Lifetime Developments, in partnership with Pinedale Properties, has announced XO2 Condos, the second building of its development project in Toronto’s King West neighbourhood. The second phase will stand northeast of the first phase — XO Condos, which launched in 2019 — across both King and Dufferin streets. Designed by Turner Fleischer Architects, XO2 Condos will have a total of 410 suites spread across…

Despite the persistence of COVID-19 causing more necessary public health restrictions and further uncertainty surrounding the economy, December had a record number of real estate transactions – 121,712 sales – up 7.7 per cent from the previous 2016 high of 113,040. December also broke records by reaching an average selling price of $1,095,475 – an increase of 17.8 per cent compared to the previous…

TRREB’s MLS System has reported a record 121,712 sales in 2021 — a 7.7% increase from the previous 2016 high of 113,040, and a 28% increase compared to 2020. Despite a constrained supply of listings, record demand persisted, with new listings up by 6.2% — a lesser annual rate than sales. The result was extremely tight market conditions, and an all-time…

An important decision of the Ontario Superior Court may offer hope to buyers of pre-construction Ontario homes and condominiums who have had their agreements arbitrarily terminated by the builders. In the summer of 2020, 11 people signed agreements to purchase eight pre-construction homes in Tillsonburg from a builder, Green Urban People Ltd. Purchase prices for the units ranged from $345,000…

Am I really that predictable? I mean, “Burning Questions” again?  We did this after Labour Day, right?  To start the fall market?  And we did this to start off January 2021, not just as a stand-alone blog, or even a two-part series, but rather a three-part series that spanned the entire first week back! Well, what can I say?  I just like…

UrbanToronto Forum contributor Kai White recently shot this moody pic of the Hospital for Sick Children’s Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, picking out the glowing ceilings of the undulating, three-floor-high atria that building features as it rises. The unique spaces are meant as a place for research scientists of different disciplines to mix and trigger potentially innovative ideas. Glowing…