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Toronto Lofts > Corktown District Lofts are Buzzing
2007-05-04 19:48:00
Toronto Lofts > Cork town District Lofts are Buzzing I previously mentioned the Corktown District Lofts in a post two weeks ago. Well it seems that the development is getting some more media buzz. A recent Toronto Star Article “Corktown Bubbles Up” recently visited with the development and shed some light on this historic area’s rich history. Toronto’s ...
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Decor Extra - April 29 2007 Issue
2007-05-04 03:36:00
Decor Extra - April 29 2007 Issue Decor Extra - April 29, 2007 Download Here For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com Share This
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Decor Extra - New Category
2007-05-04 03:33:00
Decor Extra - New Cate gory As Real Estate becomes an ever competitive marketplace, it is vitally important to make one’s home stand out. As a result, home decor and interior design play much more important roles in the lives of homeowners. Luckily, there is help. The Toronto Star publishes a weekly insert called Decor Extra published ...
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John Chow on Money & Finance
2007-05-02 01:21:00
John Chow on Money & Finance Über-blogger John Chow, now officially earning Dot Com Mogul Money, is a well known blogger & self proclaimed Dot Com Mogul who teaches his readers how to Make Money Online. By linking to his popular Review My Blog program, any blogger can benefit from increased website traffic and a link-back ...
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First-Time Home Buying from A to Z Podcast - Part 2
2007-04-30 22:47:00
First-Time Home Buying from A to Z Podcast - Part 2 This is the 2nd Toronto Lofts & Toronto Condos Podcast. It is a podcast from BMO Bank of Montreal - First-Time Home Buying from A to Z Podcast, featuring Real Estate expert Sandra Rinomato interviewing Laura Parsons, Mortgage Specialist for BMO - Bank of Montreal. You ...

First-Time Home Buying from A to Z Podcast
2007-04-25 00:06:00
First-Time Home Buying from A to Z Podcast This is the first Toronto Lofts & Toronto Condos Podcast. It is a podcast from BMO Bank of Montreal - First-Time Home Buying from A to Z Podcast, featuring Real Estate expert Sandra Rinomato interviewing Bob Dugan, Chief Economist for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Download: First-Time ...
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Toronto Lofts Toronto Condos Podcast Goes Live
2007-04-24 23:36:00
Toronto Lofts Toronto Condos Podcast Goes Live In a bid to stay up to date in the blogosphere, I have decided to branch out and offer readers Toronto Real Estate Podcasts. The new medium will allow for a different type of user interaction and hopefully the messages and articles will be useful. The first podcast is ...
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Toronto?s Smallest House Sold
2007-04-21 03:00:00
Toronto’s Smallest House Sold As real estate prices continue to grow in Toronto, it becomes ever more difficult for the first time buyer to afford anything but a condo. However, recently, a small little house in the Dufferin / Rogers area of Toronto sold as a great condo alternative. This tiny little 300 sq. ft. house on ...
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Toronto Lofts > Corktown District Lofts
2007-04-21 01:19:00
Toronto Lofts > Cork town District Lofts Corktown District Lofts “Where King meets Queen” Corktown District Lofts is a new development opening this weekend by Streetcar Developments in Toronto’s lower East side. The area, known as the Corktown District or the Distillery borders on the triangle created by King St E, Queen St E and Sumach St. The ...
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Market Watch > March 2007 Numbers
2007-04-17 23:10:00
Market Watch >March 2007 Numb ers March On Par with 2007! According to TREB, the Toronto Real Estate Market for March 2007 has been on par with last year’s numbers. March’s figures saw 8,518 sales, compared to March 2006’s figures of 8,707. The market is continuing strong overall and April should see greater sales still. A large jump in Condo sales in C14 District, (Yonge / Sheppard Condos, Yonge & Finch Condos, North York Centre) saw a 14% jump over March of last year. You can download the complete March 2007 Market Watch Here from TREB. For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com Share This
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Buyer Beware ? of the low down payment
2007-03-14 17:02:00
Buyer Beware ? of the low down payment If you’re looking to get into the housing market, a listing that’s advertised as requiring little or no money down can sound like a great deal. But is it really? Before you decide, you should consider who this type of advertising appeals to and why this pricing tactic is ...
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Reverse mortgages ? what?s the scoop?
2007-03-13 22:18:00
Reverse mortgages ? what’s the scoop? For many Canadians, the prospect of retirement holds more questions than it does answers. However, if you’re a homeowner, the equity you’ve built up in your property could provide the answer that helps turn your dreams of retirement into a pleasant reality. With a reverse mortgage, you can unlock the ...
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Over The Rainbow Fashion Blog - Yorkville a Bloggin?
2007-03-13 01:35:00
Over The Rain bow Fashion Blog - York ville a Bloggin’ Iconic Yorkville Fashion store Over The Rainbow goes a Bloggin’ with their new Fashion Blog (www.insiderainbow.com). A Yorkville staple since 1976, Over The Rainbow has been the go to denim store for all of the latest in Denim Jeans & Denim Fashion. For those in the know, ...

L?Oreal Fashion Week Kicks Off in Toronto
2007-03-13 01:24:00
L’Oreal Fashion Week Kicks Off in Toronto L’Oreal Fashion Week Kicks Off today in Toronto and runs from March 12th, 2007 - March 17th, 2007. L’Oreal Fashion Week is an event run by the Fashion Design Council of Canada with the stated purpose of “Branding Fashion in Canada”. The Fashion Design Council of Canada assists in ...
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Rising home prices predicted through 2008
2007-03-10 03:00:00
Rising home prices predicted through 2008 says national forecast Wondering if home prices can continue their upward climb in 2007? You may be surprised to learn that while the number of homes sold is expected to level off over the next several months, resale home prices should continue to rise ? not just this year, ...
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The Advantages of Homeownership
2007-03-08 17:03:00
The Advantages of Home ownership If you’re wondering whether home ownership is right for you, a good place to start is by weighing all the ?pros’ and ?cons’. Consider the many advantages of owning your own home. There are many practical and financially sound reasons for buying your first home, whether you start with a condo, a ...
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Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 5
2007-03-08 08:59:01
Mortgage Financing : Mini Series - Part 5 In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 1, we looked at Credit Bureaus. In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Par 2, we looked at Mortgage Terminology. In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 3, we explored Pre-Payment options the benefit of reducing your Mortgage burden quicker. In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 4 dealt with Pay Off Faster Strategies. Part 5 will wrap up this Mortgage Financing: Mini Series with a look at Home Equity and at some general questions you may have about mortgages. Home Equity Home Equity Lines of Credit have become a major source of lending for banks. A Home Equity Line of Credit is essentially a secure line of credit using your home as collateral. It is generally possible to access up to about 90% of your home’s appraised value as a line of credit. Therefore, if you have a home that has already been paid off, and is worth, for example $300,000, you can conceivably access about $270,000 of credit...
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Market Watch > January 2007 Numbers
2007-03-08 08:59:01
Market Watch > January 2007 Numb ers Best January Ever! According to TREB, the Toronto Real Estate Market for January 2007 has been the best it ever has. January’s sales figure were 13% higher than in January 2006 and 6% higher than January 2002, the previous Record for January sales. January 2007 saw 5,173 homes sold in the Greater Toronto Area. Average prices for January 2007 peaked at $353,724 up 6% over January 2006. You can download the complete January 2007 Market Watch Here from TREB. For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com Share This
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Market Watch > February 2007 Numbers
2007-03-08 08:59:01
Market Watch > February 2007 Numb ers Second Best February Ever! According to TREB, the Toronto Real Estate Market for February 2007 has been the second best it ever has. February’s figures saw 6,772 sales, beating February 2006’s figures of 6,756. Even though February saw the coldest temperatures in many years, so far the year has been progressing at a brisk pace. The average price of a Toronto Home has increased to $368,687, a 4% increase over the previous month. You can download the complete February 2007 Market Watch Here from TREB. For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com Share This
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Site News - Post Reviews
2007-03-08 08:59:01
Site News - Post Review s Recently I’ve not been able to post as regularly as I would have liked. In fact, Part 5 of Mortgage Financing was the first post for March. At times, Real Estate in Toronto gets quite hectic. Well, without further ado, a Post Review of the major posts from this blog. Mortgage Financing: Mini Series Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Intro Introduction Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 1 Credit Bureaus Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 2 Mortgage Terminology Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 3 Pre-Payment Options Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 4 Pay Off Faster Strategies Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 5 Home Equity Loans First Time Home Buyers Guide First Time Home Buyers Guide - Part 1 Introduction First Time Home Buyers Guide - Part 2 Pre-Qualification First Time Home Buyers Guide - Part 3 Arranging Financing First Time Home Buyers Guide - Part 4 Finding the Right Home First Time Home Buyers Guide - Part 5 Making an ...
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Subscribe via Email for RSS Feed
2007-03-08 08:59:01
Subscribe via Email for RSS Feed Well, more site news to talk about. I’ve recently activated Feed Burner’s Email Subscriptions option allowing you to subscribe to Radu’s Toronto Real Estate Blog RSS Feed and receive it directly in your email. You can find the form both at the top of this website and on my sidebar. Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner Alternatively, you can use this RSS Feed Link directly. For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com Share This
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9T6 Condos (Ninety-Six) Condominiums
2007-03-01 08:53:01
9T6 Condo s (Nine ty-Six) Condom iniums Announcing 9T6 Condos preview sale. I can still get you in for pre-construction, pre-public sale for Thursday March 1st and Friday March 2nd. Sales office opens to public on March 3rd. If you are interested in this condominium development and want to get in before the public, now is the chance. For now, call me at (416) 250-9000 or email me: rmedan@trebnet.com if you would like to get in to see the available units. For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com
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Vote For Radu
2007-02-28 08:52:05
Vote For Radu No, I am not running for public office of any kind. This Vote for Radu campaign is just a cheesy marketing ploy to drive some more traffic to my website. I have joined a blog list called, conveniently enough, Blog Top List. Aside from the other blog lists that just rank your website by the amount of visitors you get, Blog Top List goes a step further and takes into consideration how many people / visitors vote for a website. Therefore, visitors to my blog as well as other blogs on Blog Top List have the option of voting for the site in question and this will help the web site move up in the Blog Top List. So, aside from just general traffic, the more votes a site gets, the better it will do in the ranking. So, if you find my website useful or you just enjoy stopping by, I urge you to Vote For Me . For more information, contact: Radu Medan Sales Representative Coldwell Banker Case Realty, Brokerage 416.250.9000 rmedan@trebnet.com
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It?s Gon? Rain - Blaccuweather Forecast
2007-02-28 08:52:05
It’s Gon’ Rain - Blaccuweather Fore cast Well, It seems today’s weather calls for “Lil Snow Flurries!” in Toronto according to Blaccuweather-Man Ollie Williams, Channel 5 weatherman from the hit TV Show Family Guy. This fun website, Blaccuweather.com, has been started as a Fan Website for the Family Guy show. It is not affiliated with Family Guy or Fox TV. It was built simply by a fan of the show, using real-time weather data from Yahoo! Weather . And, according to the weather forecast, you get a Quick Snippet of Brilliance from Ollie Williams. “It’s Gon’ Rain”, “It’s Rainin’ Sideways”, etc. You can also search the website and get local forecasts either using Local US ZIP codes, or going by International Codes. For example, listed below are some major Canadian cities and their direct links to the Blaccuweather forecast. Blaccuweather by City Toronto Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg Montreal If you woul...
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Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 4
2007-02-28 08:52:05
Mortgage Financing : Mini Series - Part 4 In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 1, we looked at Credit Bureaus. In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Par 2, we looked at Mortgage Terminology. In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 3, we explored Pre-Payment options the benefit of reducing your Mortgage burden quicker. Part 4 will deal with Pay Off Faster Strategies. Mortgage Pay Off Faster Strategies As the name implies, these strategies are aimed at paying off your mortgage faster. Although amortization is always based on 25 years, it is very beneficial to pay off a mortgage faster. For one thing, paying off your mortgage means you literally own your home or property quicker and thus are no longer liable to the bank. If you are able to lock-in a good interest rate, it is also better if you pay your mortgage off faster since you are taking advantage of a good rate and you will not be forced to renew at a less favourable rate. And, of course you can save thousands of dollars in ...
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bla.st your website
2007-02-28 08:52:05
bla.st your website I’ve recently come across a new website called bla.st thanks in part to a recent article by John Chow. bla.st is a new website similar to the Million Dollar Home Page where anyone can upload a “card” and link it to their website. You can upload your very own card for free or you can pay a per day fee and have your card better positioned in the list of cards. Say for example that you want your card on the top / main page, as of this writing, it only costs $0.02 / day to get it there. However, there are many people who are paying that. So, for a little more money, say $0.10 / day, your card will shoot up in the ranks. The highest paid position is displayed at the very top and the website lets you know what it costs to get there. Today’s top position cost $3.60 / day and it went to Alex Shalman Dot Com. Here is a look at what my card looks like. Once the paypal payment goes through, I hope to hit the main page! For more information, contac...
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Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 3
2007-02-24 20:49:01
Mortgage Financing : Mini Series - Part 3 In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 1, we looked at Credit Bureaus. In Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Par 2, we looked at Mortgage Terminology. Part 3 will deal with Pre-Payment options and is the first part of reducing your Mortgage burden quicker. Part 4 will deal with Pay Off Faster Strategies. Pre-Payment Conventional repayment of a mortgage involves the repayment of P&I (Principal & Interest). At the beginning of the repayment schedule, most of the payment goes towards the interest portion. As your mortgage repayment evolves, more and more of the amount will eventually go towards the principal. When you prepay according to set guidelines, your extra payments will be able to go towards the principal directly, thus skipping many normal payments, and saving you potentially thousands of dollars in interest down the road. Pre-Payment Options Increasing the frequency of payments: By increasing the frequency of payments, yo...
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New Widget: Meebo - Chat Live with Radu
2007-02-23 08:48:01
New Widget : Meebo - Chat Live with Radu Well, I recently came across a nifty little widget called Meebo Me that allows live chatting between two or more people. It is like any Instant Messaging (IM) software except you can embed it in your website. The widget, located on the left hand side just under my Menu Options, allows anyone to Chat Live with Radu as long as I am online. So feel free to send me a quick blurb or IM asking questions about Toronto Real Estate or any other topic. Perhaps just pop-in and say hello. Send a Rant. Write a complain. Anything goes as long as I am online and available to chat. I urge all bloggers to give this widget a try. You can easily add it to any blog platform as it is a simple Embedded Flash application. Once you install it, you just have to login to Meebo and chat with your visitors. Furthermore, inside Meebo, you can chat on any IM platform you like. This is a neat app for anyone who wants more contact with their visitors. There are of course a ...
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Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 2
2007-02-23 08:48:01
Mortgage Financing : Mini Series - Part 2 In Part 1 of Mortgage Financing, we looked at Credit Bureaus and what they are. Part 2 of Mortgage Financing: Mini Series will deal with some Mortgage Terminology. Mortgage Terminology Agreement of Purchase and Sale: Sometimes referred to as an Offer to Purchase, this is essentially the contract between Buyer & Seller that sets out the agreed upon price of the purchase / sale of the home as well as the conditions of the sale. Mortgage Lenders need a copy of this document in order to provide a final mortgage. This document assures them precisely the amount of money they will lend to a buyer. Amortization Period: This is the length of time over which the loan is to be repaid. In Canada, for a typical new mortgage, it is 25 years. Appraised Value: This is an estimate of the market value of a property. In some cases, Mortgage Lenders will send an appraiser to evaluate the price of the property in order for them to lend the mortgage. It is...
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Mortgage Financing: Mini Series - Part 1
2007-02-23 08:48:01
Mortgage Financing : Mini Series - Part 1 Credit Bureaus Love it or hate it, the Canadian financial system, as well as most of the First World’s works on credit. Banks lend to customers and business, to each other, to governments, etc. Governments lend to banks, to businesses and to other governments. In fact, everyone lends money to everyone else. The deposits you make at a bank are in turn lent to others for which you are paid interest. It is impossible for the economy to work without credit (or lending). A large part of the credit / lending systems is made up of home mortgages. For most people, it is impossible to buy a home without a mortgage. Not many of us have $200,000 - $400,000 lying around in the bank in order to buy a home using cash. We therefore go to the bank in order to get approved for a mortgage. However, in order to get a mortgage, the bank will first check our credit rating to see whether we qualify for a mortgage. So, what is a Credit Rating? And what are C...
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