Blog | Bruce Witchel

What’s the “Emotional” Return on Investment of a New Home?

Chances are, you’ve heard the expression, “Your home is your biggest investment.” For most homeowners, that’s true. So, when you’re shopping for a new home, it’s important to consider the financial opportunity of any purchase. Ideally, you want a home that is likely to increase in value over time. In other ...

Should You Worry about Competing Listings?

Imagine you’ve been waiting for the right moment to sell your home and you’re finally ready to list it. But, just as you’re about to put up the sign, you notice that a few other FOR SALE signs have unexpectedly popped up in the community. Oh no! Now there are competing ...

Is Dufferin secretly Toronto’s best street?

We’ve all had our battles with the Dufferin bus. On a cold day during rush hour, it can feel like a perilous object barrelling toward you: loud, crowded, seemingly devoid of suspension. But it’s also just always there—it’s an essential caravan for one of Toronto’s most important streets. Stretching from ...

Pre-construction condo buyers forced to off-load units for as much as $150,000 less than they paid

If buyers continue to sell condos below contract value in assignment sales, the sell-off could lower valuations for entire buildings, experts warn Toronto pre-construction buyers are selling assignments at a loss and the numbers are piling up, putting valuations of whole buildings at risk, experts warn. Lance McMillan Toronto Star A growing number of ...