| Flaherty’s winners and losers : |
New mortgage rules hit the young, the elderly and renters hardest
view article - 2010-03-12
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| Resale housing: The safest bet in uncertain times |
Canada and Manitoba are in the midst of a resale housing boom, but one with a curious twist. Sales of existing housing across Canada and including Winnipeg thrived in 2009. Existing homes recorded their best December ever as the recovery in the Canadian housing market saw sales climb 7.7% last year from Dec. 2008, according to reports in The Financial Post
view article - 2010-02-12
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| We’re in recovery, but with a difference |
Newspapers run housing market recovery stories the way doting relatives recommend chickens soup for whatever ails. The idea is that what makes you feel good will actually cure the problem. In psychology, that may work. In economics, it can help too, up to a point, for, feeling good aside, what’s in your wallet limits your choice.
view article - 2010-01-15
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| A sweet spot for buyers and sellers |
The stars have aligned to make life good on both sides of the equation
view article - 2009-12-09
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| The high cost of peace of mind |
What it really costs to lock in a long-term mortgage rate
view article - 2009-11-13
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| Why do small families buy big houses? |
It’s all a matter of spending power. They do because they can
view article - 2009-10-23
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| To rent or to own?: |
Which is a better investment? It’s really a question of inflation
view article - 2009-10-02
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| What’s in a phrase?: |
The fine art of interpreting creative real estate sales lingo
view article - 2009-09-11
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| Reading the interest-rate entrails: |
Does it pay to go long or short-term on a mortgage loan?
view article - 2009-08-21
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| Is the buyer’s market coming to a close?: |
Interest rates are low, but news of its death may be greatly exaggerated
view article - 2009-07-10
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| Limping down recovery road 2: |
Mortgage interest rates are low, but will they be when you renegotiate?
view article - 2009-06-19
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| Limping down recovery road: |
Prizes will go to those who buy solid assets while they are cheap
view article - 2009-05-29
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| To rent or to buy?: |
The decision is one of the thorniest a family can make
view article - 2009-05-1
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| Down the house-price drain: |
A falling cost of living could force home prices down further
view article - 2009-03-20
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| The housing market is going to remain soft |
So which way will the market go?
view article - 2009-02-13
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| There will be winners and losers: |
The birth of the next buyer’s market
view article - 2009-01-09
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| Modesty the new trend?: |
As Canada’s home ownership market cools, we will spend less
view article - 2008-11-14
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| Wither home prices?: |
They are not a one way street
view article - 2008-10-17
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| Look who’s minding the store: |
Call a plumber or roofer and you might be talking to a prisoner
view article - 2008-09-16
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| Buy or rent?: |
Falling rental vacancy rate shows home buyers are more cautious
view article - 2008-08-27
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| Stagflation: |
The paradox of rising house prices and falling sales
view article - 2008-07-02
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| Buying a home (2): |
Research pays when it backs up smart haggling
view article - 2008-07-02
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| Canada is not immune: |
America’s housing disaster could happen here, but for different reasons
view article - 2008-04-11
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| Futuristic financing |
Mortgages will waive some interest when new lending plans come to Canada
view article - 2006-10-27
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| A home price collapse in Canada? |
Economists predict it won’t happen here
view article - 2006-09-15
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| Home Security: |
Prevention only seems costly to those who haven’t been victimized, yet
view article - 2006-10-06
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| A home price collapse in Canada? |
Economists predict it won’t happen here
view article - 2006-09-15
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| Those old houses |
Where are Winnipeg house prices going?
view article - 2006-09-01
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| Those old houses |
Values can rise as structures age
view article - 2006-08-17
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| Factors affecting pricing: |
What somebody else is doing next door can make a big difference
view article - 2006-08-04
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