And the Elephant in the room is… Posted on January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 by Nicola St.John There is a parable that became a poem that is one of the greatest examples of perspective you could ever find. Buddhist texts contain the earliest versions of the story and American poet, John Godfrey Saxe, wrote a version that
Ahhhh December… Posted on December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on Ahhhh December… You come in with a howling wail. You are hungry and unfed. You want warmth and kindness and joy and balance. We hear you. December, you have been starved… All year. The real estate diet of 2023 has felt like
This $4.5 million Toronto home gives off Parisian vibes in the best way Posted on September 28, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on This $4.5 million Toronto home gives off Parisian vibes in the best way Built at the turn of the century (in 1914, to be precise), this Rosedale home was (and is), the gatehouse of Drumsnab Park. It also sits right across from what was once Toronto’s oldest inhabited house, Drumsnab, which at one point had the
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
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
Summer Daze Posted on August 14, 2022November 14, 2023 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on Summer Daze Well… It’s been weird, but here we are; Summer… 2022. If you are buying or selling in Toronto right now, it’s a bit like being on a roller coaster at Canada’s Wonderland… and not one of the big, new ones.
CTV News: Will Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers make a difference? Posted on April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on CTV News: Will Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers make a difference? I was interviewed by CTV news exploring the impact of some new foreign homebuyer decisions that rolled out recently. What’s the impact?
Soft you now! Here comes the election. Posted on September 2, 2021September 2, 2021 by Nicola St.JohnLeave a Comment on Soft you now! Here comes the election. To sell or not to sell? That is the question. Whether tis wiser in the fall to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or take a chance against a sea of troubles and by selling, end them? To
