Making the big move: pros and condos Shared dining areas and party kitchens in condos can make entertaining easy. HANDOUT PHOTO / POSTMEDIA NEWS SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Many buyers looking for a lifestyle change wonder what it would be like to live in a condo. But how do you decide if condo ownership is right for […]
Facebook Launches New Tool for Real Estate Ads Facebook Inc is getting into the real estate market, launching its first ad product geared toward real estate agents. Dubbed Dynamic Ads for Real Estate, the new tool enables real estate brokers to advertise listings on its social media properties including Facebook and Instagram. Kevin Watts, real […]
Vancouver real estate market unfazed by foreign buyers’ tax one year later ‘As far as shaping the overall Vancouver market, it really hasn’t done that much,’ says analyst A sold sign is pictured outside a home in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Analysts say a 15-per-cent tax on foreign home buyers on Metro Vancouver […]
Facebook and Other Ad Platforms Just Woke Up to Real Estate, a $27 Billion Sleeping Giant And they’re looking to challenge Zillow and Trulia There’s an online gold rush in realty. Getty Images It was Facebook on Monday and Nextdoor on Tuesday. Then today, Punchbowl became the third social-minded platform to announce real estate ad […]
Should You Invest In Rental Real Estate? Are you considering investing directly in rental real estate? With many people increasingly concerned about both stock and bond market valuations, you’re not alone. First, let’s take a look at some of the benefits of becoming a landlord: Income: With stocks and bonds both yielding about 2%, one […]
What slowdown? Vancouver and Toronto real estate markets still hot and unaffordable for many Housing prices are once again climbing in Vancouver and Toronto may soon follow By Sophia Harris, CBC News Posted: Aug 08, 2017 5:00 AM ETLast Updated: Aug 08, 2017 10:44 AM ET Emelia Symington Fedy with her partner, Christie Watson, and two […]
Toronto Real Estate Prices Are Dropping Up To $2,100 Per Day Toronto Real Estate Board numbers show neighborhoods in Toronto saw typical home prices drop up to $2,100 per day. August 9, 2017 Toronto real estate is finding out how fickle gold-rush buyers are when looking for property. Numbers from the Toronto Real Estate Board […]
Paula Simons: Can Gene Dub’s new plan break the curse of the Camsell Hospital? “It’s like Zeno’s paradox,” writes Paula Simons. “Dub gets closer and closer and closer, but he never actually arrives.” David Bloom / Postmedia Gene Dub has applied to Edmonton city council to tweak the zoning at the former Charles Camsell hospital. […]
Why asking “dumb” questions is quite smart There is no such thing as a dumb question. In fact, the smartest thing you can do is ask the most basic question you can think of. The MortgageGirl welcomes and encourages her clients to ask all kinds of questions during the complicated mortgage process. Some of the […]
Paula Simons: Pop-up street signs demand Edmonton stop, look and listen Morgan Wedderspoon and Chris Gusen pose for a photo with a sign from their art project “Jane Jacobs on Jasper,” near Jasper Avenue and 104 Street in Edmonton Monday, July 17, 2017. The duo hope the fake warning signs they posted will start a […]