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Surprise! Mortgage Rates Are Going UP

Mar 29, 2020
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...

Aug 13, 2019
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?

Feb 21, 2019
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

Feb 06, 2019
"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?

Jan 16, 2019
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...

Dec 27, 2018
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 ...

Sep 26, 2018
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...

Sep 05, 2018
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%

Jul 26, 2018
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...

Apr 11, 2018
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

Mar 14, 2018
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...

Feb 21, 2018
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

Oct 18, 2017
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

Sep 24, 2017
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...

Sep 12, 2017
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...

Aug 30, 2017
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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