Casey Ragan "Toronto's Luxury Real Estate Authority"

01/21/2025

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market experienced a transitionary year in 2024. Annual sales were up slightly compared to 2023, and new listings were up significantly year-over-year. Buyers benefited from substantial negotiating power on price, especially in the condominium apartment market....

10/27/2024

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales increased year-over-year in September. Buyers were starting to take advantage of more affordable market conditions brought about by interest rate cuts and lower home prices. “As buyers take advantage of changes to mortgage lending guidelines and borrowing cost...

07/05/2024

07/05/2024

05/10/2024

April 2024 home sales were down in comparison to April 2023, when there was a temporary resurgence in market activity. New listings were up strongly year-over-year, which meant there was increased choice for home buyers and little movement in the average selling price compared to last year. Greater....

04/12/2024

Maximizing your home’s value doesn’t always mean diving into big, costly renovations that eat up a lot of your time, effort, and budget. Often, it’s the smaller, easy-to-manage updates that can make a difference, boosting your home’s appeal and value. These cost-effective tweaks can transfor...

04/10/2024

Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 5% The Bank of Canada has held its benchmark interest rate at 5%, marking the sixth consecutive pause after a tightening campaign in 2023 to cool high inflation. It appears to be working, with the inflation rate easing back to 2.8 per cent in February. Price pre...

04/03/2024

March 2024 home sales reported through TRREB’s MLS® System were lower than the March 2023 result, due in part to the statutory holiday Good Friday falling in March this year versus April last year. Despite a better-supplied market compared to last year, there was enough competition between buyers...

03/14/2024

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales and new listings were up on an annual and monthly basis in February 2024. Selling prices also edged upward compared to a year earlier. Population growth and a resilient regional economy continued to support the overall demand for housing. Higher borrowing costs....

02/08/2024

Home sales were up in January 2024 in comparison to January 2023. This annual increase came as some homebuyers started to benefit from lower borrowing costs associated with fixed rate mortgage products. New listings were also up year-over-year but by a lesser annual rate compared to sales. The resul...

01/21/2024

While the overall demand for housing remained buoyed by record immigration in 2023, more of this demand was pointed at the rental market. The number of Toronto home sales in 2023 came in at less than 70,000 due to affordability issues brought about by high mortgage rates. High borrowing costs couple...

12/31/2023

In September 2023, the City Council of Toronto approved imposing a Luxury Land Transfer Tax, starting January 1, 2024. The City mentioned that the new Land Transfer Tax provisions will help alleviate the City’s existing financial difficulties. This is not an entirely new tax, however, it will resu...