Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
We understand the power that the Internet holds for changing your life and making things easier for you. These benefits are at risk if people are concerned about their personal privacy. We are committed to providing you with an Internet experience that respects and protects your personal privacy choices and concerns.
In general, we gather information about all of our users collectively. We only use such information anonymously and in the aggregate. This information helps us determine what is most beneficial for our users, and how we can continually create a better overall experience for you.
Email Links
This site provides an email address link located on the Contact Us page so that you may email us directly with any questions or comments you may have. This site reads all messages received and makes efforts to respond promptly.
In addition to replying to your comment or inquiry, we may also file your email for future reference regarding improvements to our website or discard the information. Your personal information is not shared, traded, sold, or exchanged with any third parties without your express permission.
Information Collection and Use
This site is the sole owner of the information collected. We will not sell, share, trade, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
This site collects information from our users at several different points on our website. We only collect personal information necessary to effectively market and sell the property of sellers, to locate, assess, and qualify properties for buyers, and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers.
We do not sell, trade, transfer, rent, or exchange your personal information with anyone.
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Since this site is a real estate site, we give you the option of requesting free real estate information about real estate properties. Your personal information is stored on our secure database.
We only collect personal information necessary to effectively market and sell the property of sellers, to locate, assess, and qualify properties for buyers, and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers.
We do not sell, trade, transfer, rent, or exchange your personal information with anyone.
Personal Information
This site functionality requires or requests users to give us contact information, such as their email address, and personal information, such as their names, addresses, phone numbers, and property details.
The visitor’s contact and personal information is used to contact the visitor when necessary and requested, but is primarily used to collect personal information necessary to effectively market and sell the property of sellers, to locate, assess, and qualify properties for buyers, and to otherwise provide professional services to clients and customers.
We do not sell, trade, transfer, rent, or exchange your personal information with anyone.
We do not disclose information about your individual visits to this site, or personal information that you provide, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, etc., to any outside parties, except when we believe the law requires it.
Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose personal information when required by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, or comply with a legal process served on our website.
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Users of this site have the option to unsubscribe from our mailing list directly through their accounts. To opt out, please navigate to the Subscription Settings located under My Account.
By disabling the email or SMS notification toggle, you’ll cease to receive notifications associated with the selected options.
Links
This site contains links to other sites. These sites have their own policies and practices with respect to online privacy, and this site cannot be responsible for the privacy practices, or the content, of these websites.
In addition, in certain instances, this site’s advertisers may ask you for personal information. This site cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of its advertisers.
Only certain employees have access to the information you provide us. For example, we impose strict rules on our employees who have access either to the databases that store user information, or to the servers that host our services.
While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse, or alteration to data will not occur, we try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.
Notification of Changes
This policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the website. We’ll post those changes so that you’ll always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we’ll disclose it to anyone.
Please check this site for information about revisions to our privacy policy. We’ll notify you directly if there is a material change in our privacy practices.
We’ll take commercially reasonable measures to obtain written or active email consent from the user if this site is going to use the information collected from the user in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection. We’ll also post the changes in our privacy statement 10 days prior to a change.
Cookies
This website uses the following cookies:
Google Analytics
This cookie allows us to see information on user website activities, including, but not limited to, page views, source, and time spent on websites. The information is depersonalized and is displayed as numbers, meaning it cannot be tracked back to individuals.
This will help to protect your privacy. Using Google Analytics, we can see what content is popular on our website, and strive to give you more of the things you enjoy reading and watching.
Google AdWords
Using Google AdWords code, we’re able to see which pages helped lead to contact form submissions. This allows us to make better use of our paid search budget.
Removal of and Access to Personal Information
We’ll accommodate the deletion of any personal information as soon as reasonably possible.
Should you wish to request erasure of personal data, please submit a written request to Macedo Real Estate Group, addressed to the address listed below. Each request will be validated, and you’ll be required to provide some personal information for security reasons.
Please note that Macedo Real Estate Group has the right to deny a request and provide an explanation as to why each request was denied.
Macedo Real Estate Group
www.MacedoRealEstateGroup.com
110 Weston Road
Toronto, ON M6M0A6
Canada
[email protected]
416-535-5000
Privacy Questions
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please send us an email, and we’ll be pleased to assist.
Royal LePage® Supreme Realty, Brokerage
110 Weston Road
Toronto, ON M6N 0A6
Call 416-535-8000
Text 647-931-5151
Copyright 2026. Macedo Real Estate Group, Danny Macedo, Sales Representative, Anthony Rocco Macedo, Sales Representative, Royal LePage Supreme Realty, Brokerage all rights reserved assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information shown. The information provided herein must only be used by consumers that have a bona fide interest in the purchase, sale or lease of real estate and may not be used for any commercial purpose or any other purpose.
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How to Read a Listing Before You Book a Showing
Most buyers start their search on a listing portal. They look at the photographs, glance at the price, and decide whether to book a showing. That is understandable, but it skips the most useful part of the listing. The written details, read properly, can save you a wasted afternoon or point you toward a property that deserves a closer look.
Here is what to pay attention to before you pick up the phone.
The Price and What Sits Behind It
The listed price is not always the expected sale price. In parts of the GTA, sellers still price below market value to attract multiple offers. In others, the list price is the asking price. How do you tell the difference? Look at two things together: the price and the days on market.
If a property has been listed for one or two days at a price that seems low for the neighbourhood, it is very likely priced for offers. If it has been sitting for thirty or forty days, the list price is probably the seller's real expectation, and there may be room to negotiate.
The TRREB Market Watch for August 2026 showed an average of 35 days on market across the GTA, with Toronto East averaging 31 and King averaging 61. Those numbers tell you how quickly a given area moves. A property that has been listed significantly longer than its area average is worth investigating further.
Source: TRREB Market Watch, August 2026.
Lot Size, Frontage and Depth
For freehold properties, the lot dimensions matter more than most buyers realise. A 30 foot frontage on a 120 foot lot is a different proposition from a 50 foot frontage on an 80 foot lot, even if the total square footage is similar. Frontage affects what you can build, whether you can widen a driveway, and how the house sits relative to its neighbours.
If the listing does not include lot dimensions, that is worth noting. It may mean the information was not readily available, or it may mean the lot is unusually small and the seller's agent chose not to highlight it.
Taxes
The annual property tax figure in the listing is one of the most reliable numbers you will find. It tells you what the municipality has assessed the property at and what you will owe each year. A property listed at $1,200,000 with annual taxes of $4,800 is being assessed very differently from one at the same price with taxes of $8,500. The gap usually reflects the age of the assessment, the size of the home, or recent renovations that triggered a reassessment.
Compare the tax figure to similar properties in the same area. If it is noticeably higher or lower, ask why.
Parking and Garage
In Toronto proper, parking can add $50,000 or more to the value of a property. The listing will usually say how many parking spaces are included, whether the garage is attached or detached, and whether additional parking is available on the driveway or street.
For condos, check whether parking is owned or rented. Owned parking is part of the unit. Rented parking can be taken away or repriced at renewal.
Inclusions and Exclusions
The list of what stays and what goes is more important than it looks. Light fixtures, window coverings, appliances, and even garden sheds can be listed as exclusions. If something you assumed was part of the property is excluded, you need to know before you make an offer, not after.
Read this section line by line. If the listing says "as per schedule," that means the full list will be provided in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Ask to see it before you write your offer.
The Remarks Section
This is the free text field where the listing agent describes the property. It is marketing copy, and it should be read as such. But it can also contain genuinely useful information: whether the seller has had a pre-listing inspection done, whether there is a tenant in place, whether there are easements or right of ways, and whether offers are being reviewed on a specific date.
If the remarks mention that offers will be reviewed on a particular date, that tells you two things. The seller expects competition. And you have a deadline.
What the Listing Cannot Tell You
A listing cannot tell you about the neighbours, the noise level at 7 a.m., the condition of the roof, or whether the basement leaks. Those things require a visit and, later, an inspection. But the listing can tell you whether the visit is worth making. Five minutes reading the details properly can be worth more than an hour in the car.
If you are searching for a home in Toronto, Vaughan, King City or anywhere in the GTA and want help reading the listings that match what you are looking for, call me at 416-560-4983.
Danny Macedo, Macedo Real Estate Group, Royal LePage Supreme Realty, Brokerage.
