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Kavanagh Real Estate: November 2009
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009. McGuinty rejects public hearings on HST; expects new tax to be election issue. There's no need for the Ontario government to hold public hearings on its plan to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the GST next July, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday, adding that voters can pass judgment on the issue in the 2011 provincial election. This tax is likely to pass, but what should be concerning to the Ontario public is that your elected official plans on pushing through t...
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Kavanagh Real Estate: Ontario Housing Market Will Stay Strong in 2010
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Thursday, January 14, 2010. Ontario Housing Market Will Stay Strong in 2010. Canada and more specifically Ontario appears to have avoided any lasting impact from the collapse of the US housing market and the subprime mortgage market meltdown. What we have seen over the past 18 months was fear versus demand and fair market values relative to the true economic environment in Ontario. From the price stability we have seen, I would say we are on great footing going forward. Ontario continues to have a net ga...
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Kavanagh Real Estate: January 2010
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Friday, January 22, 2010. 2009: A Record Year for Real Estate. If you wonder when the supply/demand will begin to shift again, look no further than the interest rates. With prices remaining high and interest rates on the rise, we will inevitably begin to see a reduced affordability in housing and an eventual cooling of this seller’s market. For more information on market conditions as we prepare for the spring market, please follow me on twitter. Or give me a call at 905-220-9198. Links to this post.
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Kavanagh Real Estate: McGuinty rejects public hearings on HST; expects new tax to be election issue
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009. McGuinty rejects public hearings on HST; expects new tax to be election issue. There's no need for the Ontario government to hold public hearings on its plan to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the GST next July, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday, adding that voters can pass judgment on the issue in the 2011 provincial election. This tax is likely to pass, but what should be concerning to the Ontario public is that your elected official plans on pushing through t...
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Kavanagh Real Estate: 10 best home upgrades for resale
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Thursday, October 15, 2009. 10 best home upgrades for resale. If you're preparing your home for sale, there are certain improvements that are definitely worth their cost by helping to attract more buyers, by selling your home faster, by making back most (if not all! 3 Neutral paint job. It's a simple carpentry job, but makes almost any older home seem more gracious. After kitchens, bathrooms are the next most important rooms in the home. By updating your bathrooms, you increase the amount of pote...Old-f...
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Ontario Mortgage Information: How to get a better Interest Rate on your mortgage
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General Information and Recent News Headlines on Mortgages, Real Estate and Housing for Consumers in Ontario, Canada. Wednesday, April 6, 2011. How to get a better Interest Rate on your mortgage. Ave you ever wondered why banks have posted mortgage rates, yet they’re willing to offer mortgages below these interest rates to some borrowers? The Bank of Canada (BoC) wanted to find out how consumers can get the very best mortgage rate, which led to the undertaking of an extensive study on mortgage discounting.
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Ontario Mortgage Information: Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
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General Information and Recent News Headlines on Mortgages, Real Estate and Housing for Consumers in Ontario, Canada. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent. Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent. 8211;The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. A full update of the Bank’s outlook ...
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Ontario Mortgage Information: 04/2010
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General Information and Recent News Headlines on Mortgages, Real Estate and Housing for Consumers in Ontario, Canada. Friday, April 23, 2010. Bank of Canada gives notice on rate hikes, no date. By Janet Guttsman and Ka Yan Ng. OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada laid the groundwork on Thursday to raise interest rates from current record lows, saying it was time to start withdrawing some of the stimulus that helped pull Canada out of recession. Before that statement few had forecast the bank would raise...
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Ontario Mortgage Information: Properly converting an owner-occupied home into a rental property
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General Information and Recent News Headlines on Mortgages, Real Estate and Housing for Consumers in Ontario, Canada. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Properly converting an owner-occupied home into a rental property. Published in Leslie's Blog. If you haven’t already, you should really check this guy out). It’s actually a guest article by Kerry who is an accountant and currently articling with Meyers Norris Penny LLP in British Columbia. The example given by Kerry is a client who has purchased a home in the ...
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Ontario Mortgage Information: More Canadians are Turning to Mortgage Brokers
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General Information and Recent News Headlines on Mortgages, Real Estate and Housing for Consumers in Ontario, Canada. Saturday, January 22, 2011. More Canadians are Turning to Mortgage Brokers. When it comes to mortgage financing, more and more Canadians are choosing to work with a professional mortgage broker. According to a recent study by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 23 per cent of mortgages written were arranged through a broker. See the latest Ontario Mortgage Rates. Labels: D...
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