Mike Down Realtor

05/06/2026

There is pent up demand of people who want or have to move. But they are afraid to buy and then have the value of their new home drop afterwards.

The difference between a market that's recovering and one that's just starting to move again.

04/30/2026

Have a Happy May everyone. Get outside and live.

03/20/2026

My forecast? The sun will come up in the east tomorrow. Stay positive.

02/20/2026

The national average price change graph.

02/07/2026

My crystal ball forecasts a few more months of price drops in Ontario

Toronto’s housing market isn’t rebounding, it’s deteriorating

02/02/2026

TD forecast for Ontario prices to continue downward for the first half of this year.

TD Economics expects Canada’s housing market to recover in 2026, but slowly

01/26/2026

The other shoe is dropping. It's another 11 months before Trump loses congress and they end his war on Canada.

Pre-construction condo sales in the GTA have fallen to their lowest level on record — worse than the early 1990s recession. The implications go far beyond housing, affecting jobs, construction and future supply.

01/12/2026

https://realestatemagazine.ca/koot-ai-is-changing-consumer-habits-how-will-realtors-adapt/

In his latest column, BCREA CEO Trevor Koot explores how AI is quietly reshaping consumer behaviour, why resistance and over-adoption both carry risks, and what Realtors need to understand as clients increasingly turn to AI for information once considered proprietary.

01/03/2026

Then I came home and became a grandpa again.

01/03/2026

Our group of friends had a fun trip to Cuba