China’s Growth Helped By Property Bubble Recent stream of positive economic data from China indicates the nation’s growth has stabilized (see discussion). There has been some debate around the reasons behind this sudden improvement. One of those reasons is the government’s recent push into new infrastructure projects as well as additional funding for existing projects. […]
How to make $ millions messing with upper-fixers
According to Denise Baljissoon, The Grid … Upper-fixers are pots of gold. The Grid Guide to fixer-uppers
Toronto Home Price: The Misleading Numbers
Average price of a new home in the GTA at the end of August was $547,864 ? Does that mean you can easily buy a starter home in Toronto for $500,000 ? Wrong. That’s price of apartments in reality, not “home”. You can never get a real proper “home” for less than $700,000. In most […]
Fighting Mortgage Fraud
By Karen Beattie, NEXSYS Financial Mortgage fraud in Canada has increased by a staggering 50% in recent years, according to Equifax. While accounting for only 13% of attempted frauds in 2011, mortgage fraud was responsible for two-thirds, or $400 million, of the estimated dollar amount of financial fraud in Canada. According to John Russo, Vice President […]
Fancy A Faux Chateau For $4,250,000 ?
LYTTON PARK – 170 Alexandra Boulevard 4+1 bedroom, 6 bathroom house on a 50 x 137.91 foot lot at 170 Alexandra Boulevard in Lytton Park The one that was the third of a trend of Red houses (like the Grey houses) that had look-a-likes at 71 Balmoral Avenue at Yonge and St. Clair… And at 243 Rose Park Drive in Moore […]
US: No Housing Bubble, But Could Be In For Another Ugly Crash
Real estate isn’t forming another bubble, experts say, but it’s likely to play a hand in the next crash You haven’t yet recovered from the Great Recession and its devastating impact on home values, retirement funds and employment. Brace yourself: Another meltdown will happen.