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This guy built a $330,000 laneway house. Now he’s renting it out for $1,800 a month
Real Estate

This guy built a $330,000 laneway house. Now he’s renting it out for $1,800 a month

Grant purchased his current home specifically because it had the potential for a rentable laneway suite

Savile on the Roe: Upscale condo luxury meets private outdoor space
Real Estate

Savile on the Roe: Upscale condo luxury meets private outdoor space

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Savile on the Roe

House of the Week: $3.3 million for a recently renovated Etobicoke home with an elevator
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.3 million for a recently renovated Etobicoke home with an elevator

The sellers are installing a backyard hockey rink

Toronto-based brothers just bought this 40-acre country getaway near Creemore for $970,000
Real Estate

Toronto-based brothers just bought this 40-acre country getaway near Creemore for $970,000

It’s called Quiet Pine Farm

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top real estate stories of 2020
Real Estate

Toronto Life’s top real estate stories of 2020

In a year when everything in the city came to a grinding halt for long stretches at a time, the one thing that never stopped churning was the real estate market

A Toronto family wanted to ditch the city. So they bought this $2.7m home in Thornbury
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A Toronto family wanted to ditch the city. So they bought this $2.7m home in Thornbury

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

This couple felt cramped in their downtown condo. So they upsized to a $585,000 Scarborough townhouse
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This couple felt cramped in their downtown condo. So they upsized to a $585,000 Scarborough townhouse

The pandemic inspired Hayden and Leah to look for something with more square footage. Condo fees ended up being a sticking point.

A Toronto couple was expecting. So they ditched the city and bought this $715,000 home in Niagara
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A Toronto couple was expecting. So they ditched the city and bought this $715,000 home in Niagara

When Justin and Courtney started working from their condo, they realized they needed a lot more square footage. Then they found out a baby was on the way, too

A family bought this $1.25m Blue Mountain ski chalet pre-pandemic. They just decided to move there full time
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A family bought this $1.25m Blue Mountain ski chalet pre-pandemic. They just decided to move there full time

As lockdown continued, the Carters wondered whether it might be better to leave the city altogether

This Trinity Bellwoods couple spent $75,000 transforming their new backyard into a cozy retreat
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This Trinity Bellwoods couple spent $75,000 transforming their new backyard into a cozy retreat

They turned a sad patch of grass into a cozy cedar-filled escape, with a stone fountain, fire pit and plenty of storage

An ode to mid-century design, built from scratch
Real Estate

An ode to mid-century design, built from scratch

This couple’s dream house was 20 years in the making

Airbnb story: A family of Scarborough ski upstarts rented this Blue Mountain chalet for $350 a night
Real Estate

Airbnb story: A family of Scarborough ski upstarts rented this Blue Mountain chalet for $350 a night

The owners? A family of Toronto expats who recently ditched the city for a mountainside lifestyle

These retired teachers built a $350,000 laneway house. The tenant? Their 30-year-old daughter
Real Estate

These retired teachers built a $350,000 laneway house. The tenant? Their 30-year-old daughter

Lee Gelbloom had trouble finding stable, affordable housing in the city. So, she went to her parents with a proposal

This GTA couple dreamed of moving to a cottage. They just bought this $540,000 Kawartha Lakes getaway
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This GTA couple dreamed of moving to a cottage. They just bought this $540,000 Kawartha Lakes getaway

Monique and Kara enjoyed living in South Etobicoke, but they always imagined what it would be like to leave the GTA. The pandemic provided an opportunity

A Toronto financier wanted a (post-Covid) winter party pad. He found this $1.2-million Blue Mountain retreat
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A Toronto financier wanted a (post-Covid) winter party pad. He found this $1.2-million Blue Mountain retreat

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

This couple moved to Toronto during the pandemic. They got a 500-square-foot condo for $2,100 a month
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This couple moved to Toronto during the pandemic. They got a 500-square-foot condo for $2,100 a month

In early 2020, Garry and Paidraic were living in London, with plans to move to Toronto in the summer. The pandemic made it a whole lot more complicated

These long-time Torontonians were retirement ready. So they bought a $475,000 home in Belleville
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These long-time Torontonians were retirement ready. So they bought a $475,000 home in Belleville

The pandemic significantly sped up this couple’s retirement timeline

A Toronto couple could work remotely. So they moved to this $1.6-million Blue Mountain mansion
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A Toronto couple could work remotely. So they moved to this $1.6-million Blue Mountain mansion

Parker and Chrissi wanted an outdoorsy lifestyle. So they sold their place at Pape and Danforth and looked for something outside of the GTA

These twenty-somethings were content with condo living. Then they found a detached in Rexdale for $735,000
Real Estate

These twenty-somethings were content with condo living. Then they found a detached in Rexdale for $735,000

Even with four pets squeezed into 695 square feet, Danica and Paul liked their condo. But when their friend purchased a detached for just $550,000, the couple wondered whether they could afford a home of their own

A Toronto couple wanted more space during lockdown. They bought this Grimsby bungalow for $690,000
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A Toronto couple wanted more space during lockdown. They bought this Grimsby bungalow for $690,000

Stuck in a Humber Bay Shores apartment, paying $2,640 a month, the Shauches wanted more outdoor space for their dog

The Covid Market

Adventures in real estate: How the pandemic is changing the way we live now
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Adventures in real estate: How the pandemic is changing the way we live now

Adventures in real estate: “We put three families under one roof”
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Adventures in real estate: “We put three families under one roof”

Adventures in real estate: “I moved from a windowless 140-square-foot basement apartment to a penthouse”
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Adventures in real estate: “I moved from a windowless 140-square-foot basement apartment to a penthouse”

Adventures in Real Estate: “I left Toronto, found the love of my life and bought 14 goats”
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Adventures in Real Estate: “I left Toronto, found the love of my life and bought 14 goats”

Adventures in real estate: “I gave up my basement apartment to live on a boat year-round”
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Adventures in real estate: “I gave up my basement apartment to live on a boat year-round”

Adventures in real estate: “We turned our back alley into a turfed-out kids’ paradise”
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Adventures in real estate: “We turned our back alley into a turfed-out kids’ paradise”

The Chase

After the pandemic delayed their search, this family upsized to a $677,500 Mississauga townhouse
Real Estate

After the pandemic delayed their search, this family upsized to a $677,500 Mississauga townhouse

This couple felt cramped in their condo during lockdown—so they decided to upsize
Real Estate

This couple felt cramped in their condo during lockdown—so they decided to upsize

The Chase: How two lawyers found their $1.5-million starter home—after a year of searching
Real Estate

The Chase: How two lawyers found their $1.5-million starter home—after a year of searching

The Chase: Montreal transplants search for a Victorian in Little Portugal for under $1 million
Real Estate

The Chase: Montreal transplants search for a Victorian in Little Portugal for under $1 million

The Chase: An expat comes home and looks for a fixer-upper in Roncey
Real Estate

The Chase: An expat comes home and looks for a fixer-upper in Roncey

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