To Buy or not to Buy, that’s a Pretty Big Question (part 1)

To Buy or not to Buy, that’s a Pretty Big Question (part 1) This is part 1 of a 2 part series on down-payments for first-time buyers. A recent survey from TD Canada Trust indicated that 60% of recent homebuyers were not pleased with their down payment. A larger down-payment benefits the buyer in a […]

Save up for a down payment? The young adult’s struggle

If you asked 100 recent home buyers if they were satisfied with the size of their down payment, as many as 60 of them would say no. That’s what TD Canada Trust found in a recent survey of first time home buyers. This finding is hardly surprising: A bigger down payment means less interest paid, easier refinancing, […]

Movin’ on up: more Canadians upgrading homes sooner

Movin’ on up: more Canadians upgrading homes sooner -2011 TD Canada Trust Repeat Home Buyers Report finds 7 in 10 repeat home buyers move earlier than they originally intended TORONTO (August 23, 2011) – Two-thirds of Canadian repeat home buyers are moving on to larger or more luxurious homes and many are moving earlier than […]

You better buy a house in this market before it’s too late.

Garry Marr, Financial Post · Jun. 22, 2011 | You better buy a house in this market before it’s too late. How many times have you heard those words? The panic thinking is driven partially by prices continuing to rise to record levels but also by the sense that near-record-low interest rates could rise at […]

Who says it takes two? Many first time homebuyers fly solo on the house-hunt

Who says it takes two? Many first time homebuyers fly solo on the house-hunt – 2011 TD Canada Trust First Time Homebuyers Report finds majority of men and a third of women purchase their first home on their own – TO VIEW AN HTML SOCIAL MEDIA VERSION OF THIS RELEASE PLEASE VISIT http://www.smrmediaroom.ca/TDFirstTimeBuyer TORONTO, June 15, […]

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