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T-minus 76 days and counting until Canada’s banking regulator launches its controversial mortgage stress test. It’ll be squarely aimed at people with heavier debt loads and at least 20 per cent equity – and it will be a tide turner. Given where Canada’s home prices and debt levels are at, this is easily the most…
Genworth Canada seminars cover a variety of timely topics that help our stakeholders improve their businesses and develop working relationships with partners and clients. Earlier this year, Equifax, one of the two major credit-reporting agencies in Canada, (the other is Trans Union) expanded its reporting data. Genworth Canada hosted a seminar designed to review those…
Smell is a chemical sense tied to the emotional center of the brain. It a powerful sense, it can make us salivate, change our heart rate, attract us to a mate or stir our memories to the pleasurable times in our lives. Smell can also make us buy. Scent Marketing is a growing trend…
For a professional-looking paint job, do what the experts do. These top tips from the experts at Behr and Benjamin Moore will make your next paint job a smashing success. Wait for dry weather. Humidity means drips and slow drying, so avoid painting on a rainy day. If you must paint when it’s humid, take your time…
1 of 7 Seasonal Furnace Maintenance Changing the furnace filter is one of the most important maintenance tasks you can perform on your furnace. Introduction Seasonal furnace maintenance is essential to make sure your furnace is running efficiently and safely. We’ll walk through some of the steps in maintaining your furnace. It is also a…
PARIS – Brantford and Brant County could be very close to a deal on boundary adjustments. Brant council huddled behind closed doors for nearly two hours in a special education session Tuesday evening. They listened to a presentation on the details of the latest ongoing discussions between key staff for both municipalities concerning details of…
What if turning rent into mortgage payments could be a reality? Government granted down payments available for qualified buyers. This program is designed to assist you with home ownership through down payment assistance. Through it, you can obtain up to $9,250* towards the down payment of your own home. This is an innovative program to…
Home maintenance checklist: Winter Protect your most valuable asset with these home maintenance tips OK, so the snow fell. And it didn’t stay. But it was a great reminder that my husband and I still have a few unfinished home maintenance tasks left to check off the list. The last time I wrote about home…
RECO oversees real estate agents, Tarion regulates builders DREAMSTIME PHOTO Take the time to learn about your rights and protections before you buy a new or resale home. By: Joseph Richer Registrar Real Estate Council of Ontario, Published on Fri Feb 06 2015 I’ll be looking for my first home soon, and I’m trying to…
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.