Money Talks: Volume 15
This week there was a lot of mortgage and housing talk as the Bank of Canada, not surprisingly, kept the interest rate right where it’s been for the past two years; and CMHC changes their construction forecast. And while that gives everyone a lot to talk about, Gail Vaz-Oxlade gives us a lesson on how…
Read moreWhen’s the Best Time to Buy a New Home? At the End of This Year!
The Canadian housing market can be a hard one to predict lately. At the end of last year, many home buyers were sitting on the sidelines waiting for prices to come down. In some parts of Canada that is happening, and so buyers might be thinking about jumping into the market during the busy spring…
Read moreTips for Leaving the Filing of Your Taxes to Someone Else
We still have just under two months before that April 30 deadline hits to file your taxes. And while we’ve given tips for filing taxes yourself, such as the tax breaks that are available to you, what about when you’re paying someone to do them? Are there any tips you should keep in mind, or…
Read moreNow it’s Even Easier to get Those Farm Mortgages!
No, farm mortgages haven’t had their rules drastically changed to make them easier to obtain. But the fact that farmers are set to have much higher income levels in 2012 than in 2011 means that they’ll now have more money to use for those farm mortgages! It’s the annual Farm Income Forecast that’s prepared by…
Read moreDebt Consolidation can Help You Deal with that 4-Letter Word
Just about everyone has debt, and it’s not hard to see why. With living expenses always increasing, credit cards that have exorbitant interest charges attached to them, as well as the number of things that crop up during daily life, nearly everyone has debt in some form or another. The question is, what do you…
Read moreWay to Go Toronto, the Fourth Largest City in North America!
For all the talk about Toronto’s housing market and how overheated it is, and speculation that Toronto homeowners will find themselves with underwater mortgages once prices drop, there’s always one factor that’s given in support of it: Toronto is one of the biggest cities in North America and it experiences growth every single day. And…
Read moreAre You Getting all the Tax Breaks You Can?
The RRSP deadline has come and gone and now everyone’s wondering about how they can get even more tax shelters when they hand in their income taxes (for those that haven’t done so already.) Here are some of the biggest tax breaks you can get, along with where to find more info about them. Home…
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