Finding a condo with a good property management company can make the difference between a great place to live and one you want to avoid at all costs, which is why it’s is an important factor when searching for Toronto condos. To give you sense of who’s out there, here’s an overview of 5 leading property management companies for condos in Toronto.

A property management company is an independent provider of a range of services for the maintenance and management of multi-unit residential properties, such as condos. Most property management companies offer a variety of services including concierge staffing, common area upkeep and repair, community website tools, financial accounting services, and more.

Okay, so you’re thinking about buying a condo in Toronto. One of the first things you should do to prepare yourself is get a clear sense of how much your budget can afford in different neighbourhoods. What and where you buy in the end will come down to a lot of other things (like your feelings and stuff), but your budget is a perfect place to start. For instance, what could you afford in King West?

To help illustrate this, we hunted back through our blog for a post about what a budget of $400,000 could buy you in Toronto’s King West neighbourhood in 2014. As you might have guessed, price trends in Toronto have changed just a little bit since then. We’ve updated our previous post to see what a budget of $400,000 can (or cannot) buy in King West today in 2019.

Toronto winters can be brutal, and after the glow of the holidays the wait until spring can be rough. Between short days, snow storms, and the threat of a polar vortex, anything to help get through the season is a welcome idea, especially if you live in a small space like a one-bedroom or studio condo in Toronto.

Enter hygge, a Danish design practice to help with the long, seemingly endless winter that focuses on creating a cozy home to find contentment and enjoy staying inside. It’s pronounced “hoo-gah” or “hue-gah” and embraces a lifestyle centred on simple pleasures and surrounding yourself in comfort.

There are over 1,000 condo developers in Toronto and the GTA, and at the end of the day they’re all offering pretty much the same thing. It can make it difficult to know which developers to trust and which to watch out for. To help you with that, here is our list of the 5 top condo developers in Toronto.*

Tridel was founded in the 1930s. They have built 171 condo buildings in Toronto and the GTA, including select townhome communities. Considered an industry leader, they have won BILD awards for Home Builder of the Year and Green Home Builder of the Year, as well as Home Builder of the Year from the OHBA awards. Of course, trophies aren’t everything.

Staying active during the winter can be a lot of fun if you live in a condo. Most Toronto condos have a wide array of gym amenities, from weight rooms to squash courts, and some even have swimming pools. But it’s cold outside, you say? Well, here’s a list of 15 condos in Toronto with indoor swimming pools.

Dreaming of the summer? You may also be interested in the Toronto condos with the best outdoor pools.

Preparing your condo for sale should be done іn a way which is structured and planned to maximize your return for the least cost. Here are my top 10 tips to do so, in no specific order, as some might be more or less important to your situation. For a few thousand dollars in spending you may see returns in the 5 figure range!

A bigger condo with a great layout is always more desirable, so creating the illusion of more space can be one of the most important things you do when listing your condo for sale. Conversely, having a space which is full of “stuff” can have the opposite effect, leaving prospective buyers moving onto better options that seem less cramped for space.  A well laid out and decluttered space can make a unit feel much larger than its true square footage, but how do you go about doing this?