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Deb is 56. “Still semi-hot,” she tells me. Wants to retire in seven years. Owns a townhouse and a rescue Chihuahua. She’ll ...
People running businesses can’t make plans when the rules change daily. So investment is tanking at the same time the GDP is ...
The rule of thumb is that 70% of whatever you made (and lived on) while working should be sufficient. Others scoff, vowing ...
So, another nail in the coffin of the Spring housing market that croaked before it could crawl. In the absence of any joyous news (like Danielle Smith separating from Alberta to join Breitbart) real ...
If US tariffs weren’t enough for Canadians to stress over, now Canadian investors need to worry about their US investments, and specifically the taxes around their American dividend income. In the US ...
During the landing of Apollo 13 on the moon, NASA astronaut, John Swigert, famously said, “Okay, Houston…we’ve had a problem here.” This came to mind after observing an interesting (and concerning) ...
Brad and Deeana are houseless Millennials. “Sucks,” she says. “We’re sick of renting but scared of buying. How is anyone supposed to know what to do anymore?” Both 34, one kiddo, now paying $3,500 for ...
Tougher stress test. Mortgage creep. Buyer fatigue. It’s all having an impact on the market. See the stats below. But the biggest impact of all? That’s price. Now that less than 16% of all Canadians ...
Given next Thursday’s slugfest in Ontario, plus BC’s latest witch hunt, this blog post was supposed to tell you why landlords are about to be broiled on a spit. But, alas, events have overtaken things ...
First, the good news. Every little shred helps. The blue bank is telling its customers not to worry about extra interest that will accrue as they defer their mortgage payments. “BMO will be refunding ...