House of the Week: $3.3 million for a recently renovated Etobicoke home with an elevator
The sellers are installing a backyard hockey rink
The sellers are installing a backyard hockey rink
The Skillens were tired of commuting from Leaside to their cottage in the Blue Mountains. So they decided to uproot their lives and move full time to cottage country
As lockdown continued, the Carters wondered whether it might be better to leave the city altogether
The owners? A family of Toronto expats who recently ditched the city for a mountainside lifestyle
Koel, who lives in Little Italy, wanted a secondary property close to the Craigleith Ski Club, where he's been a member for the last five years
A modern two-bed, two-bath getaway perched atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the Muskoka River
Jeff and Stephanie wanted to raise their four daughters lakeside. So they uprooted their life in Hamilton and moved to Lake Muskoka
Pre-demic, Zeke Kaplan rented his laneway house to Hollywood types for $5,000 a month. But when the virus hit and hospitals needed housing for health care workers, Kaplan had an idea
Amanda and Carrie wanted a cottage they could fix up, then use part-time as a rental property. But their plans changed after the pandemic heated up the cottage real estate market
These Oakville-based families each wanted a cottage. By pooling their money, they were able to afford a 30-acre plot with a private beach
This 970-square-foot cottage got appraised at $800,000 in 2019. Then Scott McGillivray, the reno expert, jazzed the place up on HGTV and instantly increased its value
The sellers bought the one-acre island property, in 2016, for $425,000. They listed it because they want a four-season cottage for when their kids leave for college
The buyers wanted a mainland cottage. Eventually, they came around to this two-acre property with three buildings
In early 2020, Bob and Chris had plans to visit Europe. When international borders went on lockdown, Bob decided to realize his life-long dream of owning lakeside property
When it became clear the virus would disrupt their summer plans, Matt and Caylen went and bought this riverside bungalow