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Predictive Appraisals: Using Machine Learning to Forecast GTA Cap Rate Shifts in 2026 For most commercial investors in the GTA, appraisals have traditionally been backward-looking. We analyze comparable sales, stabilize...

Why AI Misses the “Toronto Factor”: The Three Things Algorithms Can’t See in a Liberty Village Appraisal Automated valuation models have become fast, convenient, and widely trusted. Type in an...

Adaptive Reuse Reality Check: Why Most Toronto Offices Won’t Become Condos and How to Value the Ones That Can If you spend enough time around Toronto commercial real estate right...

The Death of Development Charges? How New Exemptions for Non Profits and Co Ops Are Reshaping Land Residual Appraisals in the GTA Across the Greater Toronto Area, development charges have...

Heritage vs Housing: Appraising Property Value on Toronto’s Deemed Removed Heritage Register Toronto is approaching a quiet but consequential deadline that many property owners, executors, and investors are only beginning...

The As of Right Value Lift: How Bill 23’s Triple Unit Rule Is Quietly Reshaping GTA Lot Valuations When Ontario’s Bill 23 came into effect, much of the public conversation...

Has the GTA Real Estate Market Hit Bottom? Evidence-Based Insights for 2025 and Beyond The Greater Toronto Area’s real estate market has faced a cycle of dramatic ups and notable...

Why Commercial Appraisals Are the Key to Smarter Real Estate Investments in the GTA Last month, a seasoned investor walked into my office convinced he’d found the perfect commercial property...

How Market Shifts Are Changing Commercial Appraisal Values Across the GTA For those of us who work on the ground every day appraising commercial properties across the Greater Toronto Area,...

Industrial Property Appraisal Toronto: A Human Look Inside the Process Investors Trust Across the GTA Industrial real estate in the Greater Toronto Area has transformed into one of the most...

What Makes a Commercial Property Truly Valuable in the GTA When it comes to understanding what defines the true worth of a commercial property in the Greater Toronto Area, there...

Green Buildings & LEED-Certified Properties in Toronto: How Sustainability Impacts Value Walking into a LEED-certified building in Toronto’s Financial District feels different. The air seems fresher, natural light fills the...

Why Developers in Toronto Need Pre-Construction Appraisals Before Breaking Ground The bulldozers are scheduled to arrive next month. Your construction loan is approved. The city permits are finally in hand...

Appraising Medical Office Buildings in the GTA: What Investors Should Know Medical office buildings in the GTA appear attractive to investors—steady tenants, long leases, and healthcare demand that doesn’t disappear...

Understanding Capital Cost Allowance for Your Toronto Condo Investment: A Simple Guide You just bought a condo in Toronto as an investment property. Congratulations! Now comes tax season, and your...

Appraising Toronto Condos with Amenities: Pools, Gyms & Rooftop Views Do They Add Value? Standing on the 42nd-floor rooftop terrace of a King West condo, gazing across Toronto’s glittering skyline...

Estate Planning in Toronto: Why Executors Should Always Get a Professional Appraisal The phone call arrives at the worst possible time—it always does. Your beloved aunt has passed away, and...

Want Your Commercial Property to Appraise Higher? Do This First in Toronto’s Market That sinking feeling when your commercial property appraisal GTA comes in $200,000 lower than expected isn’t just...