Mortgage affordability

You’ve got your mortgage pre-approval in hand, and you’re ready to embark on your house hunt – but then you find a home that pushes the limits of the loan you’ve been offered.

Should your first home be a condo or house? There are pros and cons to both. Here’s everything first-time home buyers need to know.

Zoocasa, an online brokerage, recently reported on the relationship between the GO Transit system and housing prices in proximity to its train stops. With so many in the Greater Toronto Area pushed out of the downtown … Read More

It turns out, the least affordable city in which to live is an American one — San Francisco takes the award for the number one most unaffordable city in North America, while Vancouver comes in second. … Read More

It’s hard to know exactly how many Canadians are self-employed because more and more of us are every time you check. At the end of 2017, 2.8 million Canadians were self-employed—nearly 15% of the labour force—according … Read More

I’m not afraid to admit it: I dream of owning a cottage. I’d love to have a place to visit with my family where we could play outside all year round, with all the comforts of … Read More