As the auto parts sector awaits the appointment of a new trade minister, the industry is split over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal that Canada signed and will soon have to ratify. Although the TPP, agreed to in principle on Oct. 5, mandates that tariffs on autos and auto parts be reduced to […]
Archives for October 2015
Title Insurance Limitations Buyers Need To Know
It is important for home buyers to be aware of title insurance matters during transactions. It is helpful if real estate agents can point out issues that their clients need to investigate further. After all, the seller’s disclosures may affect their client’s title insurance coverage for future claims. Here we clarify eight […]
House prices overvalued in 11 of Canada’s 15 biggest cities, CMHC says
Canada’s national housing agency is warning of “problematic housing market conditions” in most of the country’s major housing markets. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said in its Housing Market Assessment report on Thursday that many housing markets are showing troubling signs in four criteria: Overheated home sales. Too many homes being built. Prices increasing too quickly. High prices. […]
Getting to Know these Real Estate Terms
Home buyers may find it hard to understand some terms in the real estate business, making it difficult as well to appreciate some of the home’s features or understand conditions and details when it’s time to purchase. To avoid this, Realty Times came up with a rundown of these commonly misunderstood or confusing terms. 1. Alley-loaded […]
Inheritances are about love, money and greed
Mark Goodfield has seen a lot interesting behaviour at the point where family dynamics and inheritances intersect over his 25 year accounting career that has often involved advice on wills and estate planning. Some of it is loving and kind, some of it . . . well, not so much. Goodfield started The Blunt […]
