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Car loan interest rates: What’s the best Canadians can get? + MORE Dec 20th
I’m half-Italian, grew up in a kitchen and am a seasoned home cook. Even so, I still turn to an expert (my mom) for advice on my most special dishes. After all, creating a culinary masterpiece requires careful planning, attentive research, vigilant sourcing and maybe some expert help. Ditto shoppi.... More »
Renting vs. buying: Which is the better option? Aug 20th
The rent-versus-buy debate has long divided financial experts and aspiring home owners, with no clear winner in sight.
The traditional argument holds: While buying a home can build long-term equity and stability, renting can provide flexibility and fewer upfront costs. But as home ownership becom.... More »
The best GIC rates in Canada for 2025 + MORE Jul 21st
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Toronto stock index crawls higher as shares in Bombardier soar after Airbus deal + MORE Oct 17th
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index eked out a minor gain today, as shares of Bombardier Inc. soared following its CSeries deal with Airbus.
Shares in Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) were the most heavily traded stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange as they gained nearly 16 per cent or 37 cents at .... More »
This Christie Pits home's price is 'within reach of a lot of people,' the realtor says. Here's what it's listed at Jul 13th
An argument could be made that these type of homes don't come up very often in the neighbourhood, said Othneil Litchmore, the Star's expert real estate agent..... More »
How private investment in infrastructure can benefit taxpayers
– theglobeandmail.com
When institutional investors finance projects and recoup their investments through user fees, there is less risk to the economy
Inside the taming of CMHC
– macleans.ca
Evan Siddall, the chief executive officer of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Photograph by Jessica Deeks)Evan Siddall, the chief executive officer of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., likes to give books to people he is getting to know. A favourite is This Is Water, an essay about self-centredness by David Foster Wallace, which begins with an allegory:
“There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’
And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, ‘What the hell is water?’ ”
CMHC was a lot like that insular fish when Siddall arrived at the end of 2013.The agency, created in 1946 to build houses for veterans of the Second World War, liked to describe itself as the “heart of housing”—an enormous Crown corporation that dominated the mortgage insurance market, guaranteed complex, bond-like assets called mortgage-backed securities, and subsidized the building and upkeep of First Nations and social housing…
Finance minister to hold meeting in Toronto next week on GTA housing
– canadianbusiness.com
The federal finance minister is set to meet with his Ontario counterpart and the mayor of Toronto next week to discuss the hot housing market in the Greater Toronto Area.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office said the meeting will take place next Tuesday in Toronto.
Morneau had written to Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa and Toronto Mayor John Tory last week, asking to convene a meeting on the topic of eroding housing affordability in the city as soon as possible.
The gathering of the three politicians comes as Ontario’s government works on a package of housing affordability measures that it has said will be unveiled soon.
“We’re just trying to figure out what we can do without overcorrecting the system, while at the same time providing greater support for those who want to get into the market,” Sousa said Thursday.
Sousa noted that Tory has called for a tax on vacant homes, while he himself has called for the federal government to change the taxation of capital gains real estate speculators make on homes that aren’t their primary residences…
Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office said the meeting will take place next Tuesday in Toronto.
Morneau had written to Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa and Toronto Mayor John Tory last week, asking to convene a meeting on the topic of eroding housing affordability in the city as soon as possible.
The gathering of the three politicians comes as Ontario’s government works on a package of housing affordability measures that it has said will be unveiled soon.
“We’re just trying to figure out what we can do without overcorrecting the system, while at the same time providing greater support for those who want to get into the market,” Sousa said Thursday.
Sousa noted that Tory has called for a tax on vacant homes, while he himself has called for the federal government to change the taxation of capital gains real estate speculators make on homes that aren’t their primary residences…
Seven U.S. aerospace and defence stocks with strong price performance
– theglobeandmail.com
We are seeking aerospace and defence stocks that have reasonable valuations and consistent earnings growth
