TheStar.com - Athome - Boomers put an old spin on home renos

TheStar.com - Athome - Boomers put an old spin on home renos: "Darlene Melanson's north Toronto home is in the final stages of a multi-year, million dollar renovation in which it was gutted and rebuilt room by room.

After years of mess and stress, she and her husband will finally have their dream home, the one they intend to enjoy for the rest of their lives.

'This is it. We knew this was our forever home,' Melanson says"

TheStar.com - Athome - Housing starts seen slowing

TheStar.com - Athome - Housing starts seen slowing: "Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the housing construction boom will slow this year, predicting starts will ease to 213,425 units after hitting 227,395 units in 2006.

In its second-quarter Housing Market Outlook, the corporation predicts that residential construction will continue to decline in 2008 to 200,175 units.

That still means seven consecutive years in which housing starts exceed 200,000 units.

The corporation says higher mortgage carrying costs and the erosion of demand that built up in the 1990s will mean fewer starts, but sales of existing homes will remain strong, forecasting 487,500 transactions this year. Prices for existing homes are forecast to grow almost 10 per cent this year, mainly because of strong price pressures in the West."

TheStar.com - Athome - May hotter than ever for resales

TheStar.com - Athome - May hotter than ever for resales: "Greater Toronto's hot, hot, hot resale housing market hit a new high in the first 15 days of May, registering the biggest mid-month sales total ever with 5,003 transactions reported, an 11 per cent increase over the same period last year.

'All signs point to a very healthy market for the remainder of the spring,' said Dorothy Mason, president of the Toronto Real Estate Board, which released the figures this past week. 'In terms of activity, this year is about 6 per cent ahead of last year's pace.'

This means right now is a good time for anyone diving into the housing market for the first time or wanting to move up the property ladder, Mason said.

'There's a lot of confidence in this market,' she added."

Wrenson Road

$459,000 85 WRENSON RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Woodlee Road

$465,000 34 WOODLEE RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Woodbine Avenue

$489,900 227 WOODBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$349,900 471 WOODBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$439,900 903 WOODBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$279,900 1027 WOODBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$269,900 1205 WOODBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$389,000 1386 WOODBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007

Winners Circle

$789,900 68 WINNERS CIRC, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Willow Avenue

$699,900 59 WILLOW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$729,000 78 WILLOW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Wildwood Crescent

$399,000 57 WILDWOOD CRES, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Wheeler Avenue

$454,000 45 WHEELER AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$579,900 155 WHEELER AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$699,900 209 WHEELER AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Waverley Road

$649,000 132 WAVERLEY RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Victoria Park Avenue

$294,900 533 VICTORIA PARK AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$324,900 533 VICTORIA PARK AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$299,900 974 VICTORIA PARK AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$309,900 1252 VICTORIA PARK AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$319,900 1304 VICTORIA PARK AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007

Silver Birch Avenue

$599,900 204 SILVER BIRCH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$879,900 219 SILVER BIRCH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$1,150,000 233 SILVER BIRCH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Scarborough Road

$989,900 35 SCARBOROUGH RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Queen Street East

$329,900 1756 QUEEN ST E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$879,000 1969 QUEEN ST E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07
$449,500 2335 QUEEN ST E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Pickering Street

$374,500 226 PICKERING ST, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Oakcrest Avenue

$349,000 211 OAKCREST AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Norway Avenue

$1,359,900 103 NORWAY AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Long Crescent

$699,000 26 LONG CRES, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Lee Avenue

$1,200,000 59 LEE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$959,000 164 LEE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$999,000 309 LEE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007

Lakeshore Boulevarde East

$1,549,000 1798 LAKE SHORE BLVD E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 16, 2007
$824,900 1852 LAKE SHORE BLVD E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Kingswood Road

$1,699,900 65 KINGSWOOD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$1,850,000 174 KINGSWOOD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$389,900 445 KINGSWOOD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 16, 2007

Kingston Road

$459,900 400 KINGSTON RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 16, 2007
$469,000 400 KINGSTON RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$539,900 416 KINGSTON RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Kelvin Avenue

$299,000 23 KELVIN AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$299,000 27 KELVIN AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Herbert Avenue

$529,000 2 HERBERT AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Golfview Avenue

$329,900 211 GOLFVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/07

Glen Manor Drive

$2,550,000 275 GLEN MANOR DR E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$879,900 55 GLEN MANOR DR, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$799,000 57 GLEN MANOR DR, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$849,900 57 GLEN MANOR DR, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$1,790,000 330 GLEN MANOR DR, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Gainsborough Road

$429,900 57 GAINSBOROUGH RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 16, 2007
$399,900 57 GAINSBOROUGH RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$474,900 57 GAINSBOROUGH RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$469,900 225 GAINSBOROUGH RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Firstbrook Road

$339,000 4 FIRSTBROOK RD, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Edgewood Gardens

$389,000 5 EDGEWOOD GDNS, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Dundas Street East

$289,900 942 DUNDAS ST E, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$369,000 1533 DUNDAS ST E, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$239,900 1931 DUNDAS ST E, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$369,000 1533 DUNDAS ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007

Drayton Avenue

$509,000 87 DRAYTON AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$535,000 87 DRAYTON AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Coxwell Avenue

$399,950 27 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$289,900 153 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$365,000 196 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$298,000 315 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$249,900 368 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$299,900 392 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$339,000 413 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$309,000 420 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$289,000 653 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$579,000 719 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 16, 2007
$519,000 750 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$459,900 799 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$448,000 818 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$419,900 857 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$434,900 969 COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$339,900 307K COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$349,888 307K COXWELL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Costain Avenue

$399,900 5 COSTAIN AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Corley Avenue

$599,900 9 CORLEY AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$599,900 20 CORLEY AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007

Columbine Avenue

$699,000 11 COLUMBINE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Burgess Avenue

$449,000 88 BURGESS AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Buller Avenue

$1,495,000 7 BULLER AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Boardwalk Drive

$889,000 113 BOARDWALK DR, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 16, 2007
$929,000 141 BOARDWALK DR, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Bingham Avenue

$399,900 241 BINGHAM AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$429,000 241 BINGHAM AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Benlamond Avenue

$699,900 36 BENLAMOND AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Beech Avenue

$639,000 25 BEECH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007
$600,000 104 BEECH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007
$600,000 106 BEECH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 5/18/2007

Beck Avenue

$464,900 34 BECK AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Bastedo Avenue

$375,000 64 BASTEDO AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007
$479,000 149 BASTEDO AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$495,000 149 BASTEDO AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Amroth Avenue

$375,000 49 AMROTH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Aldergrove Avenue

$369,900 59 ALDERGROVE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 July 3, 2007
$399,000 59 ALDERGROVE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E02 May 18, 2007

Hogarth Avenue

$885,000 48 HOGARTH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$949,000 125 HOGARTH AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$809,000 98 WOLFREY AVE

$739,000 45 SPARKHALL AVE

$719,000 48 SPARKHALL AVE

Rhodes Avenue

$266,000 37 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$275,000 37 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$299,900 39 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$289,900 110 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$419,900 155 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$419,900 155 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$369,900 197 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$369,900 197 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$368,000 415 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$369,000 415 RHODES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

Boulton Avenue

$549,000 163 BOULTON AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007

Leslie Street

$449,500 186 LESLIE ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$450,000 186 LESLIE ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$559,900 321 LESLIE ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$589,900 423C LESLIE ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$549,900 137 BOSTON AVE

$549,900 79 HARCOURT AVE

$539,000 347 LOGAN AVE

$519,000 44 CONNAUGHT AVE

Dingwall Avenue

$499,000 76 DINGWALL AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$399,900 72 WROXETER AVE

Highfield Road

$319,900 256 HIGHFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$375,900 262 HIGHFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$399,000 306 HIGHFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

Jones Avenue

$274,900 111 JONES AVE E, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$399,000 19 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$380,000 33 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$399,900 99 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$349,000 111 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$289,900 113 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$369,900 290 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$279,000 323 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$359,900 360 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$549,800 366 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$349,000 495 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$299,000 573 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$399,000 575 JONES AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

Pape Avenue

$399,000 27 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$429,000 66 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$429,000 66 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$399,000 302 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$399,000 302 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$385,000 390 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$385,000 390 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$449,000 487 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$449,000 487 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$419,900 532 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$429,900 532 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$319,900 606 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$319,900 606 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$399,000 609 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$439,900 632 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$439,900 632 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$469,000 1330 PAPE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007

Degrassi Street

$559,900 79 DEGRASSI ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

Marjory Avenue

$316,000 91 MARJORY AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$389,000 576 LOGAN AVE

$389,000 338 BAIN AVE

$384,999 92 LOGAN AVE

Woodfield Road

$329,000 443 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$499,000 13 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$499,000 13 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$429,500 165 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$429,500 165 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$419,900 275 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$419,900 275 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$329,900 316 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$369,900 400 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$369,900 400 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$349,900 427 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$249,900 435 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$295,000 438 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$295,000 438 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$274,800 439 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$274,800 439 WOODFIELD RD, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$379,900 118 PARKMOUNT RD

Greenwood Avenue

$339,900 31 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$305,000 238 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$279,900 285 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$319,900 455 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$369,900 555 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$499,000 985 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$369,000 998 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 16, 2007
$269,900 1019 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$599,900 1034 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$379,900 1142 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 16, 2007
$399,900 1142 GREENWOOD AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007

$369,000 93 KNOX AVE

Hamilton Street

$439,900 57 HAMILTON ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$419,900 184 HAMILTON ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$525,000 216 HAMILTON ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 16, 2007
$459,900 216 HAMILTON ST, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$359,000 6 QUARRY CRT

Broadview Avenue

$379,000 218 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$789,900 555 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007
$370,000 1211 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$319,900 1211 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$199,000 1232 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 16, 2007
$265,000 1232 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 July 3, 2007
$290,000 1232 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007
$285,000 1234 BROADVIEW AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E03 May 23, 2007

$329,900 75 WINNIFRED AVE

Chatham Avenue

$329,900 12 CHATHAM AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

Myrtle Avenue

$349,900 44 MYRTLE AVE, TORONTO, Ontario E01 July 3, 2007

$319,900 23 POUCHER ST

$319,000 149 HASTINGS AVE

$314,900 38 CONNAUGHT AVE

$299,000 303 BAIN AVE

$299,000 24 HILTZ AVE