2 w. ago
Charming Toronto home built in the 1880s is surprisingly priced at just $800K
Maybe it's because I just binge-watched Trading Up with Mandy Rennehan the second it dropped on Netflix, but I full-on gasped when I saw this Toronto home.Tucked along one of Weston's prettiest, most character-soaked streets, 49 Queens Dr. is a bona fide 19th-century gem that just hit the market for under $800,000.Now, yes — that's still about eight times what you'd pay for something similar in Yarmouth, N.S., but for Toronto? This is about as close to a real estate miracle as it gets.The living room with tall ceilings and a big bay window. Because let's be honest: finding a freehold house in Toronto with a yard, history, and genuine potential — priced lower than most downtown condos — is basically like winning the housing lottery.The front porch. Built in 1888, this gingerbread-like Victorian has watched Toronto transform from a sleepy rail town into a sprawling megacity, and it still stands proudly with all the old-world ch...
Economics