Toronto House

122 Ivy Jay Cres., Aurora, Ont.Asking price: $1,249,000Selling price: $1,210,000Previous selling price: $497,613 (2007)Taxes: $6,804 (2019)Days on the market: nineListing agents: Ira Jelinek and Josh Howard, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.With pandemic restrictions in force, buyers were cautiously welcomed into this two-storey house in Aurora, about a 20-minute drive north...

122 Ivy Jay Cres., Aurora, Ont.Asking price: $1,249,000Selling price: $1,210,000Previous selling price: $497,613 (2007)Taxes: $6,804 (2019)Days on the market: NineListing agents: Ira Jelinek and Josh Howard, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.As Canadians faced with a pandemic began sheltering in place, buyers were cautiously welcomed into this two-storey house about a...

35 Mariner Terrace, No. 2112, TorontoAsking Price: $999,000Taxes: $3,814 (2021)Size: 1,200 square footMonthly maintenance fee: $831Agent: Cliff Liu, Broker, Slate Realty Inc.Long before the pandemic upended our national life there were people who dreamed of breaking the shackles of city living and getting closer to nature. Rohan Sachdev was one...

71 Batson Dr., AuroraAsking price: $975,000 (March, 2021)Selling price: $1,210,000 (March, 2021)Previous selling price: $685,000 (May, 2016)Taxes: $4,788 (2020)Days on the market: TwoListing agent: Bill Thom, Re/Max Realtron Bill Thom Group Realty Inc.This side-split house was unlike its neighbours in the mostly two-storey, single-family neighbourhood of Aurora Village, an hour’s...

Real estate buyers are regaining a sliver of control in the areas surrounding Toronto as listings rise and the “fear of missing out” diminishes slightly. Or maybe buyers are just exhausted.Houses in the small towns and suburbs are still selling at a fast clip, but some buyers are able to...

1313 Dundas St. E., TorontoAsking price: $799,900Selling price: $861,000Previous selling prices: $731,313 (2017); $345,000 (2009); $350,555 (Aug. 2007); $207,000 (June 2007)Taxes: $3,239 (2019)Days on the market: SixCo-op agent: Mary Jo Vradis, Royal LePage Estate RealtyClients of agent Mary Jo Vradis were set on buying a condominium suite in the Danforth...

117 Walpole Ave., TorontoAsking price: $948,000Selling price: $1.1-millionPrevious selling price: $610,000 (2015)Taxes: $4,176 (2019)Days on the market: sixListing agent: Paul Grisé, The Weir TeamBefore most restrictions were imposed to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus, plans were already under way to list this semi-detached house the week after March...

68 Curzon St., TorontoAsking price: $1,325,000Selling price: $1,375,000Taxes: $5,319 (2020)Days on the market: SevenListing agents: Paul Maranger and Christian Vermast, Sotheby’s International Realty CanadaThis row house is the end unit on a row of five houses built 23 years ago and set far back from a short, one-way street. The...

2 Prust Ave., TorontoAsking price: $1,099,000 (February, 2021)Selling price: $1,592,000 (February, 2021)Previous selling price: $261,500 (May, 1999)Taxes: $4,612 (2020)Days on the market: SevenListing agents: Irene Kaushansky and Philip Brown, Keller Williams Portfolio RealtyAbout 134 shoppers passed through this Leslieville Edwardian in 30-minute increments between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. over...

Toronto intersections, especially major ones, have personalities. Think about it: King and Bay is confident, yet slightly aloof; Yonge and Dundas is glib, scattered, and show-bizzy; suburban Kennedy and Lawrence is a smooth-talking salesperson wearing off-the-rack clothing; and Yonge and Eglinton – at least how I remember it – is...

3 Sussex Dr., TorontoAsking price: $6,750,000 (October, 2020)Previous asking price history: $7,499,000 (August, 2020)Selling price: $6,375,000 (February, 2021)Previous selling price: $950,000 (October, 1989)Taxes: $31,604 (2020)Days on the market: 181Listing agents: Niels and Evan Christensen, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.This three-bedroom house on a 140- by 98-foot lakefront site was put...

79 Eaton Ave., No. 1, TorontoAsking price: $1,475,000Selling price: $1,475,000Taxes: N/ADays on the market: 15Listing agents: Paul Johnston and John Bell, Right at Home Realty Inc.Buyers interested in this modern townhouse could check out a 48-page brochure and a time-lapse construction video before deciding whether they wanted an in-person tour...

15 St. Hubert Ave., TorontoAsking price: $1,799,000Selling price: $1,780,000Taxes: N/ADays on the market: N/AListing and co-op agents: Cameron Weir and Scott Hanton, The Weir TeamEarly in March, agents Scott Hanton and Cameron Weir, concerned about the potential spread of COVID-19 through traditional open houses and showings, promoted this custom house...

88 Spingdale Blvd., TorontoAsking price: $999,000Selling price: $1,285,500Previous selling price: $168,000 (1994)Taxes: $5,177 (2018)Days on the market: SevenListing agent: Mary Jo Vradis, Royal LePage Estate RealtyIn the first part of the year, fewer than 20 houses sold in the area around East York’s Michael Garron Hospital, so agent Mary Jo...

29 Queensdale Ave., TorontoAsking price: $999,000 (February, 2021)Selling price: $1,271,000 (February, 2021)Previous selling price: $500,000 (March, 2014)Taxes: $3,544 (2020)Days on the market: SevenListing agent: Chris Neill, The Weir TeamThis semi-detached house has been updated but, unlike many nearby properties, it does not have private parking. However, it is close to...

67 Ridge Dr., TorontoAsking Price: $4.5-millionTaxes: $21,022.52 (2018)Lot Size: 73 feet by 181.75 feetAgents: Cailey Heaps Estrin (Royal LePage Real Estate Services)When Katherine Browne and Brian Antonen first visited the stately house at 67 Ridge Dr. in Moore Park, Ms. Browne was not at all inspired by the dowdy interior...

The listing: 110 Roxborough Dr., TorontoAsking Price: $8,475,000Taxes: $31,159.62 (2019)Lot Size: : 56 feet by 168 feetAgents: : James Warren and Christopher Killam, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd.In the early 1900s, the Scottish Ontario and Manitoba Land Company owned a swath of land on the outer fringes of Toronto. Today...

The listing: 83 Bin-Scarth Rd., TorontoAsking Price: $7,495,000Taxes: $27,151.32 (2019)Lot Size: 36-by-437 feetAgents: James Warren, Christopher Killam, Gary Goba (Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd.)In 2005, the ravine property at 83 Bin-Scarth Rd. in Rosedale had fallen into disrepair after years of use as a rooming house.The circa-1912 house had a...

41 St. Andrews Gardens, TorontoAsking Price: $4.898-millionTaxes: $19,100.58 (2020)Lot Size: 40 feet by 138 feetAgents: Carol Lome, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston & Daniel DivisionInterior designer Kate Thornley-Hall was living in London with her husband and three children when the family decided to move back to Toronto in...

More new listings are arriving on the Toronto-area real estate market now that warm spring weather is here, but so far the new inventory is being quickly absorbed by the strong demand.“We would have to get a boatload of product in order to feed the demand,” says Patrick Rocca, broker...