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Surprise! Mortgage Rates Are Going UP
I chatted with a client yesterday who wondered if the falling “mortgage rates” would affect the real estate market. ...
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Top 6 Municipal Tax Rates for 2019 in the Co...
It's that time again: our local municipalities have set their 2019 tax rates. The following are tax rates for 6 a ...
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Have you heard of Real Estate Wholesaling?
Recently had an email and phone exchange with a person who was considering the purchase of a property in our area t ...
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Tax Assessed Value Versus Market Value
"Why is the assessed value of the property I bought so much lower than what I paid for it?"
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Are rents set to rise even more?
It’s good news for investors and bad news for tenants as rents may well rise further in 2019. Rental rates, like an ...
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Does the Collingwood area real estate market...
For as long as I’ve been in the real estate business, people have always said that our real estate market in South ...
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Best and Worst Cities for Property Taxes in ...
How do our local tax rates compare with other Canadian cities? Best & worst cities for property tax.
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Top 6 Municipal Tax Rates in Collingwood Blu...
It’s that time again: our local municipalities have set their 2018 tax rates. The following are tax rates f ...
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Ontario 2019 Rent Increase Set at 1.8%
In early July, the Ontario government announced that residential rent increases for 2019 will be capped to a maximu ...
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What You Need To Know About Property Apprais...
If you are purchasing a property and require financing for a mortgage, chances are an appraisal of the property val ...
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Climate Change and Saving Money
The Green Ontario Fund is a not-for-profit provincial agency that has been tasked with the reduction of greenhouse ...
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This One Thing Causes More Problems With Fin...
If you plan to buy a property and will require a mortgage, here is one thing that can trip you up: not having your ...
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New Mortgage Regs Could Stress Buyers
Yesterday, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) released the final version of G ...
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Top 6 Local Tax Rates: A Comparison
It’s that time again: our local municipalities have set their 2017 tax rates. Municipal Property Taxes are m ...
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Want to Share A House? (and other ideas abou...
In Canada, the most common language we hear in residential zoning bylaws refers to “single family” homes but times ...
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Real Estate Price Changes since 2010 in Sout...
Whenever we experience a shift in the real estate market, I like to take a closer at various statistics so thought ...
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