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Update on Rates 27 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am
As Canadians sat on lakeside docks or headed elsewhere on vacation this summer, forces at work in the bond market have helped to reshape many of their financial futures. Record low interest rates that...
GTA REALTORS® RELEASE MID-MONTH RESALE FIGURES 16 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 3,359 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first two weeks of August 2013. This result represented a 22 per cent increase compared to 2,743 sales in A...
Canadian home sales gaining momentum 16 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
Canadian home sales are edging back toward the levels they were at before Ottawa decided to tighten the market last summer. For the first time in a year, the number of homes that changed hands over t...
GTA REALTORS® RELEASE MONTHLY RESALE HOUSING FIGURES 7 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,544 residential sales through the TorontoMLS system in July 2013. Total sales were up by 16 per cent compared to July 2012. Over the same period, new listings...
New CMHC restrictions could impact mortgage rates 6 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
First-time buyers are most likely to feel any impact of new restrictions introduced by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. that appear to be aimed at further cooling the housing market and limiting ...
Toronto real estate sales soar in July 3 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
It was the third best July for sales on record, says the Toronto Real Estate Board. The average selling price also spiked, up eight per cent to $513,246, largely based on sales of low-rise homes, acc...
Home Free - Selling and Renting 23 Jul 2013 | 09:40 pm
Our last house was a little gem. Few homes in Leslieville are stately or architecturally impressive-it’s a neighbourhood of unremarkable brick semis with the rare Victorian or Tudor flourish and the o...
GTA REALTORS® RELEASE MID-MONTH RESALE HOUSING FIGURES 17 Jul 2013 | 09:58 pm
TORONTO, July 16, 2013 – Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 3,603 residential sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first 14 days of July. This result represented a moderate increase of ...
GTA REALTORS® RELEASE MONTHLY RESALE HOUSING FIGURES 4 Jul 2013 | 11:36 pm
Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 9,061 sales through the TorontoMLS system in June 2013 – down by less than one per cent compared to June 2012. Over the same period, new listings were down by a...
Homeowners already pay enough 25 Jun 2013 | 11:27 pm
What would you say if I told you that more than one-fifth of the cost of a new home goes to the government through various fees and charges? The issue of home affordability poses a significant challe...