Home buyer

Investment tips for today’s homeowners

Canadian homeowners must diversify so their homes aren’t the only investment within their portfolios. Otherwise, they risk the same fate as their U.S. counterparts if the Canadian property market dips.

By Suzanne Sharma |April 16, 2013

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Economic Indicators

Help young clients buy homes

More than 63% of Canadians need more information about the financial details of buying a home, says a new study.

By Staff |November 27, 2012

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Estate Planning

Are your clients ready to buy a home?

Your clients have been approved for a mortgage, but you’re not sure they’re ready.

October 23, 2012

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Estate Planning

5 must-have convos with homebuyers

Discuss emergency funds and contingency plans. Emergency funds should cover between three and six months of living expenses.

October 18, 2012

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Economic Indicators

Advice for repeat homebuyers

Summer is here, and homeowners are busy cleaning up their yards and de-cluttering their homes. Many are also decorating their front lawns with for sale signs. That's right, it's real estate season for both new and repeat buyers.

By Staff |June 20, 2012

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Economic Indicators

Women will lead first-time homebuyers

Women (49%) are more likely than men (35%) to buy homes within the next two years, says an RBC Homeownership Poll.

May 14, 2012

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Economic Indicators

More Cdns planning to buy first home

Whether it is renewed confidence in the economy or their own personal financial situation, more and more Canadians are looking to get into the housing market for the first time.

By John Powell |July 7, 2011

2 min read

Tax News

The pitfalls of joint tenancy

Joint tenancy has always been a complex estate planning tool

By Floyd Gradley |June 2, 2011

6 min read

Market Insights

Canadians split on mortgage choices

It is now widely assumed that the Bank of Canada will put off raising interest rates until September, following this week's decision to stay the course. Yet a survey conducted by CIBC/Harris Decima suggests Canadians are split on what this might mean for their mortgages.

By Staff |June 2, 2011

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Market Insights

Homeownership slipping out of reach: RBC

That dream home your clients thought was within reach has been pushed a little higher again. With the national economy turning a corner, the majority of Canadian markets experienced weakened home affordability in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability study by RBC Economics. Rising ownership cost and falling […]

By Vikram Barhat |May 20, 2011

3 min read

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