Latest Toronto realtor Podcast Episodes
The Burying and Cover-up of a Proud Black Canadian Past
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - May 08, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutesSend us a Text Message. James Russell made headlines recently for staging a sit-in at Niagara-on-the-Lake. He chained himself to a plaque at a Black cemetery, vowing not to leave until the town agreed to unearth and restore the Negro Burial Ground’s long-buried headstones. And while the st...
Naughty Agent – Stories of Realtors Doing Bad Things Part II
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - May 01, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutesSend us a Text Message. Most realtors run pretty straight up businesses. No surprises. But there are bad apples in every basket and that’s when the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) steps in. In this episode Des and his business partner Jennifer Scaife walk through several recent examples ...
Pre-Construction… What you need to know
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - April 24, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutesSend us a Text Message. Just look around the City of Toronto and you can se proof of residential growth… all those construction cranes building new condo buildings. They’re under construction because people have already bought them. Pre-construction units are bought by three types of buyers –...
Mortgage Rates Holding – But What’s the Rest of the Story?
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - April 17, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Bank of Canada has decided to hold its overnight interest rate at 4.5%. That’s what’s making headlines. But what are the story lines deeper in the details? Longer term rates are starting to come down, although they may not be the best option. Longer amortizations...
Naughty Agent – Stories of Realtors Doing Bad Things Part I
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - April 11, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutesSend us a Text Message. Most realtors are fair, honest, trustworthy. But sometimes the bad apples make an appearance. In Ontario, the governing body is the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO). And when Agents do naughty things, it’s RECO that decides the punishment. In this episode we look...
Finding the Space in Your Home You Never Thought You Had
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - April 03, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. In some ways “Space” in your home is relative. Beauty and functionality is what fits your unique lifestyle. But we all need that space. Whatever it is for each of us. Christine Roberts helps people find that space in their homes whether it’s getting ready for sale or j...
A Tale of Dirty Tricks in a Declining Market
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - March 27, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutesSend us a Text Message. Sometimes things can get nasty. Wrong. Dirty. Real Estate agents do their best to protect their clients in every conceivable way. But sometimes, even after a fair deal has been signed, things can happen. In extreme cases you can have one side try to bully the other into...
Staging Your Home in the Spring – Part Art, Part Science
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - March 20, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. Ultimately your goal with home staging is to create light and space, or at least the feeling of space. Tamara Grierson has been working with Des for years and they’ve had phenomenal success. In one example a homeowner sold their property in the end for $100,000 over ask...
Real Estate Fraud – Thieves Selling Your Home Without You Knowing
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - March 06, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. You may have seen or read about this story on CBC. But wait until you hear all the details. CBC Toronto been running a series of articles on real estate fraud of a different kind the last couple months. Thieves posing as owners of homes, selling the properties, and di...
The History of Property Ownership by Black People in Toronto
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - February 27, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. The history of Black people in Upper Canada goes well back to the 1700’s. Many of them were slaves brought to Canada by Loyalists fleeing the United States. 1834 saw both the abolishment of slavery in Canada and the Town of York renamed the City of Toronto. It was in t...
Creative Ways to Break into the Toronto Housing Market
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - February 20, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutesSend us a Text Message. ReHousing is a research project that explores how to convert single-family homes into multi-unit housing. And the idea is to use affordable, common-sense design to yield high-quality space. It’s a collaboration between the University of Toronto, Tuf Lab and LGA Architec...
The Real Life of Real Estate Agents in Toronto
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - February 13, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutesSend us a Text Message. According to Google Trends data, “how to become a real estate agent,” was THE most searched job recently. It’s a career that doesn’t need a University degree, offers great flexibility and autonomy, and the potential for solid financial rewards. But what does it really...
“Things are Going to Get Crazy Real Quick”
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - February 06, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutesSend us a Text Message. You’d be forgiven, as a buyer in this market, for thinking maybe this is a good time to wait. Prices have come down, maybe they’ll go down further. The media stories are all about a cooling market. But underneath the headlines, on the street where the market is played o...
What Happens to Real Estate During a Divorce?
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - January 30, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutesSend us a Text Message. Separated and divorcing spouses are going through one of the most difficult chapters of their lives. Finances and Real Estate can play a big role. The first step in sorting things out is to prepare a financial statement. That may include real estate properties that one ...
A Look Ahead to 2023 in Toronto Real Estate
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - January 23, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. 2022 started with a buying frenzy with prices going through the proverbial roof. Borrowing rates were low so multiple offers was the norm. But then came the interest rate hikes and buyer fatigue set in. Does that mean we’re due for a crash in 2023? Not likely. Surveys...
Staging Your Toronto Home For Sale in the Winter
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - January 12, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. Real Estate Markets have softened. The weather has gotten colder. But you still need to sell your home and achieve top dollar. Believe it or not, staging your home in the dead of winter doesn’t need to be tricky. Some staging here and there with big knits, furs, cozy t...
2022 in Toronto Real Estate
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - December 15, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Toronto Star’s Tess Kalinowski knows Toronto Real Estate. She spends every day covering its stories. And oh what stories the year can tell. There were stories of people cashing in their GTA properties and moving away… many of them later returning. With the downtur...
2022 in Toronto Real Estate
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - December 15, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutesThe Toronto Star’s Tess Kalinowski knows Toronto Real Estate. She spends every day covering its stories. And oh what stories the year can tell. There were stories of people cashing in their GTA properties and moving away… many of them later returning. With the downturn in the market the press...
More Homes Built Faster Act
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - December 01, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. Interest rates rise, house prices drop… yet the problem remains the same. There continues to be a housing shortage in the Greater Toronto area and Southern Ontario. Now the government in Canada’s largest province is taking dramatic action. In this timely episode of Sold...
The MOST COMMON and COSTLY MISTAKES made when estate planning
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - November 17, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. One of Canada's most experienced and well read experts when it comes to estate planning says there are two kinds of people who plan their estate or that of a loved one. In this episode of Sold in the 6ix, host Desmond Brown welcomes back Garry Cass. They continue their ...
The MUST DO'S and the DO NOTS when estate planning
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - November 03, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutesSend us a Text Message. Regardless of your wealth, your earnings or your lot in life... most everyone will leave this earth with an estate of some kind. Afterall, two of the certainties in life are death and taxes. knowing that, why are so many of us not ready when it's time to face the inevita...
Landlords vs Tenants: The Laws and the Logistics
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - October 20, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutesSend us a Text Message. The rental market has experienced a 360 in Canada. While house prices skyrocketed during the pandemic, the cost of rent is now following suit. Monthly rent in urban centres are reaching record highs. But whether you're a tenant or a landlord, the market shift is being f...
Sky High Rent is taxing on Tenants
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - October 06, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutesSend us a Text Message. The pandemic had a huge infuence on real estate prices. The market exploded as buyers scrambled for limited inventory. Offers exceeded asking prices and sellers took advantage of the rally. Now, the rental market is feeling the squeeze. In this episode of Sold in the 6...
The Art of Borrowing as Interest Rates Rise
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - September 22, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. Your home is the biggest investment you will make. Paying off your mortgage and managing household debt is a conversation that takes place among homeowners across the country. But when interest rates rise, and debt becomes unmanageable, difficult decisions often follow....
Condo Living, Loving and Leveraging and how to have all three
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - September 08, 2022 18:21 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. For thousands, a condo represents their parcel of paradise high above the city lights. That might include those downsizing and looking for a more manageable property. For many more, a downtown condo represents their entry point into the GTA real estate market. Rising...
Buying blind. The art of purchasing real estate sight unseen.
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - August 25, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutesSend us a Text Message. Are you a risk taker or do you play it safe? That's a good question to ask yourself if you are considering buying real estate that you have never seen before, in person. You haven't walked through the place, haven't seen the backyard, the view. You haven't felt the vib...
Buying blind. The art of purchasing real estate sight unseen.
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - August 25, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutesAre you a risk taker or do you play it safe? That's a good question to ask yourself if you are considering buying real estate that you have never seen before, in person. You haven't walked through the place, haven't seen the backyard, the view. You haven't felt the vibe. Even the best digital ...
Tricks, tips and THE best techniques to hosting a very profitable Yard Sale
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - August 11, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. They're a weekend tradition across North America... especially in the summertime. The yard sale or garage sale is a great chance to "edit" or clean out that storage room you want to turn into a home office. Depending on what you're selling, yard sales can also be very pr...
Tricks, tips and THE best techniques to hosting a very profitable Yard Sale
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - August 11, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutesThey're a weekend tradition across North America... especially in the summertime. The yard sale or garage sale is a great chance to "edit" or clean out that storage room you want to turn into a home office. Depending on what you're selling, yard sales can also be very profitable. In this specia...
A summer chill OR a more balanced real estate market ? Which is it?
Sold in the 6ix - Toronto Real Estate - July 28, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. As temperatures rise across Canada, the real estate market seems to have cooled. The Bank of Canada interest rate hikes have been a factor, but what about the larger question ... Is this a summer chill OR a more balanced real estate market? Remember, prior to the glo...
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