Rick Lavor

09/06/2023

Another school year... may all the kids learn lots and have fun..

12/09/2020

The Union Station bus terminal is about to look a lot different.

This Friday, after almost two decades in service, GO Transit's old Union Station Bus Terminal will be fenced off and closed to the public for good....

12/08/2020

Real estate agents in 54% of regions have said that there was a significant increase in buyers looking to work remotely at a cottage as a primary residence.

Cottage country home prices are increasing as Canadian buyers looking for more space during the pandemic aim to move there full-time, according to a report released Monday by Royal LePage.

12/07/2020

Will people be flooding back downtown?

For many Toronto residents, the pandemic was the final kick to finally leave... but will they find homebuyer regret waiting for them?

12/04/2020

This house is definitely kid friendly.

With fun features like a fire pole and an indoor slide, a new Toronto home keeps a family of six busy and occupied during the city's second lockdow...

12/03/2020

Efficiency investment get paid back in cost savings and improved resale value.

It is increasingly clear that housing is central to the story of climate change. The business opportunity for Realtors is to build brand and trust by advising clients of these trends.

12/02/2020

The neighbourhood is a relatively new sort of suburban development, where farming and community are co-located and integrated: an agrihood.

This ‘agrihood’ integrates suburban living with farming, so people are more connected to their food.

12/01/2020

It turns out that financial conditions now tend to favour the choice of a five-year fixed rate mortgage to an unusual degree.

With rates this low, the usual advantages of renewing with a variable mortgage are diminished or gone, writes David Aston.

11/30/2020

What will the future of cities look like if this remote work trend continues?

More buyers flocked to regions beyond the GTA this summer, and some wonder if the exodus from Toronto could have staying power after the pandemic.

11/27/2020

With lots of options, read on to see what the financial experts suggest.

Millennial Money is a weekly submission-based series that provides financial advice to millennials in the GTA. Read the full series here.