Why the Difference between Calgary and Edmonton Homes?
Calgary and Edmonton provide one of the best rivalries here in Canada. There are few better hockey games to watch than Calgary playing Edmonton (although we’d take anything right now) and while Calgary is more developed and has larger infrastructure, Edmonton has West Edmonton Mall. But when it comes to Calgary mortgages and Edmonton mortgages,…
Read moreMoney Talks: Volume 2
The debate continues as to whether the recent round of mortgage rules changes have helped or hurt the industry and as always, we’ve found the best financial advice from around the Web. With that being said, let’s take a look at what money talks have been happening this week. CAAMP (Canadian Associated of Accredited Mortgage…
Read moreCanadian Consumer Debt Continues to Climb
It seems we just can’t get over debt here in Canada. Or rather, we can’t stop piling it on. Just when the numbers start to show that we’re making headway on it, and that we’ve stemmed the spending, another one comes out saying that we’ve once again gotten ourselves in far too deep. That’s just…
Read morePicture of Provincial Debt: Part 11, Newfoundland & Labrador
The picture of debt in Newfoundland and Labrador, like so many other provinces, is a conflicted one. Due to a steady decline in fishing and forestry industries in the early 2000s, Newfoundland & Labrador was often thought of as a “have-not” province. It never saw the huge influx of its populations as provinces out West,…
Read moreForget about Underwater Mortgages, What about Your Car?
We’ve talked a lot on this blog before about housing bubbles in Canada. What they are, whether there is one, isn’t one…it’s a subject that’s been just about beat to death. But there’s good reason for hammering away at this particular subject. With housing bubbles come falling home values shortly after, and that means underwater…
Read morePicture of Provincial Debt: Part 10, Prince Edward Island
At first glance, the picture of provincial debt in Prince Edward Island could indeed look grim. P.E.I. is the third most indebted province in all of Canada behind Ontario and Quebec, with a total net debt of $1.8 billion, that’s currently 34% of the province’s GDP. But aside from these alarming statistics, it might be…
Read moreHow Much are You Spending on Christmas this Year?
The American Thanksgiving bells have chimed, and even here north of the border we’ve had just about all of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday madness that we can stand. But we’ll take just a short rest (maybe some of us will even hold out until the weekend!) before we start splurging on the next…
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