Canada’s housing market has become riskier over the past two years, with risk levels similar to those seen during the financial crisis a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report released this week. But there is good news: The measures Canadian policymakers have taken over the past several years […]
Protect Yourself Against Fraudulent Income Tax Return
Protect Yourself Against Fraudulent Income Tax Return For Canadian income tax payers Canadian income taxpayers should be vigilant when they receive, either by telephone, mail, text message or email, a fraudulent communication that claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requesting personal information such as a social insurance number, credit […]
Toronto Real Estate TREB Published January, 2019 Resale Market Figures
Toronto Real Estate TREB Published January, 2019 Resale Market Figures Toronto Real Estate Board announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 4,009 home sales through TREB’s MLS® in January 2019 – up by 0.6 per cent compared to January 2018. On a preliminary seasonally adjusted basis, sales were up by 3.4 per cent […]
40% of Canadians are paying no income taxes, Prime Minister Trudeau knows this is right
40% of Canadians are paying no income taxes, Prime Minister Trudeau knows this is right The top 20 per cent is likely paying 70 per cent or more of all income taxes Trudeau was speaking the complete truth when it comes to income taxes (HST, realty taxes and other consumption taxes are […]
Toronto area home sales declined to 10-year low in 2018 and number of listings down
Toronto area home sales declined to 10-year low in 2018 and number of listings down. Home sales in Toronto and the surrounding GTA area fell to a 10-year low in 2018, as the number of new listings coming to the market declined and home buyers and sellers faced with a new reality of higher interest rates […]
