Real Estate Blog

First-time buyers know what they want — but not when to buy

Many Canadians in the market for their first home have a clear picture of what they want, and falling interest rates, rising inventory and softening ...

Short-term rentals are more than a sweet escape from the city. For many families, renting out their cottage is the only way to cover rising costs ...

What to do before marrying someone with a lot of debt

This wealthy 63-year-old woman wants to combine finances with her new fiancé, but he has $180K in debt. Here’s what The Ramsey Show says she needs ...

What happens to your healthcare benefits when you retire

When Mary and Robert Chen retired last year, they thought carefully about how much they had saved in their RRSPs and other retirement accounts. They ...

Home prices up for the first time in seven months: National Bank

Canada’s home prices appeared to be on an upward trajectory in August, for the first time in 2025, with the Teranet-National Bank composite index ...

For most Canadians, a home is not merely a physical structure; it is the cornerstone of their lives. It is where they raise their families and build ...

Some grocery stores are being accused of ‘maple washing’

Following trade tensions with the United States, many shoppers are going out of their way to buy Canadian products. But some major grocery stores ...

If you plan on retiring and rely primarily on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) you may have heard you will end up being perpetually cash-strapped. So, ...

For Barrie — one of Ontario’s fastest-growing urban centres — a 55-acre infill canvas of this profile doesn’t come along often.

People switch mortgages before their term is up for several reasons. Maybe they’ve decided to move, or maybe they want a lower rate. Sometimes, people ...

August represented one of the weaker months this year for housing starts, according to the latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation ...

Toronto real estate agent Shane Little says he’s having to have “frank conversations” with his seller clients — homeowners who have a vivid recollection ...

A “shadow market” of unlisted, unsold condo inventory is emerging in both Toronto and Vancouver, which could worsen the current condo crisis both ...

This scenario happens more often than we’d like, and it raises big questions: Should a listing agent delay offers?

A new TD survey shows Canadians remain deeply divided about where mortgage rates are headed, with uncertainty around tariffs and economic pressures ...

After a slow start to 2025, improved affordability and higher inventory may draw cautious buyers back in, but likely not enough to bring home prices ...