The “Big Five” Canadian banks include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Are there other viable options?
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Rent or buy?
– moneysense.ca
Canadian homes are not overvalued, especially when compared to rental costs, BMO said Friday citing Vancouver as the exception. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently claimed that Canadian home prices are 64% overvalued. “We can confidently dispel the notion that Canadian home prices are egregiously overvalued versus rents, but they’re not cheap either,” said BMO’s Robert Kavcic in a release. Generally speaking, renting Toronto condo for instance is best suited for those a with a shorter time horizon, Kavcic said. “Young families with a longer time horizon in the detached market should not be deterred from buying, but also shouldn’t expect wealth gains like those of the past decade.”
Canadian banks starting raising their 5-year fixed-rate mortgages this past week. According to Canadian Business blogger Larry MacDonald, the data suggests the changes won’t sink the housing market.
In the market for a value health care stock? Cigna may be one of the best deals around, says Bryan Borzykowski…
Canadian banks starting raising their 5-year fixed-rate mortgages this past week. According to Canadian Business blogger Larry MacDonald, the data suggests the changes won’t sink the housing market.
In the market for a value health care stock? Cigna may be one of the best deals around, says Bryan Borzykowski…
