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Real estate professionals are increasingly interested in 18-hour cities, especially given the data from South of the Border. A recent U.S study of 18-hour cities discovered that economic and social [...]

In the first quarter of 2021, the cost of a single-family home in Canada rose 14.1 percent year-over-year, as reported by Royal LePage. This follows a year of unprecedented demand for homes and month [...]

Let’s break it down from a financial standpoint, a stress test is just how it sounds. It’s designed to test how your finances might be affected by experiencing economic turmoil, [...]

Often, the everyday real estate investor will have a portfolio of turn-key properties. However, there is another, more primary role in the world of real estate, and that is development. What is real [...]

Old Age Security Clawback Explained Several years ago, Canada added a clawback system to its tax regime. One of the most disliked is the Old Age Security (OAS) clawback. [...]

Remember the old saying, “It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep”? When it comes to building your retirement nest egg, you can keep more of what you [...]

A Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate) is a formula calculating the rate of return of a commercial real estate property and is typically utilized to determine if the property is a [...]

Apartment rentals can be an attractive alternative to home ownership depending on several factors in your life. Here, we breakdown some of the key reasons why the rental apartment industry [...]

Well, it is that time of year again. We’ve just celebrated the start of a new year, so now it’s time to think about contributing to your RRSP. Did you [...]

As Canadians continue to live and work through the COVID-19 pandemic, many investors wonder how to financially navigate through these times. Real estate can be one of the more stable [...]