The TOcore plan could hurt first-time buyers
To get an expert’s perspective on some of these market factors, we reached out to Ben Myers, President of Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc., and picked his brain on a few of these hot topics.
2.1% property tax hike approved – but is it enough?
While the sale price of homes has more than doubled in the last 10 years, property taxes have increased on average just 2.4% annually according to Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) stats. The 2018 budget includes a property tax increase of just 2.1%,
Would you sell your home for Bitcoin?
2017 ended with cryptocurrencies on fire. You couldn’t open Facebook, Twitter or a newspaper without seeing something about Bitcoin’s insane rise in value. Then it all came crashing down, but people haven’t lost faith. In fact,
‘2018 will be the year of data misinterpretation’: Ben Myers
To get a clearer picture of what 2018 holds for the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) housing market, we chatted with Ben Myers, President of Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc. Myers has more than 15 years of real estate research
Top 5 real estate policies that will impact Ontario buyers in 2018
There were some game-changing moves made last year that will surely impact Ontario homebuyers in 2018. Here are five that you should know about: Principal home sales must now be reported to the CRA A capital gains tax rule
Expenses first-time buyers should expect to pay
Most first-time buyers aren't ready for all the expenses that come with homeownership because they don't even know what they are. See them now!
