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You’ve probably heard this a few times before: Paying rent in Toronto is just lining someone else’s pockets for absolutely no gain. Why bother wasting time and money on renting a place in Toronto when everyone’s … Read More

Renters are the least happy with their dwellings and feel pessimistic about ever being able to afford a home, says a recently released survey by Zoocasa. The online real estate brokerage polled over 1,000 Canadians at … Read More

As badly as you might want to move out of your parents’ house, you also don’t want to be living on the brink of financial collapse. Besides affording your monthly expenses, you should hopefully be able … Read More

Here’s what caught our eye this week: UBS weighs in on Toronto’s housing bubble debate Global financial services company UBS released its Global Real Estate Bubble Index this week, and Toronto topped its list as the … Read More

Here are some of the stories that caught our eye this week:

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Here’s a summary of some of the news that caught our eye this week:

This is a guest post from Condos.ca, a Toronto condo database and brokerage. If you’re one of the many Canadians who own and rent out investment properties, you’ve already navigated through the more complex process of taking … Read More

Mortgage rules help fuel rent hikes – Canadian Mortgage Trends Last July, the federal government enacted regulations that reduced the maximum allowable amortization period and gross debt service ratio on insured mortgages. These changes had an immediate effect … Read More

Flickr: Jim Crocker This is a first-hand account of Ratehub.ca’s Chief Marketing Officer Kerri-Lynn McAllister. I just got hit with a $150/month rental increase. And it’s completely legal. (Are you as shocked and disgusted as I … Read More