Listings have swollen steadily. In Toronto, 166,121 of them materialized during the year, a 16% jump. In Vancouver, new listings hit 60,388, up almost 19%.

The paint guy, Dave, wanted to discuss Trump while we waited for my ceiling mix to jiggle. Apparently he has a lot of family and friends south of the line. So, whadda they think? I asked. “They’re ...

However, Deutsche Bank’s risk forecasting was, in some ways, sensible; not because a major solar flare has actually occurred, ...

As we’ve mentioned often, there is no stronger emotion than fear. It frames so many of our actions. When it comes to money we ...

Remember the mortgage cliff we were all going to fall off? It made for a good tale last year as we brought you news of existing mortgages amortized for 70, or even 90, years. When the CB rate swelled ...

Not sure if Arjun and his family celebrate Christmas, so we’ll dispense with talk of the fat old white guy in the red PJs and plastic boots, and dwell on what really matters. Financing your house. And ...

Canada has a national Underused Home Tax (UHT). There’s also a federal anti-flipping tax. BC has a widespread speculation tax. Vancouver has a withering vacant home tax. And as of next week, the ...