Luxury condos in Toronto
August 16, 2008
Toronto is beset by luxury hotels eager to expand their brand to condos and cater to the rich with perks like butlers, room service and valet parking. more
Sweetening the deal in trying times
July 26, 2008
Condo Marketers: Up Their Game
The coating of celebrity was as thin as a French manicure, but it sparkled just enough to catch the eye of Toronto's voracious condo clique. A downtown developer was offering the chance to win a $75,000 deposit on a condo. All entrants had to do was resemble a celebrity, and start racking up supporting votes on Facebook. more
Harbourfront living... where lifestyle includes easy access to both work and play
June 06, 2008
For the next few years anyone wanting to live along the lakefront in downtown Toronto will have to make a choice: Buy a resale condominium; purchase a suite at Pier 27; or get to the front of the line of new waterfront projects. more
Condo buyers are rekindling their love affair with the lake
June 06, 2008
After a two-decade time-out, waterfront condominiums have become hotter than Susur Lee's grills, and from Cobourg in the east to Bronte Creek on the western border of Oakville there are a lot more yet to come. more
The Kings Of Condo City
May 31, 2008
Optimistic Toronto developers are riding the increasing shift of housing demand toward homes in the sky. From his penthouse in Toronto's hip fashion district, Peter Freed can track the development of his next six condo projects taking shape along King Street West. more
City condo market cools off
May 30, 2008
As construction begins on 1 Bloor, analysts say investors aren't buying like they used to. Torontonians at the busy intersection of Yonge and Bloor Streets were treated to an unusual sight yesterday as a tracked excavator officially began demolition for the 80-storey 1 Bloor condominium and hotel development. more
Condo numbers hold steady
May 24, 2008
First-quarter results were surprisingly strong, but the second quarter may be a better indicator. Toronto is being remade on a grand scale. Each Thursday, the National Post examines the people, places and issues behind Toronto's condo boom. Even as there are signs greater Toronto's real estate market is losing a little of its lustre, the condo market appears to be holding steady. more
Survey: 56 more condos so far in '08
May 24, 2008
With more buyers opting for condos in favour of single-detached homes, Toronto's condo market continues to perform extremely well. With 17 new condominium projects already launched in the first quarter, data from a survey by Urbanation, which monitors the condo market's performance, shows divergence between low-rise and high-rise real estate markets, with the high-rise condo market retaining strength in pricing per square foot and volume of units sold. more