LISTED AT $2,698,000 SOLD FOR $2,496,250 Address: 25 Bernard Avenue Neighbourhood: The Annex The property: This renovated Victorian semi is big on whimsical charm, with floor-to-ceiling windows flooding the interior with light (even the basement) and built-in bookshelves to hold all the owner’s literature and bric-a-brac. The history: The seller, who had lived in […]
Foreign home buyers – How other countries limit money from abroad
It was revealed this week that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is trying to keep tabs on foreign money in Canada’s residential real estate market. The national housing agency has come under fire in recent years for a conspicuous lack of reliable data about the money coming from abroad and how it may be […]
Rent or Buy – Global’s real estate calculator will help you decide
To rent or buy? That is a question Canadians across the country face as they weigh the pros and cons of making the leap into home ownership. Conventional wisdom says to buy property. We’re not making any more land, and with the Bank of Canada keeping interest rates low and mortgage rates falling it might seem like […]
Apple vs. FBI Is Not About Privacy vs. Security — It’s About How to Achieve Both
In the aftermath of the tragic attacks in San Bernardino, an iPhone belonging to Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the assailants, propelled the previously cloistered debate on encryption into the mainstream. The current legal clash between Silicon Valley and American law enforcement over encryption is hardly a new one. Apple and other American technology […]
Toronto Housing Starts in February 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – March 8, 2016) – Housing starts in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) trended at 42,352 units in February 2016 compared to 45,296 in January 2016 according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of […]
