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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Home Sales Drop in January. Average Prices Increase Slightly.

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The Vancouver Sun has reported that the number of homes sold in Canada dropped 5.2% over the reported numbers from January of 2012. News, ho...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Home Inspectors in Canada, Long Unregulated, Will be Expected to Meet a National Standard.

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Home inspectors, long unregulated throughout most of the country, are finally going to be expected to meet national standards for training a...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Ottawa puts CMHC under tighter scrutiny

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Ottawa puts CMHC under tighter scrutiny : Below are some key excerpts from Postmedia's article about the CMHC and its new scrutiny. Th...
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Housing Regulators Forced to Save the Canadian Lenders and Public from their own Hubris and Irrationality. Lines of Credit and Mortgages to Become More Difficult.

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Canadian financial regulators are again indicating that they are going to start tightening up on the lending practices of the country's ...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Paying off Your Mortgage Instead of Investing in RRSP.

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The Globe and Mail recently highlighted three important reasons why many Canadians should pay off their mortgage instead of investing more h...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Average MLS® Resale Price for Local Markets. Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax Up. Hamilton, Burlington, Vancouver, Victoria Down.

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Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa realize housing price increases. Hamilton, Burlington, Vancouver, and Victoria on the downward trend...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Scotiabank Plaza Could Fetch $1 Billion for Shareholders. Scotia Decides to Take Advantage of Hot Toronto Real Estate Market.

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Finally a Canadian bank is doing something prudent recently for its shareholders. Scotiabank (TSE: BNS) has indicated that it is looking for...