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

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

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

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”
Life

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”
Life

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”
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”
Life

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”
Life

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”
Life

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”
Life

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”
Real Estate

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”
Real 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”
Real Estate

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”
Real Estate

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”
Real Estate

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

 

Big Stories

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy
Culture

Untold stories from the early years of Second City, the group that changed comedy

<em>Toronto Life</em>’s top longreads of 2022
City

Toronto Life’s top longreads of 2022

&#8220;I spent five years in a white-power gang&#8221;: Inside the twisted world of Toronto&#8217;s white supremacist movement
Memoir

“I spent five years in a white-power gang”: Inside the twisted world of Toronto’s white supremacist movement

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it&#8217;s going&nbsp;up
City

The average rent for a one-bedroom is $2,481—and it’s going up

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice
Memoir

My wife and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Flight PS752. I will do whatever it takes to bring the corrupt regime to justice

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good
Culture

How Simu Liu is using his superpowers for good

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings
City

These three brothers scammed their investors out of $233 million. Then they lived like kings

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home
Real Estate

The Homecoming Club: Five families on leaving Toronto, regretting it and finding their way home

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything
Culture

At 80, John Irving still has plenty to say: about Trump, about abortion, about tattoos, about everything

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman&#8217;s latest show
Culture

A look behind the scenes of Kent Monkman’s latest show

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes
Real Estate

This developer sold pre-construction townhouses for $400,000. Three years later, they told their buyers to pay another $100K or lose their homes

The restaurant industry is broken
Food & Drink

The restaurant industry is broken

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants
City

Inside the weird world of cryotherapy, biocharging and fecal transplants

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres
Memoir

I took a three-month vow of silence and walked nearly 1,000 kilometres

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars
City

The New Hollywood North: Up close and personal with the city’s new superstars

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city&#8217;s high-rise construction workers
City

“I was so petrified by the scale of the job that I couldn’t sleep”: True tales from the city’s high-rise construction workers

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir
Memoir

How I escaped from Manus prison: a memoir

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think
Real Estate

Where to get a dream cottage for less than you think

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest
Real Estate

Frank Gehry has a few things to get off his chest

Great Spaces

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills
Real Estate

Inside a net-zero Lawrence Park home that generates negative energy bills

Best Dressed

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac &#038; Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Trish, Mac & Matty Matheson, the ultimate nonconformists

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fashion director George Antonopoulos

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Fitness model and anti-blogger Sasha Exeter

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Brian A. Richards, potential future face of fashion in Toronto

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey &#038; Lucia Remedios

Toronto’s Best Dressed: Artsy supercouple Jeffrey & Lucia Remedios

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