Luxury Toronto Condos Add To Toronto Skyline

Luxury Toronto Condos are adding to the already busy Toronto Skyline.

Across the city several of these Condominium projects are taking place.

The downtown location of the Bisha Hotel and Residences is attracting buyers with a great location and competitive pricing per square foot of $750.

On Bayview Avenue Soth of Lawrence Tridel is offering a nine-storey, 117 unit project at a price per square foot of $632 called Blythwood at Huntington.

Pictured above: One Bedford Condos For Sale Or Rent.

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Ritz Carlton Toronto Hotel And Residences

The newest ultra luxury five-star 53-story Ritz Carlton Hotel is prepared to welcome the first guests Friday, February 18th.

The cheapest Hotel room will start at $485 per night with a 2500 square foot suite going for $6,500 per night. There will be 267 hotel rooms and 135 Condominium Residences.

The Ritz Carlton is in Toronto's Entertainment District, just North of the Toronto Convention Centre and close to the the new Bell Lightbox that welcomes Hollywood Stars for Toronto's International Film Festival.

Shangri-La Toronto on University Avenue, the Four Seasons Hotel Yorkville and the Trump International Hotel & Tower are all scheduled to open up this year bringing quality five- star Hotel Rooms to Toronto for the first time.

The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto and The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto will change the face of Toronto by its internationally inspired design and a renowned level of luxury and service.

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RE/MAX Survey shows Home Prices Increased 7 Per Cent

RE/MAX has released a report showing home prices increased 7 per cent per year over the last 10 years.

Sales data from 18 major Canadian markets showed the annual compounded rate of return was 6.82 per cent to be exact.

Tight inventories were found to drive home prices higher across the country resulting in strong sellers markets that increased housing values.

Here are some of the reports highlights:

• Regina up 9.56 per cent


• Edmonton up 9.25 per cent


• Saskatoon up 9.2 per cent


• Winnipeg up 9.01 per cent


• Kelowna up 8.42 per cent


• Greater Vancouver up 7.8 per cent


• Calgary up 7.7 per cent


• Victoria up 7.59 per cent

All the above Western Canada cities outperformed the national average in housing values.

• Quebec City up 9.2 per cent


• Montreal up 8.48 per cent


• Ottawa up 6.78 per cent


• Hamilton-Burlington up 6 per cent


• Kitchener-Waterloo up 5.69


• Greater Toronto Area up 5.35 per cent


• London-St Thomas up 4.82 per cent

The report shows the significant gains in housing values across Canada through 10 years of a changing world including 9-11, the World Financial Collapse, different wars and recession.

Real Estate still provides a place to live and more important in the last 10 years a gain of 7 per cent per year as an investment.

Pictured above: Maple Leaf Square Condos

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Toronto Real Estate Charts Average Price,Sales,New Listings Jan 2011

The Toronto Real Estate Board's MLS average price chart plots the monthly MLS average price since January 1995. The 12 month moving average reflects the trend without seasonal variations.

Again in this chart showing new Toronto Real Estate MLS listings since January 1995 we see the trend line smoothing out the variations.

Everyone is interested in the Toronto Real Estate average resale home price, even those who have bought many of the new Toronto Downtown Condos. We are doing okay, looking back 3 years.

This chart reflects the Treb MLS monthly, new listings with again, three previous years for comparison.

Here is the TREB MLS monthly sales with three previous years for comparison. We can see in 2010 there was a definite demand to sell before the HST? January thru May were very popular in the number of sales compared to previous years.

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Toronto Condos Record Sales 2010

Toronto and area Condominium sales accounted for over 52 per cent of all new home purchases for the first time ever, a new record, according to Realnet Canada Inc.

New home buyers are finding this growing Toronto Condominium market very affordable and located in desirable downtown locations.

Prices for the Toronto Condos continue to hold as builders are unable to supply the demand for new projects. The average price for Toronto and Area Condos was $441,663 with many sales to foreign investors from Asia and the Middle East.

Some of my own Condominium clients are from Saudia Arabia, Ireland, France and China, all buying new, downtown Toronto Condos.

Our updated Toronto Condos Blog now has a feed from Twitter, @irisliremaxagnt and also a Most Viewed Blog Posts that shows what interesting Blogs our readers choose!

I read that section myself to keep up with what people find interesting in Toronto Condos, Projects and Homes.

Pictured above is the new Vibe Condos, Liberty Village, Toronto. Related: Toronto Downtown Condos (Search)