Money Talks: Volume 24
You can tell it’s spring because everyone’s talking real estate and mortgages this week; even if areas such as Toronto are still seeing a small drop in their activity level. With this, more tips from Gail Vaz-Oxlade on how to save, and a warning about this coming Victoria Day weekend, there’s lots to get to…
Read moreWhat’s Another Name for a Soft Market? A Buyer’s Market!
Sometimes, it’s just a matter of perspective. It seems you can’t step outside your door, or especially pick up a newspaper, without hearing about all the disaster that surrounds the Canadian housing market right now. Analysts are starting to sound like Chicken Little, except it’s prices and not the sky that is falling. Sellers meanwhile,…
Read moreSmoking in Your Home? It will Make it Harder to Sell!
Recently we linked to an article on the Everyday Money blog that stated that smokers who smoke in their homes are likely to sacrifice up to 23 per cent of their home’s value when it comes time to sell. The reason? Smoking has become a faux pas in today’s society, and it’s something that few…
Read moreSteven Eisman is Bearish on Canadian Housing, but Skittish on Details Why
Hedge fund manager Steven Eisman became known around the States and Canada during the years of the financial crisis due to his ability to predict what was going to happen to the housing market down south. Now he’s looking towards Canada, saying things no longer look so good over here. The problem with his arguments…
Read moreMoney CAN Buy You Happiness, if You Know how to Spend It
The Financial Post just ran a very interesting interview they did with Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton, the authors of Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending. Within the book they explore how you can use your money to actually buy happiness. But first, you have to know how to spend it. No, they’re not talking about…
Read moreWhat Financial Matters Should You Talk to Your Spouse About?
If you’ve ever watched even just one episode of Til Debt Do Us Part, you know just how ignorant some people can be about their spouse’s financial matters. Or where they stand as a couple at all when it comes to money matters. And while you may have sat there smugly on your own couch, shaming…
Read moreNova Scotia’s Answer to Affordable Housing
The NDP party in Nova Scotia has rolled out plans to spend $500 million on affordable housing over the next decade through a variety of measures that will open up housing to residents in the province. The opposing Liberals though say that with few targets mapped out to measure the amount of success the program…
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