Laurin Jeffrey 🇨🇦 Toronto Real Estate

Anyone else GREATLY concerned about our provincial government teaming up with a private equity company to buy condos to turn into rentals? How long before it's solely the corporation who owns them? With Doug Fraud's help. I can smell the grift already... torontolife.com/real-estate/on…

Sure it is possible. But it might not be in the "right" building. Probably has high maintenance fees. There is always something to give up. But, these days, there are far more affordable options than people think. nowtoronto.com/real-estate/is…

Wait, what? Destroy existing affordable housing, evicting people living in said affordable housing, only to build different affordable housing. Stupid. torontolife.com/real-estate/mi…

I hate it. Who would want to live in a shiny marble mausoleum? And who needs 10,000sf of space? You could house 5 entire families in 10,000sf, with tons of room to spare. blogto.com/real-estate-to…

Chocolate Company Lofts in Queen West, across from Trinity Bellwoods Park. Character-filled loft has everything loft lovers want: 10+' wood ceiling, exposed brick & original wood beams for a warm, industrial feel. Windows flood the space with natural light jeffreyteam.com/homes-for-sale…

Probably not. Nor we will we see the end of the "dent" or the nook being called a den. Or, my favourite, that one particular part of the living room that is designated a den. But isn't even a nook. Developer marketing is rather crooked... storeys.com/windowless-den…

Still probably go over asking, then become an infill McMansion. Or, someone will take the plunge and then spend $300-400k to make it livable. There are no "deals", you always pay in the end. blogto.com/real-estate-to…

Sure, but the French castle will cost 10x more, or more, just in upkeep. You think condo fees are high? Wait until you find out what it costs to maintain a 50,000sf centuries-old castle. dailyhive.com/vancouver/cast…

Oh guys, we know. Well, many of us know. Starts are not the whole picture. And unless the right homes are being built in the right spots, none of it matters. missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/the-statisti…

@donnelly_b Torontonians LOVE to complain. And love to hate themselves.

Truthfully, I didn't think so many people would be this offended by my unwavering hometown love.

History is irrelevant. What happened in the 90s is a completely different world than today. canadianmortgagetrends.com/2026/03/toront…

Of course they are. Renting is precarious, owning is seeing as a way to create wealth. Of course they want to own a home. timescolonist.com/the-mix/canadi…

I can just imagine the headaches associated with maintaining a 116-year-old building. Even money says a developer buys it and replaces it with a new tower of some sort. blogto.com/real-estate-to…

Spacious 1+1 Bloorline Loft with ~1000sf of vintage character. Soaring wood beam ceiling, exposed brick & hardwood floor. Loft showcases building's original industrial architecture with restored beams & large windows. Parking right outside the front door. jeffreyteam.com/homes-for-sale…

ONLY if you buy new. And ONLY if the builder doesn't just pocket the savings. My guess is very few people will save very few dollars. Performative BS from Ford that will do more to increase builder profits than it will to save consumers money. nowtoronto.com/news/looking-t…

Methinks that predictions of a bounce back this year might be a little premature... reuters.com/business/canad…

Key takeaway from this, for us in the GTA, is that Toronto starts declined 28 per cent year-over-year in February. And they will continue to fall as cancelled projects do not begin construction. torontotoday.ca/local/real-est…

Yup. Just wait for all the projects that didn't happen last year, all those projects won't complete in the future, which means lack of starts and construction. And lack of jobs, lack of new supply. There are repercussions yet to come... ipolitics.ca/2026/03/16/hou…

Maybe this just proves that people shouldn't be commodifying real estate, eh? Homes should be homes, not profit generators. mpamag.com/ca/specialty/a…

I helped Kathleen buy that loft! Hey @torontolife you left me out... She was wonderful to work with, a lovely person. And with a little reno here and some decorating there, she made that place amazing. torontolife.com/style/kathleen…