Where to buy a house ?

Hubeir

Hi all,

This is my first post here, please Duo Duo Guan Zhao !  

Sorry I have to write in English; my PC doesn't have Chinese input. I can read Chinese though.

I just arrived from Vancouver. I'm thinking about buying a house here in Toronto, but I have no idea about where to live.

I saw and liked a detached house south of Lawrence and Moringside. The price is affordable. However, I noticed that another house of the same kind in North York was priced about $100K higher than this one. I'm puzzled.

Does anyone have some idea why the houses at Lawrence and Moringside are cheaper than those in North York ?

Thank you in advance & happy Easter!

Hubeir

Hello, anybody ?

AGTS

因为地区不同, NORTH YORK 的名校多, 所以贵.

Hubeir

Thank you AGTS.

Are good schools the only difference ? any other reason (crime rate, busy traffic, etc) ? Is Lawrence and Moringside a good community ? It looks like a quiet neighborhood.

AGTS

crime rate, busy traffic, 当然也是原因, 还有就是人的皮肤啦, 肤色越深的社区, 房价越便宜.

wine

you should get associate brokers to help you, they will have professional advice.

VicChu

http://www.mls.ca/map.aspx

Hubeir

Then they will bug me everyday.

I'd prefer to get a broker until I have a better idea of what I want, but not now.

OK, time for bed, see you guys tomorrow & good night !

wine

don't worry, VicChu is a nice man!  you can ask him for help

VicChu

最初由[wine]发布
don't worry, VicChu is a nice man!  you can ask him for help

謝謝葡萄酒妹妹的讚許。

:thanx:

VicChu

最初由[Hubeir]发布
Then they will bug me everyday.

I'd prefer to get a broker until I have a better idea of what I want, but not now.

OK, time for bed, see you guys tomorrow & good night !

請放心,有經驗的地產從業員是無須對閒客死纏活纏去浪費時間的！所以我只提供你那 MLS.ca Web Site ,你自己做 Homework 好了,不會煩你。

Hubeir

Hi VicChu,

Thank you for the link.  

You are not a broker, are you ?

I'm sorry if I hurt your feeling. I meant to say that it is still too early for me to get a real estate agent. As I don't have any idea of what I want, it'd be a waste of time for both the agent and myself.

Hubeir

I talked with my co-worker today. He strongly advised against Moringside. He told me that Moringside is infamous for the high crime rate.

That leaves me with no choice but the expensive houses at North York......

VicChu

最初由[Hubeir]发布
Hi VicChu,

Thank you for the link.  

You are not a broker, are you ?

I'm sorry if I hurt your feeling. I meant to say that it is still too early for me to get a real estate agent. As I don't have any idea of what I want, it'd be a waste of time for both the agent and myself.

我正是從事地產行業,且是Broker Owner,是自己開的一間小型物業代理公司,名下有 八名 real estate agents,其中小半數是華人,大半數是本地人,他們的客戶以西人較多。

我從不主張我的agents把時間和精力花在一些生蟲客身上,有空多打幾通電話,多拿幾個西人賣主的屋盤最實惠。

再者：地產從業員的feeling不會那麼容易被hurt的。