Team Zold in the Press

Shawn Zigelstein is a sought-after expert in the Canadian real estate market, and is often asked for the "Team Zold perspective" on current events. Stay tuned here for Team Zold's appearances in the current press!

"These are the most (and least) expensive places to live in the GTA," BuzzBuzz Home, October 2016"Bidding Wars," Global News, September 2016

"Toronto area's home sales, average prices hit record highs in August," Canadian Press, September 2016

"Ottawa tightens mortgage rules" Toronto Star, September 2016

"What To Look for When and Avoid When Buying a Home," Huffington Post, September 2016

"5 Things to Look for When Buying a Home," Next Home, September 2016

"9th Annual Royal Lepage Charity Golf Tournament," Snapd Richmond Hill, August 2016

"Global News at 5:30," Global News, August, 2016

Markham vs Vaughan: 2026 Home Prices, Neighbourhoods and Commutes

Sep 30th, 2026

Markham averaged $1,208,692 and Vaughan $1,234,758 in August 2026. Compare home types, neighbourhoods, commuting, schools and tax rates.

Richmond Hill vs Vaughan: 2026 Home Prices, Neighbourhoods and Commutes

Sep 28th, 2026

Compare Richmond Hill and Vaughan home prices, neighbourhoods, GO commutes and schools with August 2026 data and practical guidance from Shawn Zigelstein.

Richmond Hill vs Markham: 2026 Home Prices, Neighbourhoods and Commutes

Sep 27th, 2026

Compare Richmond Hill and Markham home prices, neighbourhoods, schools and GO commutes using August 2026 market figures.

Aurora vs Newmarket: Where Should You Buy in 2026?

Sep 24th, 2026

Newmarket is the cheaper of the two on average, $1,048,321 against Aurora's $1,105,004 in August 2026, and the gap is much wider on detached homes, where Aurora's $1,467,448 average runs $321,395 above Newmarket's $1,146,053. Those averages reflect the mix of homes that sold, so they are not like-for-like measures of individual home values. Start with Newmarket real estate if the lower detached average suits your budget, or Aurora real estate if its housing and shorter scheduled train exampl...

Vaughan August 2026 market Update

Sep 20th, 2026

Vaughan's real estate market moved in two directions this August. The average sale price climbed 2.0% year over year to $1,234,758, but the median price actually fell 2.6% to $1,148,750. That gap tells you something important about where buyers were spending their money. Detached homes, which accounted for half of all sales, saw their average jump 4.2%, and that higher-priced mix pulled the overall average upward even as most other segments slipped. Meanwhile, the sales-to-new-listings ratio...

York Region August2026 Market Update

Sep 19th, 2026

Markham's sales-to-new-listings ratio crossed 40%, the line TRREB uses to separate a buyer's market from a balanced one. It is the first municipality in York Region to get there, and it did not get there because of a sales surge. It got there because supply keeps thinning out while buyers keep showing up. That same pattern played out across the region at different speeds, pushing the overall SNLR to 35.8%, its eighth straight monthly increase.

Markham August 2026 Market Update

Sep 17th, 2026

The sales-to-new-listings ratio hit 40.3% this month—marking the first time any municipality in York Region has touched that 40% threshold in over two years. Total sales jumped 17.5% compared to last August while new listings dropped 8%, pulling active inventory below 1,100 homes for the first time since the spring of 2023. We saw the average price land at $1,208,692, up 6.4% year over year, while the median barely budged. There's a very specific reason why those two numbers diverged, and it...

Newmarket August 2026 Market Update

Sep 15th, 2026

Newmarket had a quietly strong August. The average sale price hit $1,048,321, which is up 5.3% from last year and marks the second consecutive month above the million-dollar line. The median landed at exactly $1,000,000 for the first time in months. And those numbers arrived on the exact same sales volume as last August: 83 transactions, identical to August 2025. These price gains aren't being inflated by a spike in luxury sales or a sudden rush of activity; they're the product of steady, or...