Jai Rohra, Mobile Mortgage Advisor at CIBC

05/03/2021

Put your money to work and help you achieve your financial goals with this key investing habit.

Put your money to work and let it help you achieve your financial goals with this key investing habit.

05/03/2021

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, which was released one year after the onset of Covid-19, shed light on the pandemic’s disproportionate effect on women.

The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, which was released one year after the onset of Covid-19, shed light on the pandemic’s disproportionate effect on women. It will now take 135.6 years to close the gender gap worldwide. Progress may skip a generation.

04/30/2021

As supply remains tight in the Canadian housing market, a recent CIBC survey finds that most homeowners say the pandemic has not changed their intentions of staying put. Many are choosing to use their accumulated savings to renovate their current property.

As supply remains tight in key regions of the Canadian housing market, a recent CIBC survey finds that most homeowners say the pandemic has not changed their intentions of staying put, with many...

04/29/2021

Do you have, or are planning to purchase a vacation property? Just like with your regular home, vacation property maintenance and safety should be a high priority. Here are some things to consider.

Do you have, or are planning to purchase a vacation property? Just like with your regular home, vacation property maintenance and safety should be a high priority. It’s very important...

04/28/2021

In addition to the many distractions of our modern age, we also have myriad physical and existential distractions of a pandemic. Our brains often feel tired before we even get out of bed. What, if anything, can we do to lessen these distractions?

In addition to the well-documented distractions of our modern age, we also have myriad physical and existential distractions of a pandemic. Our brains often feel tired before we even get out of bed in the morning. What, if anything, can we do to lessen these distractions? Here are a few thoughts.

04/27/2021

New listings finally joined all the other stats in the record-setting club in March. That burst of supply showed up exactly when you would expect—at the start of the spring market, which is what enabled sales to go as high as they did.

As everyone already knows, home sales have been setting major records since last summer. In previous posts I’ve said the market wouldn’t be able to keep that up at the busy time of year absent a big increase in new listings—the only stat that hasn’t been setting records recently.

04/26/2021

Turning to management techniques will help perfectionists use their high-achieving tendencies in a healthy manner.

04/26/2021

Both fine gentlemen, but both can’t be right. BoC Governor Macklem and Fed Chairman Powell have more that they agree on than markets, but also items on which two reasonable people could disagree. The facts will have to come down on one side or the other.

04/26/2021

Discover tips from a Mortgage Advisor on what to consider before buying a vacation property. Read more here:

Discover tips from a Mortgage Advisor on what to consider before buying a vacation property.

04/26/2021

When women join the C-suite, they don’t just bring new perspectives — they actually shift how the C-suite thinks about innovation, ultimately enabling these firms to consider a wider variety of strategies for creating value.

Executive teams that increase gender diversity became more open to change and less comfortable with risk.

04/22/2021

Set yourself up for financial success by making a few strategic updates before putting up that “for sale” sign. Here's the scoop on the top updates to make in order to raise your home’s value.

Hint hint: Updated kitchens, stone veneer exteriors and converted attic bedrooms are money well spent.

04/21/2021

Taking frequent quick breaks can give you the boost you need to make it through the workday. New research has found that taking daily "microbreaks" can help boost productivity and decrease fatigue at the end of the day.

New research has found that taking daily 'microbreaks' can help boost productivity and decrease fatigue at the end of the day.