Posted on October 18, 2016
(excerpted from cbc.ca Oct 5/2016) “As of Oct. 17, more mortgage applications will undergo a “stress test” to evaluate a borrower’s ability to make mortgage payments at a higher interest rate. The requirement was already in place for some types of mortgages. It will now apply to all insured mortgages, including fixed-rate ones with terms of… Read more
Posted on August 31, 2016
According many industry insiders, there’s no cooling in sight for Toronto’s sizzling housing market. Using stats from the Toronto Real Estate Board, July showed the highest recorded number of sales ever in Toronto – almost 10,000 homes were sold at an average price of $1.2 million (detached homes in the City of Toronto) – just… Read more
Posted on August 22, 2016
According to a new report from Urbanation Inc., there were 7,731 new condominium apartments sold across the GTA during the second quarter of this year, a 26 per cent increase year-over-year. This represents the second-highest level of quarterly activity on record following the 8,548 condo sales in Q2-2011. The report suggests the number of sales… Read more
Posted on August 17, 2016
One week ago (August 2), British Columbia implemented a new Property Transfer Tax on foreign investors purchasing homes in Metro Vancouver. Not surprisingly, an implosion of real estate deals resulted immediately. According to the Financial Post (Aug. 8, 2016), “At least 427 deals are likely to collapse due to the new measure, [says] Dan Morrison,… Read more
Posted on March 17, 2015
52 Pick-up web designer, Raymond Eng, has a deep admiration for this country. So much so that he decided to take three months to bike across Canada with only the most necessary gear. When we heard about this we needed to learn more so we sat down with Ray and asked him about the highlights… Read more
Posted on February 5, 2015
If you watch Madmen you’ll notice that people dressed impeccably in the 1950s. You’ll also realize that things have changed a lot in the world of advertising over the past 50 years. The branding industry has moved leaps and bounds into the modern age rather quickly, paving the way for the trends we see in… Read more