Coming Soon in South Rosedale, Toronto Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 by Nicola St.John Enter the marble hallway. Light filling the rooms. Feel enveloped. Nestled in the heart of South Rosedale. Look from the Drumsnab pillars and know you have arrived. Have a quiet drink on the generous front porch. Safe, walkable streets and
Is there anything new under the sun Posted on September 7, 2023November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on Is there anything new under the sun There was a festival down the street from me at Woodbine Park and this was the line up: After the Gold Rush (Tribute to Neil Young) Monkey Wrench (Tribute to the Foo Fighters) Aeroforce (Tribute to Aerosmith) Sheer Heart Attack (Tribute to
BlogTO: This adorable gardener’s cottage in Toronto is going for just under $1 million Posted on August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on BlogTO: This adorable gardener’s cottage in Toronto is going for just under $1 million BlogTO has picked up on how adorable my recent listing is! Just two blocks south of Taylor Creek is this adorable piece of history. Built in 1897, 23 Midburn Ave. was once the gardener’s cottage for the Walter Massey estate. If that
Toronto Summer Gardens Posted on July 13, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on Toronto Summer Gardens The East end is awash with flowers and green and life of all colours. I went on a little garden tour in my neighbourhood to see what I could see. There are so many beauties I can’t wait to do
Armageddon and Real Estate Posted on July 10, 2023November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on Armageddon and Real Estate I have the pleasure of de-staging one of the lovely houses I was helping to sell this week, and the sky above me is so hazy, it seems as if I am at a campfire at dusk. I feel like
If it’s for you, it won’t go by you Posted on March 8, 2023November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on If it’s for you, it won’t go by you DESTINY You often meet your destiny on the path you choose to avoid it. This week in the soap opera of real estate with its twists and turns, the course of destiny is highlighted and we see how wily and
Marry the House, Date the Rate Posted on January 20, 2023November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.John Marry the House, Date the Rate If you want to buy a home, this couldn’t be more appropriate to hear right now. Sometimes in a long term relationship, you don’t always like everything about the other person. You find their
A Little Bit Of Saffron Posted on December 27, 2022November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.John It’s the end of 2022. Our lives have changed and buckled and veered right at the last moment. We have stepped out of pandemic waters weak-kneed and hesitant. There has been division and hot heads and a clear reset. But even as
Everything Is Topsy Turvy Posted on November 7, 2022November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.John Isaac Newton’s Law. Things have changed. Nothing will ever be the same. EVERYTHING IS TOPSY TURVY. We started 2020 consumer driven, frothing at the mouth and eating from the fatted calf of greed. Then things fell apart. Sickness spread. Right and
Ontario Raising Foreign Homebuyer Tax To 25% (The Alex Pierson Show with Nicola St.John) Posted on October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 by Nicola St.John Ontario has announced it is raising the non-resident speculation tax on homes purchased by foreign nationals from 20 per cent to 25 per cent, effective Tuesday. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the move makes Ontario’s tax rate the highest in
