15% Foreign purchaser’s tax in the GTA that started as of April 21st This is a good start, but in my opinion won’t really do much to help the housing…
Have you explored all your options? Once you receive your mortgage renewal statement, there’s nothing easier than simply signing on for another term. While this may make sense in many…
10 reasons why Firm Real Estate offers are a terrible idea. Demand for Real estate hasn’t been this high since 1989 and now there is pressure on buyers to put…
In love with that shiny new marble countertop in your renovated kitchen? Be careful it doesn’t blind you into thinking it’s going to make you money. Contrary to what the…
As the saying goes, good things come in small packages. In fact, this may be the mantra for many homebuyers in 2017, given the steady rise in real estate prices.…
A new survey suggests Canadians are dipping into their registered retirement savings plans like never before and the high cost of housing may be driving those decisions. The study released…
House prices in Canada’s hottest cities are soaring, (Including Orangeville and Dufferin county) but the pressure to buy a home remains. The result? Mortgage fraud is spiking. Most of the…
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) and the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) are fighting a City of Toronto proposal that would increase land transfer taxes on homebuyers. (This has…
The flurry of gift-shopping and overspending is finally over, leaving plenty of people with the dreaded holiday hangover. Just a few weeks ago, a CIBC poll showed that Canadians were…
Fixed mortgage rates have increased by about 0.40% in the last 8 weeks. Today’s 5 year fixed rates are at around 2.89% and will could continue to go up in…