We were recently very flattered to be invited to dinner by a young couple that we know. It was the first time that we visited their home and we were overwhelmed by how beautiful it is. … Read More

Saving money from your paycheque each week can be daunting, especially if you’re already trying to dig out from under the weight of credit card debt, rent or mortgages, and daily living expenses. While it may … Read More

“Because it’s 2015,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau famously said, when he was asked about why a gender-balanced cabinet was important to him. Now that it’s 2017, almost 2018, and inspired by Prime Minister Trudeau retort, a … Read More

Red tape is a key detriment to the availability of affordable housing, according to the Fraser Institute. The public policy think tank says higher-end communities are using red tape and development charges as a tool to … Read More

It’s now been more than three weeks since the massive wildfire crept into Fort McMurray in northern Alberta forcing 90,000 residents to flee their homes. The latest official damage assessment shows 2,432 homes and buildings in Fort … Read More

It takes an average of 377.7 months to save enough money for a down payment on a house in Vancouver, according to the most recent Housing Affordability Monitor released by National Bank of Canada. If you … Read More

When Harry Schachter and Lily Sarno were looking at homes, they didn’t always have to wait for an open house. Instead, they were able to visit them virtually.

Buyers from outside Canada are driving up home prices in Toronto and Vancouver. That’s a popular view of the hot real estate markets in those cities, but there’s no definitive way to measure the level of foreign … Read More

People are worried about interest rates going up. Maybe they should start worrying about interest rates going down—a more likely scenario.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup. What I didn’t say was when. That’s the same thing the doomsayers do when they tell you that there’s a housing bubble and that home prices are … Read More