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FHSA

Can a first-time home buyer have a mortgage co-signer?

Can a first-time home buyer have a mortgage co-signer?
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FHSA

How first-time home buyers can use an FHSA to save for a down payment

How first-time home buyers can use an FHSA to save for a down payment
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Renting

How much can a landlord increase rent?

As Canadian rent prices keep rising, here’s what you need to know about rent increases, rent strikes and your...

How much can a landlord increase rent?
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MoneyFlex

How much should you tip at restaurants in Canada?

“Tip-flation” is driving up tip amounts at restaurants, cafés and other businesses. Are they asking too much? Here’s what...

How much should you tip at restaurants in Canada?

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A woman who is happy about her move to Albertastands in front of the rocky mountains.

Real Estate

Should you move to Alberta?

Tempted by the call of the mountains? You might be wondering about moving to Alberta. Here’s what to know...

Should you move to Alberta?
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Financial Planning

How to prepare your finances for coming to Canada

How to prepare your finances for coming to Canada
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Housing affordability: What happens when lower home prices take on higher borrowing costs?

Borrowing costs are increasing as Canada experiences the fastest drop in home prices since the 1980s. Have we reached...

Housing affordability: What happens when lower home prices take on higher borrowing costs?
A hallway's exit sign that illustrates a home buyer's decision to break out of a real estate deal

Real Estate

What happens when a buyer backs out of a real estate deal?

Signing a purchase agreement and then failing to close can have serious financial consequences—and courts don’t take it lightly....

What happens when a buyer backs out of a real estate deal?

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The real cost of being single

For unpartnered people, everything from housing to grocery shopping comes with a higher price tag. Here’s what you should...

The real cost of being single

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