In today’s real estate market, saving for a down payment is a major hurdle for young adults who want to buy their first home.
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Saving Money Part 2

It is often necessary to cut out many other expenses in order to afford the down payment and subsequent monthly payments.

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OHBA announces the 2019 Awards of Distinction finalists

A jury of industry professionals reviewed all of the entries and narrowed down the finalists in 42 categories, showcasing industry excellence in building, design, renovations, sales, and marketing. 

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Ironwood in North Oshawa features stunning urban towns

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Christian Huggett, Vice President of Development, Podium Developments, and Saqib Qureshi of Building Capital to discuss the now open Ironwood in North Oshawa.

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Don’t worry, it’s still a good time to buy a new home in Toronto

As we watch house prices continue to climb and climb, it’s natural to think about the old truism that what goes up must come down. In the real estate market, that tends to be true only temporarily — what goes up comes down a bit for a while before

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Resale market cools as new home market remains hot

According to the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), MLS-listed sales in the GTA in June were down more than 37% compared to June 2016 and nearly 40% down in the first 14 days of July. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said Monday that a 15%

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Ownership at The Canary District is Within Reach

With an initial $1,000 down, you can make your dreams come to lifeA downtown home of your own doesn’t have to be a dream, even if coming up with a down payment has been a challenge. With its MyHome program making first-time ownership easy, you can put

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Don’t let the fall get you down!

We’ll go ahead and be the first to say it; summer is over. The temperature has dropped, the air is crisp, and we’ve already seen an orange leaf or two. The aroma of pumpkin spice lattes has consumed the Financial District and we guarantee your local

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Winding Down Summer in Toronto

As we brace ourselves for another Canadian winter and start getting ready to go back to school, it’s important not to miss out on the last events of the summer!So what’s going on?BuskerfestAs of Thursday August 21, Scotiabank’s annual Buskerfest is on

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71% of first-time buyers use their own savings for a down payment

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released the results of its annual Mortgage Consumer Survey, announcing some not-so-shocking statistics about first-time buyers. The survey was completed by 3,002 mortgage consumers that participated in

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