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Buying Land In Canada: Dirt, Dreams & The Math

Land can make you rich while producing nothing, and that’s both the appeal and the danger. Nick and Dan look at why Toronto high density land is trading 37 per cent below its 2021 peak while Canadian farmland rose 9.3 per cent in 2025. They cover the six reasons people buy land and how Canada handed it out, from the 1805 Toronto Purchase to the Greenbelt reversal. They also explain the planning terms that cost investors fortunes, why land absorbs the hit when condo math breaks, and how professionals value and vet a parcel. They finish with their top five land plays today.

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