Ontario wants to know what you think condominium ownership and have launched a new online survey to help residents reslate their experiences. The survey, posted at www.ontario.ca/condos, asks condo owners about their experiences with buying and living in condos, as well as with condo corpo...
Robert McLister, author of the Canadian Mortgage Trends blog and a mortgage planner, talks to Rob Carrick about what borrowers should do in this environment
“Affordability” is one of those familiar buzzwords in the world of real estate. But the affordability index is a fantastic metric. The affordability index is the home purchase price divided by the gross household income. The result is the one number that gives us a look into the real estat...
A Montreal sales rep is leading a campaign against huge fee increases that have been levied on the province’s agents by the new body that oversees real estate brokerage in Quebec. Mario Rizzi of Rizzi Homes says licensing fees agents have to pay for the Organisme d’autoréglementation du co...
In 2007, my wife and I sold our 2,300-square-foot Ottawa home, opted for the world of self-employment and moved to a smart new condo on a charming small-town harbour an hour east of Toronto. Soon, we learned that we had been so mesmerized by the sparkling waters of Lake Ontario, we had ove...