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The “In the Beach” Real Estate team was born over 20 years ago when Nick Boothby (Maddy and Greg’s real estate mentor) became a pioneer resale salesperson in the “New Beach” area also known as Woodbine Park.   This newly developed neighbourhood located across from the Real Estate Homeward flagship head office, was built into one of the most desirable areas to reside in Toronto. This desirable neighbourhood is situated on land that was once known as Greenwood Raceway that was built in 1874 as the Woodbine Race Course along the shores of Lake Ontario in eastern Toronto. It was originally owned and operated by two men, Pardee and Howell, who then passed the raceway on to Joseph Duggan, the original owner of the land.

Today this stretch of land is now home to luxury family homes and upscale condominiums that were built on streets creatively named after a piece of Toronto’s historic past such as Northern Dancer, Winners Circle, Sarah Ashbridge, Boardwalk, Joseph Duggan and Woodbine.  The ‘Painted Lady’ homes on Woodbine Avenue give a San Francisco vibe and are a landmark of the area.

When this new development began, Nick saw a great opportunity to ‘farm’ the area and build his business, despite colleagues thinking he was crazy for door knocking homes while folks were still moving into their newly built homes! However, Nick saw the potential for business, persevered with his plan and very quickly secured his very first listing.  This was the beginning of a very successful partnership with home owners who replied on Nicks knowledge and experience selling homes in this neighbourhood. Nick and his “inthebeach” team worked diligently to become one of the most trusted and recognized names in this family neighbourhood.

To help Nick attain such significant success, his partner Christine were instrumental behind the scenes creating property feature sheets, web site and marketing materials. On busy weekends, they worked together at open houses and became very well known in the neighborhood with sellers and buyers alike. For many years, Nick has been recognized as a top producer and won many accolades for his success.  To this day, there are still very few real estate salespersons (or teams) to have sold as many resale homes in the pocket as Nick Boothby.

As Nick and Christine’s business grew, approximately 14 years ago, Maddy joined them as the first team member, followed by Greg. Together, they all worked in the New Beach and gradually expanded into other areas across Toronto. Although Nick is now enjoying semi-retirement, he is still a registered real estate salesperson in Ontario and involved with the team