What Your House Buys When You Downsize: A City-by-City GTA Table
Detached vs condo townhouse vs condo apartment medians for every GTA municipality (TRREB, August 2026), the gap between them, and the costs to subtract first.
Local real estate insights for Toronto and the GTA from Jatin Dua, Realtor at RE/MAX Quantum Realty. Want this applied to your own situation rather than the market as a whole? Send me your address or your budget and I will run the numbers for you. Call or text 833-330-1925, or send me a message.
Detached vs condo townhouse vs condo apartment medians for every GTA municipality (TRREB, August 2026), the gap between them, and the costs to subtract first.
Is a bungalow right for retirement in the GTA? Detached price references, cheaper alternatives, what to inspect in an older bungalow and credits that help.
Retiring in Stratford, Ontario: August 2026 prices, the 1.761361% tax rate, the new GO train (limited trips, no PRESTO), the hospital and who it suits.
Retiring in Kingston, Ontario: August 2026 home prices, the 1.383802% tax rate and seniors’ credits, VIA trains to Toronto, the hospitals, and who it suits.
Retiring in Cobourg or Port Hope: 2026 Northumberland home prices, tax rates vs Toronto, VIA and local buses, the hospital, and who these lake towns suit.
Retiring in Barrie: the latest official price figure, what a Toronto house sale could free up, seniors’ tax deferral, free Tue/Thu transit, GO trains and RVH.
Retiring in Niagara-on-the-Lake: 2026 benchmark prices, what a Toronto house sale frees up, tax rates, the nearest hospital, and how to reach Toronto by GO.
Retiring in Collingwood or The Blue Mountains: 2026 prices, what a Toronto house sale frees up, tax rates, seniors’ relief, the hospital and transit.
Retiring in Milton, Ontario or Halton Hills: August 2026 home prices, tax rates, Halton’s seniors’ tax deferral, Milton Transit, ActiVan and local hospitals.
Retiring in Pickering, Ajax or Whitby: August 2026 prices, tax rates, Pickering’s $620 seniors’ grant, DRT senior fares and Lakeridge Health hospitals.