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One Year After Legalization, Buyers Less Worried About Cannabis

It has been nearly one year since cannabis was legalized in Canada – but has the haze cleared from how Canadian home buyers and sellers feel about ...

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Down Payment Rules For Canadian Home Buyers

We’ll also review how the minimum down payment is calculated, as well as instances where mortgage loan insurance is required, and the rules governing ...

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Incentives for first-time home buyers in the 2019 federal budget

The first of these budget items consists of a change to the existing Home Buyer’s Plan (HBP) that will increase the amount first-time buyers can borrow ...

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Ending a Tenancy Early

Ending a Tenancy Early

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Help Protect Your Clients from Flood Risk

If you think your market is not susceptible to flooding, you are mistaken

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15 Safety Tips for the Holidays

15 Safety Tips for the Holidays

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BUYER BEWARE

BUYER BEWARE: How purchasing property from a non-resident of Canada could leave you with a hefty tax bill

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A Sizzling Summer for Ottawa Real Estate

OTTAWA, August 3, 2018

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Large Banks Raise Rates in Wake of Bank of Canada Hike

Banks Raise Rates in Wake of Bank of Canada Hike

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Ottawa Real Estate Board Strong Finish For 2017

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 771 residential properties in December through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® System, compared ...

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