Rather than drop the price after months on the market, the sellers chose to list at a price below what they paid.Re/Max Hallmark Bibby Group Realty
33 Exeter St., Toronto
Asking price: $1,099,900 (August, 2025)
Selling price: $1,033,000 (September, 2025)
Previous selling prices: $1.15-million (April, 2023); $765,000 (March, 2019); $151,000 (September, 1994)
Taxes: $3,900 (2025)
Days on the market: 14
Listing agent: Christopher Bibby, Re/Max Hallmark Bibby Group Realty
This two-storey house has three bedrooms upstairs, a kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and a basement with an additional bathroom.Re/Max Hallmark Bibby Group Realty
The action
One of the owners of this semi accepted an out-of-town job offer, which meant selling a house they had bought just two years previously. Eager to quickly find a buyer, they listed the property for $50,100 less than what they paid, despite completing some upgrades, from new wiring to an updated four-piece bathroom. Within two weeks, they had 14 visitors, and an offer with conditions from one buyer. A deal was signed for $1,033,000.
“We knew prices were lower than when they bought,” said agent Christopher Bibby.
“My clients knew they didn’t want to be on the market for two months and then have to drop the price, drop the price, drop the price.
“We went out at a price we knew we’d get people through, and a price people felt they could negotiate. That would make us successful.”
With a separate dining room, new wiring and an updated four-piece bathroom, the home was move-in ready.Re/Max Hallmark Bibby Group Realty
What they got
This two-storey house has three bedrooms upstairs, separate living and dining rooms and a kitchen with stainless-steel appliances.
A rear mud room has an exit to a south-facing yard and a double garage. A parking pad is at the front of the 19-by-110-foot lot.
The basement has two recreation areas and a three-piece bathroom.
The west-end Toronto semi-detached has a parking pad facing a dead-end street that encourages gathering among neighbours.Re/Max Hallmark Bibby Group Realty
The agent’s take
“What made it fairly attractive was that it was a three-bedroom home with parking, and it was turnkey,” Mr. Bibby said.
“There was lots of storage in the backyard, a hot tub and updated gardening.”
The property is also on a dead-end street residents used as an impromptu space to gather.
“What makes Exeter such an exciting street is there are a lot of young families on the street,” said Mr. Bibby.
“Around the corner on St. Clair [Avenue] is a community centre and a skating rink.”