September 2026

The $950 Maintenance Fee Trap: Why a "Cheaper" Toronto Condo Can Cost You More Every Month

Posted on Sep 23, 2026 in Buying Tips



Purchase prices get the headlines. Monthly carry is what actually comes out of your bank account on the first of the month.

When buyers scroll Toronto condo listings, the filter is almost always set to price ceiling: under $700,000, under $800,000, under $1,000,000. It feels sensible and clean. The problem is that two condos listed at the exact same...

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The Highest Offer Didn't Win The House. Here's What Did.

Posted on Sep 16, 2026 in Buying Tips



On offer night, everyone assumes the highest number wins. My buyer clients just proved that is not always true, and what happened tells you more about how sellers actually think than any pricing strategy could.

Their offer wasn't the top bid on the table. It was the second-highest of five. What tipped it in their favour was a letter.

The Reality of O...

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Two-Thirds of Toronto Listings Don't Sell. Waiting for Lower Rates Won't Change That.

Posted on Sep 07, 2026 in Buying Tips



Here's a number that surprises most people, including a lot of agents: pull the data on any month of Toronto listings old enough to have fully played out, and somewhere between 55 and 68 percent of them get taken off the market without ever selling under that listing. Call it two out of three. That's not a slow-month anomaly. It's held in that rang...

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SEPTEMBER 2026: The Toronto Market Split in Half

Posted on Sep 03, 2026 in Market Update



Toronto real estate split down the middle in August. Here's what it means for you.


August didn't behave like one market. Detached, semi-detached and townhouse prices all ticked up from July. Condo prices kept sliding. If you've been reading the headlines and assuming the whole city moved in one direction, it didn't, and that split matters more than...

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