Home buyer

Advisor's Edge

Managing an investment property in a down market

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By Suzanne Yar Khan |February 17, 2018

1 min read

Advisor's Edge

Why to abandon, not expand, the RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan

A tax expert does the math

By Doug Carroll |February 17, 2018

3 min read

Tax News

How to claim the principal residence exemption

What to do when your client sells her home.

June 29, 2017

4 min read

Tax News

How to claim the principal residence exemption

Be sure to comply with new designation rules

June 29, 2017

4 min read

Estate Planning

What to do when friends want to buy property together

Client profile Emily Salvatore, 29, and Nicole Franken*, 30, have been friends for two decades. Both women save about $9,000 of the $50,000 they make a year, but Emily’s job as a supply teacher is precarious. She’s been getting by on contracts for three years during a hiring freeze at the school board. Nicole is […]

By Susan Goldberg |May 12, 2017

6 min read

Economic Indicators

82% of Canadian millennials expect to buy homes soon

The generation that disrupts business by demanding customization and embracing the sharing economy is showing a more traditional side when it comes to home ownership. That’s because a whopping 82% of Canadian millennials say they intend to buy a home in the next five years, reveals an HSBC study. Further, more than a third (34%) […]

By Staff |March 1, 2017

2 min read

Industry

CMHC hiking mortgage loan insurance premiums for homebuyers

CMHC is increasing its homeowner mortgage loan insurance premiums, effective March 17, 2017.

By Staff |January 17, 2017

1 min read

Planning and Advice

Only 12% of millennials confident enough to make mortgage decisions

If your millennial client is buying her first home, she may have mortgage concerns that need to be addressed. That’s because only 12% of Ontario millennials likely to get a mortgage say they feel very confident they know everything they need to know to make the best decisions, reveals a survey by the Financial Services […]

By Staff |November 24, 2016

1 min read

Industry

GTA builders providing smaller, more affordable homes

October saw a modest increase in the supply and mix of new homes in the GTA, as well as a slight decrease in average prices, says BILD.

By Staff |November 22, 2016

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Income boost helps some Canadians buy homes

Canadian households’ financial capacity to purchase property improved in the third quarter of 2015, following deterioration in the previous three months.

By Staff |May 11, 2016

1 min read

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