Why I think Toronto homeowners should pay lower property taxes
It looks like the City of Toronto’s property taxes are set to increase over the next few years. Depending on who I ask, people are either indifferent, happy, or furious.
Province of Ontario announces complete overhaul of its new home warranty program
Looking forward to the new year, new homeowners may feel more confident in Ontario’s new home warranty system, as the province has announced a complete overhaul of the Tarion Warranty Corporation.
What can a middle-class home buyer afford across Canada?
According to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association, the average residential home will now set prospective home buyers back $525,000, though affordability challenges are much more acute in the nation’s priciest markets.
Nearly half of Canadian millennials believe homeownership is a ‘pipedream’
Though millennials may be the most educated and making a decent amount of money, homeownership still seems like a “pipedream” to many of them, according to the results of a new poll commissioned by KPMG.
You can still have a holiday vibe in your condo building
Driving around the suburbs at this time of year, you get to take in the holiday decorations lining the streets. You can’t say the same about walking home through the hall of your condo building.
A shocking number of Canadians worry that they’ll never be debt free
Nearly all Canadians believe the average household is in too much debt, and it looks like everyone is right. The results of the Manulife Bank Debt Survey shows that 40% of indebted Canadians do not expect to escape their debt in their lifetimes.
Home decor colour trends to keep in mind for winter and 2020
The colder weather is in full swing and 2020 is right around the corner. It’s time to start looking ahead at what the winter and new year have in store for colour trends.
