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Real Estate

An almost 13% increase in national home prices by end of year

Most of the gains will come from Vancouver and GTA suburbs, as Alberta and Saskatchewan still struggle

An almost 13% increase in national home prices by end of year
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Income Properties

B.C. supports housing vacancy tax in Vancouver to assist with rental shortage

BC government supports municipal move to tax vacant properties

B.C. supports housing vacancy tax in Vancouver to assist with rental shortage
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Mortgages

Can I get mortgage insurance if I’m on long-term disability?

A reader asks if it’s too late to get mortgage insurance, now that she is long-term disability benefits.

Can I get mortgage insurance if I’m on long-term disability?
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Real Estate

Insight into Vancouver’s real estate market

According to a new provincial government report, just over 5% of real estate purchases in metro Vancouver were made...

Insight into Vancouver’s real estate market
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Mortgages

Mortgage renewal: What’s best a variable or fixed rate?

A reader wants to help his parents and be debt-free sooner. Can he succeed with both goals?

Mortgage renewal: What’s best a variable or fixed rate?

Renovations

Delays in building and land development helps push up home prices

Reforming regulations to encourage new building won’t be easy, but city governments have policy levers at their disposal

Delays in building and land development helps push up home prices
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Selling

Going FSBO isn’t exactly free

But how much cheaper is it than the $39K if you go with a realtor?

Going FSBO isn’t exactly free
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Real Estate

Toronto real estate prices soar but sales volume down

No let-up in Toronto’s hot real estate market

Toronto real estate prices soar but sales volume down
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Buying

Is it the right time to buy a house? Yes. If you have answers

The practical answer has little to do with mortgage rates or housing prices

Is it the right time to buy a house? Yes. If you have answers