Tag Archives: Real Estate

Federal government may make changes to home buying

Posted 873 days ago by Mathieu

According to the Globe and Mail, CTV is set to report the federal government is considering raising the minimum down payment for homebuyers and reducing the amortization period due to fears in the capital consumers are taking on too much debt. …

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Real estate news meant to sell newspapers, not reflect reality

Posted 1324 days ago by Mathieu

Recently, the Toronto Star published an article with the headline GTA house prices fall. The author made a fine point of letting everyone know housing prices are down 3 per cent in the Great Toronto Area (GTA) from the same …

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Why Canada isn’t facing a housing bubble

Posted 1399 days ago by Mathieu

If you’ve spent time chatting with me or reading a few of the posts on this site regarding real estate then you’ll know I’m bullish on the housing market. Quite often I hear people talk about the housing bubble in …

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Landlord cliché #231: The leaky toilet call at 2 a.m. on Saturday night

Posted 1541 days ago by Mathieu

Most people who tell me investing in real estate and being a landlord is a bad idea often site the possibility of a tenant calling you at 2 a.m. in the morning about a leaky toilet and you have to …

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Minister of Finance says no to mortgage interest being tax deductible but introduces great alternative

Posted 1546 days ago by Mathieu

The federal budget was announced today in Canada and the minister of finance, Jim Flaherty appeared on the CBC’s The National tonight to respond to questions from Canadians. One very specific question caught my attention; an e-mailer asked if the …

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