Frigid Sunday Dock Read – Average Rents Hit Record Highs; Ottawa to remove GST on New Rental Housing
Record high in rents. A recent report from a Canadian rental listings website reveals that Canadian landlords are now demanding an all-time high…
Taking Advantage of a Down Market
In the middle of an economic market downturn, there is an abundance of opportunity. ‘In the middle of chaos, there’s also opportunity’ I’m not going to pretend I’ve read the entirety of Sun Tzu’s timeless classic. But there are a few things that I’ve taken to heart as I grow. Whether it’s 1975, October 1982, […]
Fear and Loathing in Q4
My routine is quite simple. I wake up each day close to 6am and debate if it’s a running day or not. After a 15-minute discussion with myself I read the various local papers, I subscribe to. Yes, I’m old and yes, I enjoy the physical print versions of our local community paper in addition […]
Sunday Dock Read – Christmas Home Shopping, Current Lending Climate, Mortgage Charter Unpacked
I’d like to first wish everyone a Merry Christmas from HuronMortgages.ca before diving into this blog! Christmas Festive Home Shopping and our Thoughts at HuronMortgages.ca ‘Tis the season to be house hunting! While most folks are busy decking the halls and sipping on eggnog, you might want to break from tradition and dive into the […]
Sunday Dock Read: Ready for Q4 & 4 Plex Squabbling You Can’t Miss
Well, the time has come and gone again. That is the exercise of closing up our cottage for the year. This was a special year as we did a little building, most of the little ones joined in for a cottage classic – Kick the Can and of course many innings were played in everyone’s […]
Sunday Dock Read: High Interest Rate Stigma; Fall Home Purchasing
Mitigating the Stigma of Home Purchases in a High Interest Rate Environment Reflecting on a period where interest rates were considered ‘standard’ and the housing market was characterized as ‘steady’ or ‘logical’, some consumers may look back to the year 2018. Given the current state of the housing market, let’s delve into the mortgage financials […]