Toronto's urban exodus was driven by shifting life plans: Broker Daniel Foch, broker and real estate analyst at Foch Family Real Estate joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss his research on what drove the urban exodus in Toronto, and what next year could bring.   Full video:  https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/toronto-s-urban-exodus-was-driven-by-shifting-life-plans-broker~2105537   [read more]

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I honestly believe that bidding wars are among the greatest economic inefficiencies ever produced by the real estate market. In 2017, we saw a pretty wild market, with real-time price discovery being the greatest challenge of buyers, sellers, and realtors alike. As a result, we saw the arbitrary underpricing of properties that led to even more arbitrary firm offers being submitted. Ultimately, this created risk for buyers, sellers, and lenders as we... [read more]