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Lori MacDonald || June 27, 2017

The Warren Buffet Factor

A lot has changed since Warren Buffet decided to invest in Home Capital and the Canadian housing market.The billionaire’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, gave the beleaguered company a $400 million cash...

Lori MacDonald || June 14, 2017

Jobs an Indicator of Healthy Economy

Despite mortgage rule changes, despite a housing market that seems to stymie the analysts, despite headlines that continue to volley back and forth between housing crashes and housing growth, and...

Lori MacDonald || May 02, 2017

What's going on with my appraisals?

Changes in mortgage rules for home buyers and insurers certainly have had an impact on the housing market, and those changes have impacted property appraisals as well. Conventional mortgages – up to...

Lori MacDonald || April 19, 2017

Bidding Wars – Cause or Effect?

What was once the phenomena of the two, major urban centres – Vancouver and Toronto -- has now bubbled over to smaller cities and communities within commuting distance of the big two.Bidding wars are...