Many people look at the Toronto; in fact the GTA skyline and say wow. All this development! Who are these buyers, is there a bubble? Are people overpaying? Why are there so many less launches than last year?

All of the questions are valid but I think misguided by media and partial truths. Again, this is solely my opinion.

There are less launches but that is not slowing sales. There are records being made every time a launch happens. Many sell out inside of 48 hours and many brokers are lined up the day before waiting for access so their buyers can get them before they are gone.

As Brad Lamb said, this is the Manhattanization of Toronto and I think it's a beautiful thing. With all of the infill being doing around the City of Toronto, we're not just increasing density with 60 storey high rises, we're seeing a lot of boutique 8-12 storey developments pop up across the GTA. This is exactly what we need to see. Different options for condominium purchasers.

It makes sense for us to go up since we pride ourselves in the fact we are protecting so much green space.

So since we are no longer going out, I am a big proponent of going up. With that said, I find it is very important to maintain different heights, shapes and styles. Big rectangular buildings are not the way of the future; style and design should be what is important instead of opposing development.