats

by Davelle Morrison

I’m always blown away by the fact that the newspapers for the last 5 years keep writing about a housing crash, yet every year when it doesn’t happen, they never go back and do an analysis of where their research went wrong.  The challenge with looking at national housing stats is that housing isn’t national.  The housing market in St. Johns has nothing to do with the market in Regina which has nothing to do with the market in Toronto. 
question-markFurthermore, the market in Toronto is not homogenous either, since the market in Leslieville has nothing to do with the market at Yonge & Eglinton.  Additionally, the condo & housing markets are completely different yet most publications lump them both together.  Newspapers recently reported that the national stats have shown a 3 ½% dip in the market.  They use this as evidence of a crash.  It’s funny in most other industries there is always a statistical margin of error of + or – 2%.  So calling a 3.5% dip a crash seems like an exaggeration.  I would think a crash would be a 30% or 40% dip, not 3.5%.