Pat Simmonds Real Estate Services

11/14/2021

New Woodbine/Gerard listing coming soon folks.

113 Wildwood Crescent A lovely Beach Hill Semi that’s absolutely perfect for the new family. Steps to the Street Car, Subway, Bowmore School and amenities +++. This property features an enclosed back deck, perfect for entertaining with a private back yard. The home has two bedrooms upstairs, 1 was...

01/22/2021

Unbelievable. Be safe out there folks.

01/11/2021

Good info here if you're thinking about renting out a condo or basement.

To avoid trouble, be prepared: learn the rules, and screen carefully when selecting your tenant

12/03/2020

It's a zoo out there folks. Practice safe real estate, always. Also, the courts are a joke.

A Markham, Ont., man who rented a dozen luxury homes and turned them into rooming houses has been ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution to the landlords within 10 days or he'll be arrested and jailed for four months.

11/28/2020

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09/29/2020

New listing at 1 King West:

#3204 -1 KING ST W, Toronto, Ontario M5H1A1

09/22/2020

Call me old school but man, this is absolutely insane:

Officials are performing contact tracing after a case of COVID-19 was linked to an open house in Riverdale.

08/27/2020

I have a brand new listing at 1 King West. Perfect for the downtown/Bay St worker. Can be a Short Term Rental without the AirBnB headache or use it as your own apartment. 4-5% annual returns after taxes and fees.

#3204 -1 KING ST W, Toronto, Ontario M5H1A1

08/11/2020

Here’s a snapshot summary of the significant real estate milestones for Toronto in July 2020 as we finish the 5thmonth of the coronavirus pandemic.

• July sales were 29% higher than last year (11,081) – a record for July on TRREB

• The ratio of sales-to-listings increased again to 73.8% in July – a nice bump into ‘even busier’ seller market territory

• The July average sale price came in at $943,710– 16.9% above July 2019 and the highest EVER average sale price for the GTA

• The GTA real estate market overall averaged 17 days-on-market

• Detached home sales in July 2020 with a purchase price over $2,000,000 were up a big 149% (413 houses) while condo apartment sales over $2M were up by a busy 73% (19 suites) compared to July 2019

• The CONDO share of the market was relatively steady at 28.8% during the month

• Downtown condo active listing numbers were UP by a big 97% in C01 and by 137% in C08 from last year at this time

• July condo sales were flat in C01 and increased in C08 by 18.6% compared to 2019

• The downtown condo days-on-market average was 16 days in C01 and 18 days in C08

• The ratio of sales-to-listings for condos downtown continued to show significant declines in C01 (from 66% in 2019 to 33.4%) and in C08 (from 70% in 2019 to 35%)

• Even when influenced by the lower demand and higher inventories due to the virus effect, condo values still beat the averages seen in July 2019 and appreciation gains over the last 12 months stayed strong

• Sales numbers for homes in many 905 neighbourhoods were up 25-60% year-over-year while average 905 appreciation numbers were in the 9-11% range

• There are multiple points of view as to ‘what will happen to prices’. The answers to each of those questions will hinge in part on what type of home you have (house or condo), what neighbourhood you own in and your personal situation so you’ll need to get your agent’s specific advice based on those criteria.

07/12/2020

REMAX Hallmak market snapshot June 2020

06/05/2020

What a difference a bit of nice weather makes.

03/31/2020

Hang in there team. When this is all over there'll be a huge sigh of relief.