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The day comes when you get tired of paying rent to someone else and you decide it's time you owned your own place. Being a first time buyer you have decided that a Toronto Condominium Listing is the affordable route at this time. Before you run off excitedly looking at every Toronto Condo on the...

Up until a couple of months ago there was frenzied activity in the Toronto and Mississauga Real Estate market. Listings of homes for sale were few and multiple offer situations were the normal order of the day. How quickly things change! The Toronto Real Estate Board recently reported a 34% drop ...

Before you rush out and buy one of those Toronto Condominium Listings you have admired for so long, you should know that not everyone is suited to condominium living. In order to take part in a condominium lifestyle you agree from the beginning to live by certain rules and regulations stipulated...

Weaker Home Sales Predicted The Canadian Real Estate Association has reduced its sales forecast again for this year. 459,600 units are estimated to change hands in 2010, a decline of 1.2 per cent. This is the second time the Canadian Real Estate Association has reduced estimates from an optimisti...

Mississauga Condo Townhouse This Mississauga townhouse is nestled in a park like setting in family friendly Meadowvale. End unit with 3 bedrooms, updated kitchen with an eat-in area new bathrooms in 2007, fireplace in living room, walk-out to a sunfilled patio off the living room, private drive w...

Happy Birthday Ringo Ringo Starr, the drummer in the Beatles is 70 years old today. It hardly seems possible. Born with name Richard Starkey he became known as Ringo in the early days of Liverpool rock-n-roll because of his penchant for wearing lots of rings on his fingers, today he wears them in...

Government Incentives for First Time Buyers of Toronto Condominium Listings Down Payment First time Toronto Condominium buyers are allowed to purchase a home with as little as 5% down payment. The mortgage has to be insured against default by either CMHC or Genworth Financial. They both have inco...

Why are Toronto Condominiums abandoning City re-cycling program? Toronto condominium corporations representing about 75,000 owners and residents decided to opt out of the city run recycling program over the last 2 years. Why? "The waste rate program was unfair, punitive and un-transparent" a spo...

Chaing Mai Temples and Sites - Thailand These were taken at various locations in Chaing Mai, Thailand Photos taken in Chaing Mai, Thailand by John Lavin If you are looking for Toronto Condominium Listings or Mississauga Condos For Sale why not put my 25 years of experience to work for you. Stop b...

Forest Hill house For sale in Toronto This white stucco home is located in the exclusive neighborhood of Forest Hill in Toronto Sunlight filled it has 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, a lovely family room with fireplace and wet bar. Marble counters and floor have recently been upgrades to the eat-in k...