Majority (60%) of Canadian Homeowners Admit to Mistake Making When Buying a Home; Renovations (15%), Small Down Payments (14%), and No Home Inspection (13%) Among Top Concerns

Majority (60%) of Canadian Homeowners Admit to Mistake Making When Buying a Home; Renovations (15%), Small Down Payments (14%), and No Home Inspection (13%) Among Top Concerns Affordability (46%) and Saving for Large Down Payment (32%) Top Reasons for Not Buying Until Now for First-Time Buyers Toronto, ON – When it comes to the purchase of […]

How the budget will morph into an election platform

BRIAN MILNER Globe and Mail Blog After sifting through Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s latest keep-the-opposition-from-voting-us-out budget, I’m sorely tempted to adopt the analytical approach of Carl Weinberg, the estimable chief economy watcher for High Frequency Economics in Valhalla, N.Y. The budget does not merit analysis, because there’s going to be an election anyway, he told […]