Deb is 56. “Still semi-hot,” she tells me. Wants to retire in seven years. Owns a townhouse and a rescue Chihuahua. She’ll ...

Learn to BBQ. Take up snorkeling. Get a dog. Or a Harley. Just fuhgeddaboud the economy until at least Labour Day because, well, it’ll likely suck. The big impact? On jobs and real estate. Here’s what ...

Finally, stock investors are also starting to revolt, particularly with US equities. Year-to-date, US equity markets have ...

The rule of thumb is that 70% of whatever you made (and lived on) while working should be sufficient. Others scoff, vowing ...

2. Determine the Annual Interest Payment: Under the terms of the spousal loan, the lower-income spouse must pay 3% interest ...

If US tariffs weren’t enough for Canadians to stress over, now Canadian investors need to worry about their US investments, and specifically the taxes around their American dividend income. In the US ...

Sorry newbie buyers, desperate realtors and lonely lenders. No rate cut tomorrow. The Bank of Canada’s in no position to drop the cost of money when it reviews things in the morning. In fact, bond ...

Brad and Deeana are houseless Millennials. “Sucks,” she says. “We’re sick of renting but scared of buying. How is anyone supposed to know what to do anymore?” Both 34, one kiddo, now paying $3,500 for ...

Tougher stress test. Mortgage creep. Buyer fatigue. It’s all having an impact on the market. See the stats below. But the biggest impact of all? That’s price. Now that less than 16% of all Canadians ...

Given next Thursday’s slugfest in Ontario, plus BC’s latest witch hunt, this blog post was supposed to tell you why landlords are about to be broiled on a spit. But, alas, events have overtaken things ...