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Annual Surtax on High Value Houses…A Really Bad Idea for the Canadian Housing Market & Economy

Taxes have never achieved anything good for an Economy or a Society and certainly have never achieved the objective that they were originally dreamt up for.  They are punitive and negative and discourage raising the overall standard of living for all. A new report backed by Canada’s national housing agency is calling for a home

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The Perfect Loan File

Mark Greene, Forbes When I was a kid, my father occasionally issued directives that I naturally thought were superfluous, and when asked why I needed to do whatever it was he wanted me to do, his answer was often: “Because I said so.” Accepting Documentation Requirements – Makes Life Easier! The media has it all

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Don’t Handcuff Your Mortgage

Garry Marr, Financial Post Would you like to pay an extra $300 per month on your mortgage? Not likely. That hasn’t stopped a number of Canadians, with the deal of a lifetime on a variable-rate mortgage, from switching over to a more expensive fixed-rate product and paying the extra freight. A fear of rising rates

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