Real Estate

Why Investment Property Mortgage Interest Rates Will Rise

With new mortgage rules in effect and regulators closely monitoring credit policy in Canada, there has been much conversation about the impact on real estate prices and how much the changes will slow the pace of residential real estate appreciation. Only time will tell how regional based foreign home buyer taxes, tougher mortgage rules, and

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Is Toronto Experiencing a Real Estate Bubble?

It’s not exactly news that ordinary Canadians are being squeezed out of many real estate markets. Prices for both single-family homes and condominiums in markets like Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto (and their suburbs) have skyrocketed — far outstripping wage growth. But developers are still building — creating more and more homes for a rapidly narrowing

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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Buying a New Home vs an Existing Home in Toronto, ON

If you’re planning on investing in real estate, then you’re going to have two main options: to buy an existing home or buy a new home in Toronto, ON. An existing home is a house that has been lived in before, whereas a new home is a house that has just been constructed and has

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The Irrational Exuberance & Greed of GTA and Vancouver Real Estate Investors in 2017

The Problem Real estate investors often fail to objectively assess their existing portfolio in the same way that a holistic wealth management professional or financial planner would when dealing with equity investments. Many real estate investors who began their investment career following sound investment principles have got caught up in the hype and strayed from

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