Georgia Stamatakos of TD bank gives a great summary of what the new Canadian mortgage rules mean to the average citizen.
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Guest Blog: Georgia Stamatakos of TD writes about new mortgage rules
Posted in Budget, First-time buyers, Housing, Mortgage, Mortgage pre-approval, tagged Interest Rates, Mortgage rates, RE/MAX Hallmark, Simon Milberry, Toronto Real Estate Market on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The first (hike) is the deepest
Posted in Affordability, Budget, Mortgage, tagged Mortgage rates, RE/MAX Hallmark, Simon Milberry, Toronto Real Estate Market on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Rates are going up, but you still have options.
July sales up 28%, prices up 6%
Posted in Budget, Housing, Market Commentary, Toronto Real Estate, tagged Deals, First Time Buyer, Home Inspection, Interest Rates, Market Commentary, RE/MAX Hallmark, Simon Milberry, Toronto Real Estate Market on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Toronto real estate market is hot, and the July stats prove it!
Toronto Land Transfer Tax is squeezing people out of the market
Posted in Affordability, Budget, Housing, Market Commentary, Toronto Real Estate, tagged homes, market, Market Commentary, Real Estate, Realtor, Simon Milberry, Toronto on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Toronto Land Transfer Tax is squeezing a lot of people….
City of Toronto Land Transfer Tax is hurting the market
Posted in Affordability, Budget, In the media, Toronto Real Estate on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our regular readers will know that I have commented before on the negative effects of Mayor Miller’s City of Toronto Land Transfer Tax. In a recent note that I sent out (“Crunching the Numbers on the Toronto Real Estate Market”), I showed how prices along the city border are trending lower in Toronto than they [...]
Making an offer
Posted in Budget, First-time buyers, Market Commentary, tagged Beaches, First Time Buyer, Home Inspection, mortgage pre-approval, RE/MAX Hallmark, Simon Milberry, Toronto Real Estate Market on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Whether somebody has been shopping for months, or just happened to stumble upon a great listing that they just have to buy (or at least try to buy), I usually see the same mad scramble when it’s time to make an offer. Money has to be moved around (or found) for the deposit, lawyers teed [...]
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