Archive for December, 2007
Are You Banished In Toronto? Check Out Lauren Mitchell’s Favourite New Year’s List
December 28th, 2007 Categories: Lifestyle News, News Wire, Slice of Toronto
One of my most looked-forward-to moments of a Toronto New Year’s Eve is the annual release of the banished words list; more accurately titled “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness”. Say what?
A bit of back story:
This list was conceived as a Read the rest of this entry »
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A Defining Moment for Toronto’s First-Time Home Buyers
December 21st, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
Much information has been posted the last couple of weeks concerning both the Toronto Land Transfer Tax and Provincial Land Transfer Tax rebates for first-time home buyers.
The one missing piece was Read the rest of this entry »
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To Pay Or Not To Pay, Toronto Home Buyers Take Aim At Land Transfer Tax Rebate
December 19th, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
As anticipated, the City of Toronto has just announced further details with respect to the Toronto municipal land transfer tax, and the rebates available to eligible Toronto home buyers. Happily, the rebate policies will Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Walloped By Heavy Snow, I’m Taking A Day!
December 17th, 2007 Categories: Slice of Toronto
It was just beautiful, one of the best Toronto snowfalls in a long time. Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide, it barreled in.
Stayed indoors, but if I’d had Read the rest of this entry »
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At Last! Thirsty Toronto Home Buyers Get A Drink From Land Transfer Tax Rebate Tap
December 17th, 2007 Categories: First-Time Home Buyers, Home Buyers, News Wire, Taxation Nation
The Ontario government has just announced its intention to expand the Land Transfer Tax Refund Program for first-time home buyers to include purchases of resale housing. This tax rebate applies Read the rest of this entry »
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Lauren Mitchell Is Meme’d in Toronto, Are You Next?
December 13th, 2007 Categories: Lifestyle News
Until yesterday, I had never heard of the Internet Meme. It seems that being Meme’d is being tagged in an online game of tag. When you’re “it”, before you can Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto: You’re Magnetic, Attractive, What’s Your Secret?
December 12th, 2007 Categories: Home Buyers, Home Ownership, Home Sellers, Lifestyle News, News Wire
The first-ever metropolitan benchmarking study, “City Magnets: Benchmarking the Attractiveness of Canada’s CMAs”, has just been Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Home Buyers Love Condo Pie: Follow My Recipe And You Will Too!
December 11th, 2007 Categories: Condo Marketplace, Home Buyers, Home Ownership, News Wire
Pie, I love thee so. And if condos were the pie on the Toronto real estate market dessert table, Toronto home buyers Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto East Real Estate Snapshot for November 2007: District E01
December 6th, 2007 Categories: News Wire, Real Estate Snapshot
Within Toronto Real Estate District E01 (including Danforth Village, Leslieville and Riverdale neighbourhoods), the dominant resale house types are Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto East Real Estate Snapshot for November 2007: District E02
December 6th, 2007 Categories: News Wire, Real Estate Snapshot
Within Toronto Real Estate District E02 (including Danforth Village and The Beaches neighbourhoods), the dominant resale house types are Read the rest of this entry »
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