Award-winning real estate team specializing in investment properties pre-construction multi-unit buildings residential homes commercial properties

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Recent results

Homes our team has sold, bought and leased for clients in the last few years.

Built by people from tech, for people in tech

Ayat Realty Group was founded and is led by Mani Ayatollahi, who has spent the past decade scaling sales teams at North American technology companies and works at a unicorn tech company in Toronto. Today our team advises founders, executives and C-level leaders on their homes, their investments and their companies’ office space, with the data and discretion they expect at work.

  • Homes for founders and executives relocating to or moving within Toronto
  • Investment properties, pre-construction and multi-unit buildings
  • Office and commercial space for startups and scale-ups

Investing in Toronto from outside Canada?

The federal ban on most foreign buyers is scheduled to end on January 1, 2027, and Ottawa has not yet said what replaces it. We help investors understand what they can buy today, what it really costs, and how to own and manage it from a distance.

Jan 1, 2027

Scheduled end of the federal foreign buyer ban. A decision on what follows is pending.

4+ units

Buildings with four or more homes have stayed open to foreign buyers throughout.

25% + 10%

Ontario and Toronto non-resident purchase taxes, which stay in place regardless.

I have always had a strong passion for real estate. I brought the client-first approach I learned in technology sales into this business, and I treat every client the way I treat my own family and friends.

Mani Ayatollahi
Founder and Broker, Ayat Realty Group

From our clients

I was amazed by Mani’s knowledge and patience. He is an amazing relationship builder and he is extremely trustworthy and I felt confident selling my home with him. Nothing was missed and I was well informed and updated throughout the entire process.

Nick L., sold his home

Buying my first home was a bit scary. Mani showed me more than 27 properties and made me feel comfortable seeing as many listings as I wanted to before making a decision.

Jessica O., first-time buyer

Insights

Market updates and investment guides from our team, with the sources behind every number.

Relocation

Moving to Toronto for a tech role: a homebuying guide for founders and executives

Toronto is now North America’s third-largest tech talent market. If you are moving here for a role or to build a company, here is how work permits, the foreign buyer rules, mortgages and neighbourhoods fit together.
October 16, 2026
Investing

Multiplexes in Toronto: how investors are adding units under the city’s rules

Toronto now allows up to four homes on most residential lots, and six in nine wards, with development charges waived on multiplexes. What you can build, how to finance it and what to check before you buy a conversion candidate.
October 14, 2026
Investing

Is now a good time to invest in Toronto real estate? The case for 2026 and 2027, and the risks

Prices are about 30% below the 2022 peak, borrowing costs are well below their 2023 highs and the new-home pipeline is shrinking. But rents are falling and population growth has slowed. A balanced look before you commit capital.
October 14, 2026

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