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When pondering for a brief moment about what to be thankful for a title wave of thoughts rushed in my mind. A good problem to have! My list of blessings is truly long and my hope is that everyone who reads this and everyone that they know can say the same.

Good morning everyone; The September sales figures are in and we are heading for another robust sales year! Greater Toronto REALTORS® Report Monthly MLS  Housing Figures (Download Full Report) TORONTO, October 3, 2014 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that there were 8,051 transactions reported through the TorontoMLS system in September 2014….

Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 3,297 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first 14 days of September 2014. This result represented an 8.3 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2013. Year-to-date sales through September 14, at 68,731, were up by 6.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2013.

This week saw all the kiddies go back to school. I received many Facebook photo posts/updates of adorable children with their uniforms and backpacks set to tackle another year of academia. I love it! My own sons courageously walked into the school yard holding hands as big brother guided his younger sibling to the Senior Kindergarten play yard.

As the summer winds down and back to school fast approaches it seems like the real estate market has almost skipped its lazy days of summer. The long drawn out winter seem to have pushed back the market. Early spring seemed slower than usual and summer seemed busier than usual.

Good morning everyone; It seems like fall came early this week.  Some trees have already turned colours – Yikes! The fall is typically the second busiest real estate season of the year.  I am currently prepping 2 homes to bring to market in September.  In addition buyers are beginning to return from holidays and have…

Hot and fresh off the presses. The July numbers are in and it seems like the typical summer slow-down in the real estate market was less so this year. We have just gone through the second best July sales results on record!

Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced robust results for the condominium apartment market in the second quarter of 2014. Q2 sales were up by 10.4 per cent compared to the same period in 2013. New listings were up over the same period, but by a lesser 4.4 per cent. “Condominium apartments represent an affordable entry point into the market for first time buyers. On top of this, some condo properties cater to households looking to move out of their traditional low-rise home, and we are increasingly seeing households choose condos as the place where they will raise a family. This diversity of buyers explains why sales more than kept up with increased listings in the second quarter,” said Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington.

The Bank of Canada has left interest rates unchanged at 1%. Recent lower than expected job numbers prompted the federal government to leave things be. Although the economy is still performing positively, it is at a slow enough pace that inflation is not yet a concern. Most analysts are forecasting interest rate increase in the 3rd quarter of next year.

Many of us have now begun cheering for our secondary teams in the world cup. As stated last week I’m not a huge or knowledgeable soccer fan but I do like the atmosphere that the world cup creates in our city. I also really enjoy watching many people cheer for “their country”. With much horn honking and flag waving it’s a fun time overall.