by Natalka Falcomer | Oct 19, 2018 | Featured
Location, location, location is touted as the most important factor when determining the best place to invest. Like many maxims (such as “nice guys finish last”), it’s not entirely true. It’s nuanced. For certain renters, location comes second to amenities and...
by Natalka Falcomer | Sep 18, 2018 | Featured, Legal Issues
While mixing family and money is a cardinal sin, it’s being done in Canada on a daily basis. The reason: the Canadian housing market is so hot that millennials can’t touch it alone. Parents are “gifting” or selling their rental properties to their children for a...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jul 31, 2018 | News
Real estate pundits point to the average sale price to conclude whether the market is crashing or hyper-inflating. Some go as far as to use the average sale price as an indicator of a recession or a healthy economy. The problem is that averages don’t tell much of a...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jul 6, 2018 | Featured
Five years ago, I decided not to buy a home in Toronto. “Clearly” a bubble in the market was about to pop and I didn’t want to be the fool who failed to time the market. After all, the crash was inevitable. Article after article by learned economists after learned...
by Natalka Falcomer | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, Legal Issues
Just saying “cottage” elicits feelings of relaxation and conjures up images of a refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday city life. As such, it’s no wonder that cottage goers, along with both provincial and federal governments, are making every effort to...
