Adventures in real estate: How the pandemic is changing the way we live now
A 13-part series on the dramatic, life-altering changes Torontonians are making in these crazy times
covid made me do it
Adventures in real estate: “We put three families under one roof”
We tore down our 1,800-square-foot house and built a 7,000-square-foot one in its place
Adventures in real estate: “I moved from a windowless 140-square-foot basement apartment to a penthouse”
It's 700 square feet, and I got it for $1,825, utilities and parking included
Adventures in Real Estate: “I left Toronto, found the love of my life and bought 14 goats”
What started as a three-day date has turned into the rest of my life
Adventures in real estate: “I gave up my basement apartment to live on a boat year-round”
I'd dreamed about it for years. The pandemic was the push I needed
Adventures in real estate: “We turned our back alley into a turfed-out kids’ paradise”
Our only regret is that we didn’t think of creating it sooner
Adventures in real estate: “We swapped our $650,000 Regent Park condo for an old schoolhouse in the Kawarthas”
It sits on a one-acre oasis with farmland stretching in all directions
Adventures in real estate: “We upsized to a four-bedroom house”
Between having Camden, dealing with the virus, selling a house and buying a new one, it’s been a big, crazy year for us
Adventures in real estate: “Once I saw how much interest rates dropped, I was able to buy a house with a yard”
I looked at properties almost every day and I was checking out virtual tours for those that didn’t allow in-person tours
Adventures in real estate: “I bought an RV and hit the road”
Four Torontonians who traded real estate for wheel estate
Adventures in real estate: “I finally moved out of my parents’ home in the suburbs”
Once the pandemic hit, I realized how much the rental market had dropped. I found a one-bedroom condo on King West for $1,800
Adventures in real estate: “I can finally afford to live roommate-free”
I found a place that was listed for $2,500 a month. I got it for $2,000
Adventures in real estate: “I turned my balcony into an oasis”
All told, I only spent $400
Adventures in real estate: “We bought the building that houses our little bakery”
It was close to $1.5 million, but it has a three-bedroom apartment upstairs
