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12 December 2012

Do You Know About the Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit?

So often when we talk about home renovations we’re talking about adding on a new room for your own enjoyment, or ripping up the lino floors because you just can’t stand them for one more second. We also often talk about home renovation financing, and how you can use the equity in your home to…

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12 December 2012
November Starts Down in Much of Canada

The housing market continues to see the effect of tightening mortgage rules, as CMHC reported early in the week that housing starts have been down in November, compared to the month before. In October Canada saw a total of 203,487 starts across the country; but that number dropped to 196,125 in November. The reason? Builders…

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11 December 2012
Protecting Yourself from Shill Bidding at Online Auctions

Just yesterday we gave you 25 ways to save money on Christmas shopping and today, we’re going to tell you about a few ways you can protect yourself from online auctions. This is something that’s going to become even more important as many people shop online for items and need to keep themselves – and…

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11 December 2012
How Affordable is it for First-Time Buyers to Buy a Home Now?

When the latest round of mortgage rule changes went into effect this past summer, there was a lot of worry surrounding first-time homebuyers and how these rules would affect them. But that was several months ago, when prices were still skyrocketing and didn’t show any signs of slowing down. Now the rules have had their…

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10 December 2012
25 Ways to Save Money this Christmas

Now more than ever Canadians need to stand up and actually pay attention before they pull out their credit cards this season. With our household debt levels at all time highs, this year is the one to get crafty, find cheap gifts, and remember that Christmas is not about presents! Here are 50 ways that you…

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9 December 2012
Is Mike Harris Responsible for the Toronto Condo Boom?

Mike Harris was known as a lot of things during his time as Premier of Ontario. Many considered him to be the province’s saviour who pulled us out of our huge deficit and actually saw us running a surplus for a few years in the 90s. Others, especially at the time, saw him as the…

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8 December 2012
CAAMP Heads to Ottawa to Make Case for Revisiting Mortgage Rules

It was just a couple of weeks ago when we spoke of how CAAMP was unhappy with the mortgage rules that were put into place this past summer, and that they believed they were having an extremely detrimental effect on the economy. Now, no longer happy to settle for just a report stating the harm…

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