January 2012
29 posts
2 bedroom, 2 bathroom bungalow - $979,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11502589&PidKey=-1309748252
Recent upgrades to this tiny bungalow (that has no photos) include finished basement. Dear potential buyer: I hope you enjoy paying $500,000.00 for a finished basement since that’s the upgrade that they’re throwing at you to justify this. I bet this house reeks of pot lights all over the place.
This...
1 bedroom, 1 bathroom - $548,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11429908&PidKey=1742932105
Aaand, here’s a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom super tiny condo at Yonge and College for almost $600,000.00!! After looking at so many listings, it appears to me that adding pot lights to your house or condo ups the value about $100,000.00. And when I say value, I obviously don’t really mean value.
Happy...
2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom - $324,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11238482&PidKey=760435870
Here’s a home for $324,000.00, as the realtor says “below market value”. It’s listings like these that make stories like these happen: http://www.moneyville.ca/article/1122690—mimico-house-sells-200-000-over-asking-in-31-person-bidding-war-in-hot-toronto-real-estate-market.
False...
Bungalow Re-listed - $875,000.00
Remember this 3 bedroom 1 bathroom $929,000.00 bungalow from last week?
(http://fmlistings.tumblr.com/post/16115389791/bungalow-929-000-00)
The agent has re-listed it at a lower MUCH MORE REASONABLE PLEASE READ THIS IN THE MOST SARCASTIC VOICE YOU CAN price of $875,000.00
(http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11472584&PidKey=1072044759)
Glad that no one was putting...
3 Bedroom, 3 bathroom - $995,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11071726&PidKey=-62782905
Here’s another million dollar bungalow… what else can I say? I feel like I want to start putting offers into all these places at the price they *should* be, just to stress out the sellers/agents.
Today I went to an amazing open house at Don Mills and Lawrence, it was a post war back split, totally...
3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom old crappy house -... →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11293006&PidKey=1296045665
Here’s a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house at Bathurst and Dundas selling for $829,000.00 that obviously needs renovations and a nice good scrubbing. The thing is though, this house produces… the listing says there are fruit trees in the front that luckily for you, come with the house.
The agent also wants us to...
4 bedroom, 2 bathroom - $1.5million! →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11267264&PidKey=475689348
OMG!! This HAS to be a joke. Or maybe just a listing put up to solely get on this blog. This can’t even be real.
Trinity Bellwoods (W/ Not So Awesome Furniture) -... →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11362974&PidKey=309181384
Ah, Trinity Bellwoods. I love houses at Trinity Bellwoods, such a nice area with amazing shops and people. I guess that’s why they feel they can sell this totally needs a ton of renovations house for $739,000.00. The thing about this one is, even if it doesn’t get into a bidding war (which it will),...
Riverdale Semi - $689,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11346510&PidKey=-1620580440
Here is a beautiful Riverdale semi… the perfect starter home for a first or second time buyer. How much would a first time buyer spend on a semi detached house? Apparently at least $700,000.00. I’m tired of sellers putting in “investor grade” renovations for 40k, then upping the selling...
Moss Park Townhouse - $728,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11279785&PidKey=-548853155
Okay, I know I already posted one today… but then I saw this gem and couldn’t resist posting again. #BecomingObsessed
Here’s a townhouse outfitted with marble bathtubs apparently, selling for $728,000.00 at Dundas and Parliament. Is that a good area? I don’t even know…looking at Google...
2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom - $669,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11341670&PidKey=2079841996
Mmm 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, $700,000.00. “Same owner occupied since 1995” totally sells me on the fact that I should pay 700k on a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom house, that I have no doubt needs renos and will also probably go into a bidding war.
FYI, minimum down on this is almost $170,000.00. Which would...
600 sq ft - Half a Million Dollars →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11162432&PidKey=-273970841
Here’s a wonderful 1 bedroom 682 sq ft condo for almost half a million dollars. Apparently there is a 700 sq ft terrace though… so you’re paying half a million dollars for a balcony. Other awesome selling points? The master bedroom (see; only bedroom) is only 12ft x 8ft. Also, if you’ve seen...
Perspective - 1.3 million dollars
Just to put things into perspective on how out of whack all these listings are, and how I’m feeling like “value” doesn’t exist since every single price basically seems made up… This house above (http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11204251&PidKey=-407724973) is not *much* more than this listing I posted last week (http://bit.ly/xL7T9C) which...
Super tiny old house - $858,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11068144&PidKey=1860929450
I almost bought the house next to this one two years ago. It was a bit bigger and totally renovated, it was listed at $499,000.00. It was obviously insanely overpriced - half a million dollars for a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom (and the backyard was not accessible unless you walked through the master bedroom). But...
3 Bedroom House in North York - $997,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11453616&PidKey=2112380474
Remember when we were kids and you could buy those “surprise” bags in convience stores. They were a dollar, and you couldn’t see what was in them. But you trusted that there’d be some kind of candy and if you were lucky a really cool toy.
This listing is like that. Except it’s one...
Small Bungalow (1 bathroom) - $875,000 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11472584&PidKey=1072044759
$875,000.00!!!!!! I’m not even shocked anymore that this tiny 1 bathroom old house is so close to a million dollars. In fact, I’ve been looking at so many of these that if you asked me how much this was listed for without showing me, I’d probably have guessed close to this ridiculousness.
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Scarborough - $765,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11300834&PidKey=1850817427
I’ll take this old 3 bedroom house in almost scarborough for almost 800,000.00 ONLY IF I can get the deer head in the basement with it. That’s worth at least 400k.
Does anyone remember 2 or 3 years ago when $800,000.00 was a lot of money that a) you probably wouldn’t consider spending on a first or second...
Cricket Club - 1.5 million →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11267567&PidKey=-1430792648
I wonder if there is a correlation between jerks who spend too much on real estate and those who like to play cricket?
Location Location! - $600,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11458639&PidKey=-1270469318
Haha, I love this one! “Location, Location! In a very high demand area!”. I forgot to read the memo that Keele and Wilson was the new whatever.
House @ Jane and Finch - $739,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11325718&PidKey=1095969073
Oh my god, look at this one!!
It’s in “The Village at York University”. Also known as Keele and Finch. Also known as Toronto’s ghetto. Does this mean that not only can I not afford to live where I want in North York because of the million dollar bungalows, and I for sure can’t...
Bungalow - $929,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11466763&PidKey=-1850070451
What do we have today? Oh, just the same nonsense as every other day. Here’s a bungalow for a million dollars. Sold “as is”, ie tear it down and build something bigger. I get that land is valuable, but some people just want to buy a small house… and not for a million dollars.
A...
Townhouse - $959,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11253716&PidKey=-628587909
Ok, so this one is bigger than the ones I usually post. BUT… let’s get something straight here… THIS IS A TOWNHOUSE. Why would you spend a million dollars on a townhouse with maintenance fees, when you can just buy your OWN house for a million dollars???
Maybe it’s because the ad says...
Bungalow - $1,088,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11449410&PidKey=-1291020741
No comment. So stupid. And I don’t want to hear that “land in a good area is valuable” because this is in north north york, not near anything, not in a good area, not in an “upper class surrounded by mansions” area, not even near transit or anything, seriously nothing....
North York Bungalow - $849,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11462817&PidKey=1510967389
Today’s FML listing is my favourite one so far. It speaks for itself, I don’t even know what to say. THIS ONE BEDROOM ONE BATHROOM, is listed in “as is” condition, meaning it’s probably garbage, there are no photos - meaning it’s probably crap, the appliances are being sold...
Midtown Bungalow - $949,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11463425&PidKey=-1568068091
In today’s edition of nonsense real estate in Toronto… we have a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom… wait read that again. 2 bedroom 1 bathroom. bungalow with knob and tube wiring, and old carpet over old hardwood. Not upgraded, not decorated, bla bla bla the usual. Totally ugly gross little house being...
North York Bungalow - $996,000.00 →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11209349&PidKey=160635578
In today’s edition of Ridiculous Toronto Real Estate, I bring you this super duper tiny old bungalow in a regular crappy middle class old part of North York surrounded by other tiny bungalows and lots of renters. NOT anywhere near transit, NOT anywhere near shops, NOT renovated or upgraded in any way shape...
800 sq ft condo (listed at 950sq ft though) -... →
http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?&PropertyId=11449533&PidKey=-1254666653
In today’s edition of Ridiculous Toronto Real Estate I bring to you the condo that I rented two years ago that is now for sale. This condo is basically just a long hallway with a kitchen against the wall (no counters), and half a fridge (not enough room for a whole fridge). It boasts “an...
Uptown Bungalow - $996,000.00 (Relisted at $849k) →
http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?&PropertyId=11458097&PidKey=1894527660
In today’s edition of Ridiculous Real Estate in Toronto, I bring you this tiny crappy little house at Yonge and Sheppard. Looks like the owners spent 50k on a new kitchen, hardwood, and painting so that they could sell their tiny house for 400k more than it’s worth at almost $900,000.000*
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"Beaches" bungalow (not really in the Beaches) -... →
http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetails.aspx?propertyId=11303651&PidKey=1062990469
This semi detached tiny house is $800,000.00. *Note that the image of the house is Photoshopped. It’s actually a super duper tiny semi attached to an old rundown brown semi of the same tiny size. They just photoshopped it to skew the image wider (as you can see)*
*Note: I wonderful real estate agent...
