Hi there - I am considering buying a house privately but have no clue how to go about doing it. Is there somewhere I can find comparable prices for the area? Is there anything in particular that I should watch out for? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the thoughtful reply - we went by to see the house tonight and actually really liked it. I can live with a little 'colour' as long as the area does slowly get better or at least stay the same. My concern is if it gets worse and we end up being the suckers who are stuck with a house...

Thanks for your input - that is about the same area (just 2 streets West) - you like it? How long have you been there? It seems like Seaton/Ontario/Berkeley are quite nice and seem to have a neighbourhood feel, but they stand in quite the contrast to Dundas etc.

I definitely see your point about not paying a premium. That certainly wouldn't make sense. I guess I haven't lived in Toronto long enough to know whether the area has gotten better/stayed the same/declined - interesting what Urbanshocker wrote about it transitioning down over the past 30...

Hey everyone - newbie here. I was recently looking to rent a new place but decided that I'd like to consider buying as well to weigh out the options. I would like to stay East of Yonge, and generally south of Bloor, and originally was mostly interested in Cabbagetown and Riverdale. My...

Thanks for the reply! I actually took a drive around there last night and it seemed really nice. I also did not think that part of the Danforth was sketchy at all. It was a good mix of new and old shops so I thought it was great. Quick walk to either Donlands or Pape station too.

Thanks again - I'm going to try going to visit both locations again to get a feel for them. I told one of my friends who has lived in the city for a while, and she seemed to think that anything east of Pape was too sketchy. She thinks I should stick to the Broadview-Pape section of the...

So if you had to choose between the two? If they were the same price and of similar quality?

Shilly thank you so much for your reply. That is definitely helpful. I have also come across a place on Baird Avenue (Danforth and Jones area I guess). Any input on that area? Seems like it would be closer to shops/restaurants and the subway right? Back to Greenwood and Gerrard though -...

This is my first time posting - all of the info here is really interesting so thank you! I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about the area at Greenwood and Gerrard (the North West corner). I'm looking to rent a place and am interested in a unit in that area but don't know much about...