Investing in Canada

11/26/2013

How are you faring compared to the national average?

Fall 2013 Canadian Market Overview courtesy of RateHub: Canadians are paying off their mortgages in 18.2 years Click here to view infographic

06/11/2013

38% of Canadian homeowners are mortgage free!

2013 Mortgages: A Canadian Market Overview courtesy of RateHub Out of 9.65 million Canadian homeowners, 3.7 million are mortgage free. Click here to view

05/23/2013

Japan, for the last 6 months or so, has embarked on an unprecedented economic experiment. Much like the US with their quantitative easing program, Japan has

03/01/2013

Here is an excerpt from a very good article written by Manulife about the reality of your biggest asset: Canadians’ ability to earn income is usually their

02/13/2013

With China's economy accelerating, will we see even higher prices for Vancouver homes?

This article and graph demonstrates the amazingly strong correlation between Vancouver Home prices and the GDP growth of China. When China slows, Vancouver Home

02/05/2013

Often debated among financial advisors is whether to pay down your mortgage or contribute to RRSPs. The following article does a decent job at explaining the

02/05/2013

With all the fundamentals lined up, looks like demand is starting to outpace supply. That means prices are going up.

With demand higher than last year, and supply lower than last year, the real estate market is looking up in Edmonton in 2013.

01/09/2013

It's the new year and with that the fast approaching “RRSP season”. Most of us procrastinate on this and wait to the 11th hour to make a decision as to

01/04/2013

More people equals greater demand for housing-both rental and purchase.

Figures from Statistics Canada show a net number of 56,000 people moved to Alberta in the first three quarters of 2012, which suggests that a new record could be set once the remaining numbers come in.

12/10/2012

The average Canadian home is 70% paid off.

Here is a great article by ratehub.ca outlining the facts about the Canadian mortgage market. It will surprise many how little leveraged we really are and the

12/10/2012

Benjamin Tal outlines why Canada is not like the US and that a housing Meltdown is not in the cards.

According to leading economist Benjamin Tal, in the latest CIBC Consumer Watch report, the Canadian housing market should not be compared to its counterpart in

12/10/2012

People follow the jobs. Where there are people, there is demand for housing.

Alberta will be Canada’s economic growth engine for the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by CIBC World Markets. The report said the long-term potential growth forecast for the province is an annual average of 3.3 per cent between 2012-2022.