Happy Halloween! 🎃
BLUE JAYS WORLD SERIES FEVER is here!! What an electric ride this post season! Reminds me of the 92 & ‘93 Championships – I was living down at Queens Quay right at Rees Street, lucky to see some games in the Skydome in the 500’s level and having a blast. Nothing beats how it ignites fans from coast to coast & expats around the globe. 🇨🇦 Proud to be Canadian once again! The texting, celebrating, and occasional commiserating has been nonstop fun. Let’s GOOOOOOOO! ⚾
GTA Home Sales Rise in September as Buyers Respond to Lower Borrowing Costs. Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) rose in September 2025 compared to the same period last year, as more buyers entered the market, encouraged by more affordable monthly mortgage payments. With a wide range of housing options available, buyers were able to negotiate lower prices, leading to a decline in the average selling price.
The CN Tower is famous for many amazing things including ever changing stellar evening light show, The edge walk, fundraisers walking up the stairs, glass floors to walk on… What is REALLY AMAZING TO US is how it handles getting hit by lightning annually! In fact, in 2011 it was hit 52 times in just 84 minutes!
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How many times per year on average does does the CN Tower get struck by lightning?
Hola! Hope all is well as you get back into the swing of the Fall schedule. How ‘bout them Jays? SOOOO exciting! The comeback kids have such good energy and their joie de vivre it is contagious! Canada’s team! Fans everywhere are mesmerized by their incredible season! Let’s Go Blue Jays! Even while I was travelling in Spain I had to don my cap – LOL. Countdown to playoffs is on…
August home sales reported by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) were up on a year-over-year basis. Over the same period, homebuyers benefitted from an even larger increase in the inventory of listings. Average selling prices continued to be negotiated downward due to the elevated choice across market segments.
The first marked bike lane in Toronto started in 1979 on Poplar Plains Road. Since then more bike lanes and happily (or unhappily if you’re not a cyclist) lots more bikes are on the streets. In fact Toronto’s Bike Share program is booming now and use has doubled from 2020-2024! In 2024, 70 solar stations were added, along with 335 e-docks, for a total of 862 stations.
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How many rides were actually taken in the city’s bike-share service in 2024?
Happy end of Summer! And what a scorcher it has been! Can’t complain this year, except that maybe it was too hot! CNE is on… University students are well into Frosh Week and Labour Day is around the corner.
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) experienced the best home sales result for the month of July since 2021. Sales were also up relative to listings, suggesting a modest tightening in the market compared to last year.
Ownership housing affordability continued to improve in June 2025. Average selling prices and borrowing costs remained lower than last year’s levels. However, despite some month-over-month momentum, many would-be homebuyers remained on the sidelines due to economic uncertainty.
