With both fixed and variable rate mortgage rates increasing, as a wealthy real estate investor you may be wondering if you should change your mortgage strategy. Does borrowing a mortgage to invest in real estate still make sense or should you pay in cash for...
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THREE BIG STUMBLING BLOCKS WHEN TALKING PROPERTY RENTALS
A fast growing cog of wealth management, especially in Canada now, is buying real estate for the purpose of property rentals. Mortgage rates are at affordable levels (for now). More people are taking the plunge and buying properties, and home prices are rising....
FIVE REASONS TO BUY REAL ESTATE OVERSEAS
Buying real estate overseas is a popular investment opportunity and is one that has many benefits. While the pandemic did put the real estate industry on a short pause, we are now slowly seeing a return in property investors overseas. Related: Hawaii tops list of...
SOTHEBY’S PRESIDENT ON GROWING CONFIDENCE AMONG GEN Z ABOUT OWNING A HOME DESPITE AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS
It seems incredible, when you look at rising home prices in major urban centres across Canada. Many studies predict that those prices will jump again in 2022 - 10% in Toronto, based on a recent RE/MAX study. The average price in Toronto in 2021 was $1,054,922,...
INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE? FINDING THE PERFECT PROPERTY
Are you currently in the market for an investment property? It’s a good time to get started! But finding the perfect property as a first time real estate investor isn’t so easy to manage. Related: Making money in real estate: Getting the right type of mortgage to...
CREATING INTERIORS THAT WILL HELP YOU MAX OUT PROFIT WHEN YOU SELL YOUR PROPERTY
Lots of things need to be taken into account when selling a property if you want to get as much money out of it as possible. Anyone can take a home and sell it, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get the best value from the sale. Amongst the various factors that influence...