In toronto real estate, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is sounding the alarm over several of Canada’s housing markets. There are troubling signs beyond the much talked about Toronto and Vancouver scenes. Bob Dugan is the Cheif Economist for the CMHC, the federal government’s housing authority. On the website the 70 year-old […]
Scope of home selling services in Toronto are not all standard
In toronto real estate, selling a home for most people is a rare occurrence and can be complicated, so hiring a real-estate salesperson to help you is a good first step to ensuring you have access to expert advice. When you list your home, you typically sign a seller representation agreement, commonly known as […]
2nd mortgage @20% interest in Toronto and high cost when falling behind – McLean’s story
In toronto real estate, O’Neil McLean is a tenacious entrepreneur who thought a second mortgage would give him some breathing room to catch up on bills after he depleted his own savings to bootstrap a business venture. Instead, that loan has ballooned to three times what he originally borrowed, has dragged him through a […]
CMHC says no 1980s style condo bubble in Toronto high-rise condo market
In toronto real estate, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says that there is very limited speculation in the condominium industry in Toronto among builders, a situation unlike the 1980s when the market crashed. In a report out Tuesday, CMHC, the Crown corporation that guides Ottawa on housing policy, noted that 79 per cent of […]
Normal Weight May Not Able To Protect Against Diabetes
In Toronto health, Type 2 diabetes has long been considered a disease of the overweight and obese, but a new study challenges that notion. It finds nearly one in five normal-weight people has prediabetes — a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes. And in folks over 45, one-third of those at a […]
