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7 October 2012

CIBC Opens on Sundays

Banks need to do whatever they can to stay competitive these days. Two months ago it was because mortgage deals were so good that banks wanted to scoop up as many mortgage consumers as they could. Now, it’s because there are much fewer buyers on the market; and so, banks need to desperately try to…

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6 October 2012
Can Toronto Handle Three More Massive Condo Towers?

A year ago, another condo going up in the city of Toronto probably wouldn’t have garnered much attention. But with the obvious overstock that’s on the market, and the softening already starting to be seen in the city, it certainly makes news when a developer has plans on building not just one more condo tower…

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5 October 2012
Hosting Thanksgiving this Year? Save Money while You Do!

Hosting Thanksgiving dinner can be a lot of fun. You’re the one that gets to have your house smelling like turkey (and all the fixins) from morning till night; and you’re also the one that gets to benefit from all the leftover turkey for the rest of the week. But if you’re not careful, you’re…

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5 October 2012
Prices Continue to Go Up in Toronto, while Sales Falter

A lack of inventory and less pressure on homebuyers are the reasons given for the numbers coming out of Toronto regarding the city’s home prices, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey. For the second month in a row, home prices continued to climb in Toronto while home sales continued to drop. The chart…

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4 October 2012
Moving Back in With Your Parents? Here are Some Tips!

Home prices are too high, university tuition is at an all-time and, by next year, food prices will go up. All of this equals a hard world for young people to make their own way in and so, many are moving back in with their parents. But whether it’s while you save up a down…

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4 October 2012
Luxury Homes Starting to Feel Pinch of Mortgage Rules

When changes were made once again to mortgages in Ottawa this past July, newspapers and the blogosphere were abuzz about the impact this would have on first-time homebuyers. They wouldn’t be able to afford the 25 year amortization period that now comes with insured mortgages, and at a time when prices were climbing ever-higher. And…

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3 October 2012
A Look at the Oversupply Problem in Montreal

We have spent the past two days talking about the oversupply problem in the nation’s two biggest markets – Toronto and Vancouver. And while stats and figures for these two cities have been looked at six ways from Sunday for the past two years, there’s another market that often gets overlooked – Montreal. It’s hard…

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