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Condo dwellers, are you lonely?

Click here for an interesting read from The Globe and Mail, about how condo developers in the city market to potential buyers. Is the lifestyle they try to sell really as urban and swanky as they make it appear?

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Spadina Subway Extension Update

We all know that the debate to extend our TTC Subway line has been ongoing for ages, so now it’s reassuring to see that construction is successfully moving along steadily for the Yonge-University-Spadina subway extension line north, towards Vaughan. The expected completion date for the new line is December 2015. The project’s full schedule and construction status can be found …

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The Luminato Windscape

LUMINATO / WINDSCAPE WHERE: David Pecaut Square WHEN: June 8 – 17 | 11am to 12 pm COST: Free! If you’ve walked by David Pecaut Square recently, you would have noticed the WindScape – a sculptural installation for Luminato by architects Jack Diamond and Donald Schmitt of Diamond Schmitt Architects, alongside artist, Mitchell F. Chan. These “windsocks” move and change …

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Events taking place this evening, June 14th, and the Wine & Spirit Festival this weekend

If you are looking to unwind after work this evening, here is a list of events taking place today in the city. Also, look out for the annual Wine & Spirit Festival happening this weekend at Sugar Beach. Come out to the city’s waterfront to enjoy some refreshing beverages. The forecast this weekend will not disappoint!

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Things to Do in Toronto this Weekend: June 15th to June 17th, 2012

Looking for ideas for things to do this weekend? Look no further! Click here for a list of events and festivities taking place in and around our city this weekend. If you haven’t done so yet, this is also the final week of Luminato, Toronto’s Festival of Arts and Creativity. Enjoy!  

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Foreign investment cuts both ways in Toronto condo market

The condo craze in Toronto and the speculation of a real estate bubble has industry experts wondering how much of an impact foreign investors have on the market. Are cash-rich foreign investors really fuelling the “condomonium” in Toronto? Click here to read the full article.

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Single ladies hooking up with homes

Click here to read an article outlining a new trend emerging in recent homebuyers. Home ownership and real estate investment is on the rise among single and well informed women in Canada. Savvy real estate marketers take note!

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Where to watch the 2012 Euro Championships in Toronto

The 2012 Euro Championship begins June 8th, meaning you’ll soon be seeing a lot of waving flags and hearing a ton of honking horns. Most of the games are happening during the daytime, and when the quarter finals arrive, Carlsberg will be setting up designated zones in the city where you can check out the games and drink a big …

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Some of the tastes—and sights—at last weekend’s 1,000 Tastes of Toronto

Luminato’s 1,000 Tastes of Toronto, food festival in the Distillery District over the weekend was a celebration of Toronto’s diverse food scene. It featured 33 restaurants and shops within the city, with food offerings ranging from thai sausages to brick-oven pizza. To check out photos from the event and to read what went down, click here.

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Land transfer tax pushing buyers to the suburbs?

Is the Land Transfer Tax driving away home buyers to the suburbs? A recent poll suggests that 75% of potential home buyers are likely to purchase outside of Toronto.  Is the Land Transfer Tax to blame or is it simply because the price tag of buying a home in the city is unattainable when contrasting average income earning families and …

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