Willowdale Plaza The first supermarket there was Miracle Food Mart "North York - Store 269, Willowdale Plaza, Yonge and Sheppard, converted to Dominion, then a Metro, which has subsequently closed down in January 2010." Damn, it took me 20 minutes to find out the name!

Well, sure, it seems reasonable that certain features should command a higher/lower price... but at the same time, the Sales Rep. will be able to point out counter-arguments easily; such as the balcony unit is near the garbage chute! Haha... but seriously, that is not exactly a bargaining chip...

Since your agreement is cemented... there's pretty much nothing you can do about it, unless you want to cancel your contract and lose your deposits. That said, Monarch is one of the bigger builders and does pride itself in being honest and fair. Also, if there was something really crazy to...

Telling the Sales Rep. about another deal doesn't do anything, so don't go offending anyone (I'm assuming you're looking at new or pre-construction)! Basically, Sales Reps. have a certain amount of negotiating leeway, let's say maybe $10,000 - 20,000 up or down. Nothing else after that, unless...

I invite you all to read a real expert's opinion, Garth Turner's blog: http://www.greaterfool.ca/ And in regards to the comment, "subprime mortgages were being given to homeowners that did not have the means to carry their mortgages let alone deal with an increase in rates - in Canada much...

Naveen, I personally wouldn't be too concerned about the holes and stuff behind the cabinet doors... but what shocked me was how they leveled your countertop, and the massive damage to the corner of one of those cabinets (it was obviously dropped). Anyway, if the builder doesn't fix it to your...

Anything but Yellow! Yellow is so horrible... much more horrible than any of the others; Toronto already has a building that looks like that. Orange or Red would be ideal... and it seems most people on this forum agree.

It's private property, isn't it? I was thinking... RioCan could include some kind of public space at street level... still a plaza, but covered.