Debby & Carl are Real Estate Agents working in the GTA primarily in downtown Toronto and in the Newmarket/Aurora area. With many years of Real Estate investing experience in student rentals and residential condos we're well equipped to take you through the investing process. Now as active Real Estate professionals who have downsized to Condo living, if you're preparing to downsize The Barrett Team can easily guide you and deliver results that move you!
After a decade of cool grays, crisp whites, and spaces that looked more like showrooms than homes, buyers have changed what they’re looking for. Call it quiet luxury — the idea that richness comes...
For a long time, multigenerational living had a reputation problem. It was the option families turned to when something had gone wrong — a job loss, a divorce, a health crisis. Moving back in...
The playbook for selling a home has changed fast. Buyers have more options, more leverage, and they are using it. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), active listings on Canadian MLS® Systems...
We’re now in a buyer’s market, and that means your home has to stand out from the crowd. If you want to maximize your sale price, it’s still important to prepare your home before...
When many new Canadian homebuyers calculate whether they can afford a new home, they focus almost exclusively on one number: the monthly mortgage payment. It’s the figure lenders use for the mortgage stress test,...
Will 2026 be the year Canadian buyers stop waiting? Most major housing forecasters believe activity will finally pick up after two muted years, but expectations vary on how strong that rebound will be and...
Timing isn’t everything in real estate, but it can still be the difference between saving real money or paying a premium, selling in 30 days or sitting for three months, and negotiating from a...
For millions of Canadians, the home-search journey often starts on REALTOR.ca—Canada’s largest real estate platform—and continues across consumer portals and brokerage sites. Along the way, many homeowners encounter online valuation widgets (AVMs) from data...
Real estate scams are targeting more victims than ever before, and they’re becoming increasingly sophisticated. Canadians reported losing $638 million to fraud last year, with authorities warning that only 5–10% of incidents are reported...
Real estate remains among Canada’s top choices for building long-term wealth. A recent survey found that 87% of Canadians feel more confident investing in real estate than in publicly traded stocks. This isn’t just...