GTAMOVES: Toronto Area Real Estate - Vito Pirri

June 4, 2008 -- The Greater Toronto Area resale housing market recorded 9,411 transactions in May, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. On a year-over-year basis the GTA average price increased four per cent to $398,148 in May from the May 2007 average of $382,787. Prices increased three per cent in the City ...

Ontario, Canada  -  Announcing a rental at 405-740 Eglinton Avenue West, a 1 bath, 1 bdrm apartment. LIsted at  MLS® $1,000 Monthly - For Lease. Property information

April 3, 2008 -- Low inventory levels kept sales brisk but well off record levels, TREB President Maureen O'Neill announced today. "With 6,631 transactions recorded during March, the overall Greater Toronto Area resale market was down 22 per cent from the 8,518 sales of March 2007. Since inventory, at 20,533 listings, fell six per cent ...

Taken from the Toronto Real Estate Board... March 25, 2008 -- With the City’s Executive Committee reviewing the proposed 2008 Operating Budget today, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) is calling for City Councillors to immediately begin to fulfill their commitment to roll-back the Toronto Land Transfer Tax, while still keeping property ...

Courtesy of the Toronto Real Estate Board... March 19, 2008 -- Resale home transactions in the Greater Toronto Area continued at a moderate pace during the first half of March, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. With 3,183 transactions to mid-month, sales in the GTA and in Toronto declined 14 per cent and ...

 Taken from TREB Market Watch... March 5, 2008 -- President Maureen O'Neill announced today, Toronto Real Estate Board Members recorded 6,015 resale home transactions last month, down 11 per cent in the Greater Toronto Area overall , 14 per cent in the City of Toronto and 9 per cent in the 905 suburbs compared to February ...

Details of Approved Toronto Land Transfer Tax Toronto City Council has approved a municipal land transfer tax that will be levied on top of the provincial land transfer tax. TREB worked very hard to oppose this tax and commends the efforts of REALTORS® on this issue. TREB took a strong position to oppose this tax as unfair in principle and ...

Taken from cbc.ca Monday November 5, 2007... Toronto's controversial new land transfer tax is creating a bidding war in some sections of the housing market.   The city-imposed fee could be as high as two per cent of the sale price, adding thousands of dollars to the final cost.   Purchasers have until the end of December to buy ...

I received this email from Toronto Councillor with his thoughts on the Toronto Land Transfer Tax.  If you would like to have something posted regarding the tax, whether for or against, email me at vpirri@trebnet.com and I'll be happy to post it here. October 29, 2007 Thank you for your email urging members of Council ...

This article was taken from the Toronto Real Estate Board's member website: October 24, 2007 -- Toronto’s REALTORS® are concerned about the potential impact of the City of Toronto’s recently approved second land transfer tax and disappointed that the public’s opinion of this tax was ignored. “REALTORS® have ...