This townhouse in Markham, Ont., has a private driveway with room for six cars to park and is on a ravine lot.Photography provided by Royal LePage Your Community Realty
99 Durie Lane, Markham, Ont.
Asking price: $799,000 (November, 2025)
Selling price: $998,000 (December, 2025)
Previous selling price: $200,000 (May, 1996)
Taxes: $5,413 (2025)
Days on the market: Seven
Listing agent: Matt Giunta, Royal LePage Your Community Realty
The living and dining areas have hardwood floors.
The action
Agent Matt Giunta was aware that a home similar to his clients’ in the area around highways 404 and 407 sold after a long spell on the market in October, 2025, for $935,000. He calculated that his clients’ three-bedroom townhouse, just down the street, could sell for more, and in less time, if they started with an asking price below $800,000. Within a week, more than 100 groups came through the house, and nine made purchase offers. The seller accepted a bid of $998,000.
“It sold [nearly] $200,000 over asking but, more importantly, $50,000 over expectation,” said Mr. Giunta.
“With all the talk about [market] decline, I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. At the end of the day, buyers are still out there and looking. They just need to be enticed by the right place.”
It helped that the property had some unique attributes.
“It has six-car parking, a private driveway, a walkout basement, a ravine lot and it’s a corner unit,” said Mr. Giunta.
The eat-in kitchen features tile flooring, quartz countertops and stainless-steel appliances.
What they got
This 47-year-old townhouse has an attached garage and a standard, two-storey plan.
There are hardwood floors in the living and dining areas. The eat-in kitchen has tile flooring, quartz countertops and stainless-steel appliances. Sliding doors open to a deck with stairs to the 30- by 117-foot lot.
The basement has a recreation area with a fireplace between two sets of doors to the patio.
There are three bathrooms, including one in the primary bedroom on the second floor.
The home’s walkout basement has a recreation area with a fireplace between two sets of doors to the patio.
The agent’s take
“For most townhomes, you’re not getting a good-sized backyard,” Mr. Giunta said.
“Show me another townhouse where you can look to your left and look to your right, and all you see are trees, no houses.”