We know home buying can be overwhelming with so many important choices and a bunch of preparation required before getting started. We’ve distilled everything into our 7 essential steps to buying in Toronto. From organizing your finances to right through to the closing period, we’re with you every step of the way.

To assist in organizing your thoughts, we’ve created some editable worksheets with questions and checklists. We’ve also linked some useful tools to estimate things like mortgage costs and living expenses.

The offer process has always felt shrouded in mystery to the average buyer. In this section we’re pulling the curtain back and explaining how we handle offers, multiple-offers and how best to improve your offer when you find yourself in competition with another buyer.

One of the benefits of working with experts is that they’ve most likely fielded most if not all of the questions you have already. We’ve put together some of the most frequent we’ve received along with our answers. Come back to reference this section any time you have a question.

While we always recommend speaking to a mortgage broker or your lender, we find it important to provide some information about mortgages, real estate taxes and other financial aspects relevant to the real estate transaction.

As first-time buyers, the real estate hunt can bring with it the increased levels of stress and questions that come with navigating these waters for the first time. We impart some wisdom that we’ve acquired over hundreds of transactions so you can feel confident.