March 2011 - Posts

History of Canadian interest rates since 2007
31 March 11 05:35 PM | Anne Lok | 2 Comments   

Bank of Canada interest rate announcement occurs 8 times a year. History of prime rate since July 2007 provided by Scotia Mortgage; Date: Rate: July 2007 to Nov 2007 6.25% Dec 2007 6.00% Jan 2008 to Feb 2008 5.75% March 2008 5.25% April 2008 to Sept 2008 Read More...

Filed under: Buyer Information, Downtown Toronto East, interest rates, toronto real estate agent, buying toronto property

Valuating an income property - the Income Approach
31 March 11 05:31 PM | Anne Lok | 0 Comments   

In a recent seminar with Dimitry Omrin, an appraiser from the Real Estate Consulting Group of Canada, the informative session focused on what an appraiser look for in Real Property Valuation. After a purchaser buys a property, the mortgage lender sends Read More...

Filed under: investment property, downtown toronto, toronto real estate agent, appraisal

What's OUT MY WINDOW? Participate in the human experience in the global vertical suburb
29 March 11 06:48 AM | Anne Lok | 0 Comments   

The trend towards densification of cities gave birth to more highrises, often interpreted as homogeneous lifeless vertical suburbs. The National Fi lm Board of Canada called for submission of 360 degrees photos and stories for a web documentary of OUT Read More...

Filed under: Events, toronto real estate agent, national film board

Turn your complaints into a song - The Toronto Complaints Choir
23 March 11 06:16 PM | Anne Lok | 0 Comments   

Turn your complaints into a song - the Toronto Complaints Choir ( edit / delete ) Sing with your fellow complainers! The Toronto Complaints Choir is part of an art project initiated by complaint choirs world wide . The term complaints choir is a translation Read More...

Filed under: Events, downtown toronto real estate, toronto complaints choir, toronto downtown

No HST on the price of a resale home and housing rebate
22 March 11 04:05 PM | Anne Lok | 0 Comments   

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Filed under: Buyer Information, Seller Information, HST, downtown toronto real estate, torontoo real estate

Architecture for Humanity- - Instant recycled paper cardboard architecture for Japan's earthquake victims
18 March 11 09:19 PM | Anne Lok | 0 Comments   

Post-disaster rebuilding in a sustainable and innovative way. Shigeru Ban's architecture firm has always been known for his instant cardboard architecture in times of natural disaster and crisis situation. With all the displaced families seeking shelter Read More...

Filed under: sustainable innovation, sustainable architecture

Unique and Funky Businesses of Regent Park Revitalization for the Foodies and Caffeine Addicts
17 March 11 10:42 AM | Anne Lok | 0 Comments   

Before Regent Park revitalization began and the newer family-run and small businesses move in, most of us have little reason to go to Regent Park. Gerrard street marked the definitive boundary between two different neighbourhoods- Cabbagetown and Regent Read More...

Filed under: Downtown Toronto East, Toronto Downtown Real Estate, Regent Park revitalization, One Cole