Share For those people in Ontario who are thinking about buying or selling property this year, the expected arrival of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on July 1, 2010 has caused some concern. How will the HST affect your real estate transactions? And are there any positive sides to this legislation? What is it? First, [...]
Share With new mortgage rules taking effect on April 19th, 2010, homebuyers are now faced with the problem of coming up with more money for their down payment, among other changes being made. What is to come after these rules take effect should be the rise of interest rates, and if inflation continues to rise [...]
Share As a buyer in the current housing market you will be looking forward to taking advantage of low interest rates and a surplus of inventory to go through. The problem that we have here is the time when interest rates rise and you have stretched the limits of your budget by choosing the maximum [...]
Share We all start or try to start saving at an early age. Most of the times the savings goal is short term, with the biggest goal being purchasing your own car; once that is accomplished the next goal that is generally on peoples list is to own their own home. Saving for your own [...]
Share Selling tenant occupied units are a bit trickier than one might think. Generally speaking, you will find that they take longer to sell than homeowner occupied for several reasons. You will need to provide the tenant with 24 hoots written notice, generally in writing to avoid any confusion to show a property, which is [...]
Share Moose Jaw has been waiting for a long time to see improvements to the Union Hospital, and it seems that the wait might get even longer. The provincial government released its latest financial report on Thursday November 19th, it showed that it cut spending on various health care projects, to help make up for [...]
