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What’s in store for the 2022 Leaside real estate market?

March 1, 2022 Guest Contributor

Every new year begins with anticipation and anxiety for the real estate markets. In the last two years, the average price for homes sold has increased by more than 50 per cent. This is unprecedented, …more

Carol Wrigley.
Real Estate

Leaside-Bennington six-month real estate check-in

July 1, 2021 Guest Contributor

We are almost halfway through the year and in real estate what we call our spring market.  The activity in the market in Leaside/Bennington has continued to perform well above expectations. There is now a …more

Real Estate

Spring market = multiple offers

April 1, 2020 Guest Contributor

The spring market is here, and in Leaside that means multiple offers. There are a number of factors that see homes here selling well over the asking price, such as historically low interest rates and …more

Well-known Leaside-based realtor Patrick Rocca is again a victim of ongoing anonymous, online harassment and attempted extortion.
Real Estate

How to deal with selling an estate home

March 1, 2020 Guest Contributor

Selling a family home after a parent dies can be an emotional time. Some heirs may be in a hurry to dispose of the property and move on. However, selling a property owned by an …more

Lynda Gorges.
Real Estate

Thoughts of downsizing in your future?

February 1, 2020 Guest Contributor

Our latest real estate column features Lynda Gorges, Broker, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd., Brokerage, offering her unique take on housing in the community. Many seniors say they would prefer to keep living in their homes …more

Real Estate

Leaside real estate ends year on a high note – detached homes rise by 9.5%

December 1, 2019 Guest Contributor

Welcome to our second real estate column, where different Leaside real estate agents and experts offer their unique take on housing in the community. This month, Charlene Kalia, a sales representative with Chestnut Park Real …more

The SAHIL building in Leaside.
Real Estate

The roots of seniors’ housing go back 30 years

November 1, 2019 Guest Contributor

The Leaside community has always been blessed with great leaders and creative thinkers. In the mid-80s, two individuals in particular stood out and joined forces to develop housing solutions for retirees in Leaside.  Bob Hart …more

A house built in the Modernist style.
Real Estate

An architectural guide to 
Leaside house styles | Part III

December 1, 2018 Guest Contributor

As part of our House Style Series, we would like to showcase two completely different styles that can be recognized in different areas of the neighbourhood. The Bungalow Craftsman Style derives from the original Arts …more

Cape Cod Style house in Leaside.
Real Estate

An architectural guide to Leaside house styles – Part II

May 1, 2018 Guest Contributor

As a continuation of our House Style series, we are presenting two additional styles that are easy to recognize in different areas of the neighbourhood. Early British settlers originated the Cape Cod Colonial Revival style …more

Georgian Revival house example.
Real Estate

An architectural guide to Leaside house styles: Part I

April 1, 2018 Guest Contributor

As part of the colonial expansionism, Leaside was keen to embrace a series of revival house styles, representing the unique character of the neighbourhood. We are going to start this guide with the most prominent …more

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Leaside 110 logo.
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Mark your calendar for Leaside’s 110th anniversary in May

by Geoff Kettel in Community

Leaside will be 110 years old in May! Yes, on May 7, 1913, the Town of Leaside was incorporated by act of the Ontario Legislature. To mark the occasion, we have created a special logo ...more
Recent Posts
  • Leaside Lawn Bowling Club turns 70!
  • Celebrating Leaside’s sports pioneers
  • Leaside author Dane Jensen: No pressure, no diamonds
  • Spring heralds the fickle season of change
  • An eyewitness account of 1913 Leaside – 
the diary of Wendell Lawson
  • The Layers of Leaside are Redux!
  • Celebrating 110 years of Leaside’s 
Garden City Principles
  • Retirement is not a part of the Goldhars’ vocabulary
  • Would that which we call Leaside 
by any other name smell as sweet?
  • Walking down memory lane to 
Leaside’s historic homes
  • The Daughter joins the Bayview family
  • James Henderson celebrates his 104th during Leaside’s 110th
  • Come to the Leaside 110 panel
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