London On The Esplanade Tour First impressions from LOTS (east tower): going to be a great place to live (love the market), the entrance has a mix of white-painted and regular brick motifs, nice dark granite floors and dark wood trims around doors in hallways. The builder is preparing a...

Tridel Verve from the Inside Went for a visit and liked the contemporary design, materials and colors. The common areas look great and concierge was friendly and efficient. Nice art around, and the units are nicely finished, although a bit narrow (if you have to place a couch & dinner table...

Any questions to the LOTS team? I'll be meeting with them wed. if anyone has any questions I'll try to bring them up in the mtg - thanks.

So the Adelaide building is still part of Fashionhouse? It will be a part b/c of location, proximity to FH & 455, and design elements, yet likely to be branded (marketing) and incorporated (legal) under a different yet related name.

Lost my job - what's about my deposit? 1 - you can negotiate before signing and ask for a "lost job" clause. especially these days. 2 - if you are stuck and did not have the clause, you can try and assign your unit and recover your deposit. 3 - if all fails, ask the builder for their help...

Porting a mortgage Most lenders will let you "port over" the mortgage, while adjusting to current rates.

Making the banks pay for a change. As my finance prof. used to say "a little debt is a good thing", cash-rich investors that have substantial capital portion available as stored value in the form of real property, take a loan against the property, write-off the interest and re-invest at higher...

Who pays for the Status Certificate? There is no rule of who pays for the SC, it could be whomever orders it or their "agent" - not the Realtor, but their representative (lawyer, neighbour, friend, grandmother). In all of my past deals, the sellers have ordered and paid for it - they live in...

bid price disclosure Great point there. This is legislated into REBBA 2002: Competing offers 26. (1)If a brokerage that has a seller as a client receives a competing written offer, the brokerage shall disclose the number of competing written offers to every person who is making one of...

Minto King West re-launch and survey I received an email asking to fill a survey in preparation for spring launch: http://www.mintokingwest.com/survey/ The survey itself is a bit awkward to use and does not show a lot of creativity, rather, same options shuffled. I did not get the feeling...

Fashion House design changes The 13th (sub penthouse) and 9th (sub pool level) floors are gone. Purchasers that have bought in these floors were called in to the sales office to select other units. No new renderings yet. Hope it'll look as good, I really liked the cube design and 3 x 3...

To panic or not to panic? Bentley: from my downtown experience there is a shortage of good rental units even with all the condos coming online. I've just leased 2 brand new 1-beds and could have leased more if I had the stock.

Manipulating the market is not possible Felino, open & free markets by definition and sheer size dictate that no individual, buyer, seller or in-between broker can manipulate them. It's a true basket of supply and demand, just like the stock market or any other "free & open" markets. Buyers...

Aura College Park 1 - will price differentiation stay once the building is registered?* 2 - most lower and uppers are sold out, according to the sales staff the building is 93% sold. *once on the market, unit prices may not reflect developer's understanding/marketing as traded just like any...

3 Units Radio City That was Gino Empry's unit. He passed just over a year ago (Tony Bennet's manager) - yk

to park or not to park? yes. most small units in town don't have parking and the owners don't own a car + the incremental expense is not covered by rents - not really required unless you're looking at a larger unit. what i'd love to see is charging stations for electric scooters - right now...

455 Adelaide / 10 Morrison - Indoor video tour Here are the video tours of the "03" units - no structural differences, colors/finishes and staging vary - enjoy. 10 Morrison / 455 Adelaide Unit 303 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgHofWz88Z4 10 Morrison / 455 Adelaide Unit 403...

Double window design in 455 Adelaide My guess an architect's homage to Bauhuas design, as many of Architects and Core designs are. If you're in the unit it's a very nice touch and it's much more complex/labour intensive to install a double window. It also makes the unit unique and interesting...

455 Adelaide / 10 Morrison on the Inside Here are some pics of the "03" models. They are staged (not lived in), and are approx 1,100 sq.ft., 10" ceilings, 1-bed and den with balconies. Overall very nice job by the Freed guys.

MLS and Trees Toronto lacks trees, yet, MLS lookin' good.