by Gord Lemon | Nov 15, 2022 | Advice for Agents
Many agents in Canada are experiencing challenging times. Transactions are down significantly, consumer confidence is low, and the media only exacerbates these issues. Many experts expect a mass exodus of agents from the business throughout 2023. From a consumer...
by Joyce Little | Oct 12, 2022 | Featured, Sales & Marketing
When I bought my property in Spain five years ago, the exchange rate was hovering around one Canadian dollar (CAD) to 60 euro cents (EUR), whereas this past September, the dollar was changing hands for 76 euro cents, the strongest it has ever been. In October, it...
by Freddy and Linda Marks | Feb 10, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation was created in 1946, as a Crown corporation dedicated to helping Second World War soldiers and those affected by the Depression get access to affordable mortgages to buy a home. As the country and economy grew, CMHC took on...
by Chris Seepe | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured
I recently looked at the government’s substantial revenue stream from investment properties and realized that government has an affordable housing conflict of interest. The more affordable the housing, the less affordable it is to government. After reviewing the many...
by Kunal Sawhney | Sep 2, 2021 | Columnists
Opportunity cost is an important concept in the world of finance. Institutional investors that played a key role in the housing market growth in the U.S. and Canada understand the significance of “forgone benefit”. This class invests in different assets to derive...
