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Everything You Need at Your Fingertips

By CMHC SCHL, on December 14th, 2011

CMHC is pleased to introduce two new tools designed to provide you with flexible and convenient ways to access comprehensive CMHC information anytime, anywhere.

The CMHC Mobile Kit for Mortgage Professionals

Whether you are in the office or on-the-go, the new CMHC Mobile KIT provides quick and convenient access to tools and resources relevant to today’s busy mortgage professional. [...]

Housing Prices in China Stabilize

By Marcus Assalone, on September 29th, 2011

The Chinese real estate experience in the past few years has been one of growth, increased growth and now, recently stabilized house prices. Here we give a history of those years.

Welcome to Shanghai, China, the financial capital of the country. It is also a hub for commerce, culture, industry and tourism. Shanghai is a major [...]

Options When Selling Your Home

By Marcus Assalone, on August 18th, 2011

You have many options available when selling your home in Toronto, Canada.

First, I want to tell you that yes, the rumours are true, you do not need a realtor to sell your house in Ontario, or even Canada. You can sell it yourself – privately. This is known as private sale or for sale by [...]

Quality of Life & Healthcare in Canada vs. United States

By Marcus Assalone, on April 2nd, 2011

As our Canadian dollar increases in value and property values in the United States drop, the excitement of Canadians looking to purchase property in the United States increases. Canadian buyers know about properties through-out the United States that could be a great investment vehicle suitable for retirement as well as recreation. The value out there at the moment is tremendous, and we [...]

Buying a Home

By CMHC SCHL, on July 15th, 2010

Are You Financially Ready?

If you’re like most Canadians, your home is probably the most important investment you will ever make. But how do

To help you determine if you are financially ready to buy a house, CMHC offers a number of simple calculations that you can do to evaluate your current financial situation, how much [...]

EFFECTS OF U.S. DOLLAR PARITY

By Marcus Assalone, on March 22nd, 2010

On March 17th 2010, trading of the Canadian dollar rose to just over 0.992¢ in U.S. dollars, bringing thoughts of Dollar parity with the United States. The problems of the United States dollar are well known and documented. Their greatest problem is the historic levels of debt in the nation. Deficit spending is rattling the [...]

ROLE OF YOUR HOME

By Marcus Assalone, on January 1st, 2007

‘Why should I move?’ When speaking about real estate this question is bound to arise. There should only be one answer; ‘to improve your life.’ Your home should be able to support the activities you want to participate in. If you entertain, a large living or family room will be important. If you enjoy do-it-yourself [...]

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