by Penelope Graham | Apr 7, 2020 | News
To say much has changed during the last month would be a huge understatement as the spread of the COVID-19 virus has risen to global pandemic proportions. While the definition of “essential” business varies from province to province, in some provinces real estate...
by Penelope Graham | Feb 24, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
In today’s hot housing market, prospective buyers often need as much help as they can get – and the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP) is one of the original tools offered up by the federal government to ease the journey into homeownership. First introduced in 1992, it’s...
by Penelope Graham | Jan 13, 2020 | News
If the 2019 housing market could be summed up in one word, it would be “rebound” – most of Canada’s major urban markets saw sustained improvement in sales and price growth in the second half of the year, following the slump that plagued activity throughout 2017-2018....
by Penelope Graham | Nov 26, 2019 | Guest Columns
That average rent costs are rapidly rising in many of Canada’s largest urban centres isn’t a new narrative. As the cost of ownership housing also steadily increases, more would-be real estate purchasers are lingering in the rental market for longer; in fact, according...
by Penelope Graham | Oct 17, 2019 | Featured, News
It has been nearly one year since cannabis was legalized in Canada – but has the haze cleared from how Canadian home buyers and sellers feel about its presence? When Bill C-45 was passed into legislation last year, there was a considerable amount of uncertainty within...
