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We all know that marriage isn't always forever. And when a separation occurs, a home is often involved. Since most couples have a joint mortgage - one where both names are on the mortgage and title of the home - when separation or divorce proceedings occur, many wonder what will happen with the home. When the marriage co ... |
Rental suite can help you pay off that mortgage but 'it could be a nightmare'
Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Buying a house with a rental suite can be just the ticket to help you pay off your mortgage years earlier than it might have otherwise been possible.
But landlord beware: there are potential problems connected with getting financing, getting rid of tenants you really ...
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August 17, 2009 |
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Volume 9, Issue 29 |
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The proposed tax harmonization, planned for July 1, 2010, has caused more headache than harmony. Nearly 20 GVHBA builders and ... | ||
Despite a recession, declining home prices and slowing real estate sales, there are still towns in British Columbia that have the fundamentals in place for future growth, according to a survey released Wednesday by a real estate investing network.
The survey, called Top B.C. Investment Towns, names Surrey as the best place to invest, based on its rapid growth, high renter population and easy ...
Anybody who bought their first house in the 1980s must marvel at mortgage rates today. Or perhaps fume.
Another rate cut this past week from the Bank of Canada led all of the major banks to lower their prime lending rate to a new low of 2.5%.
Consumers who locked into variable-rate mortgages tied to prime before credit markets tanked are getting as much as 90 basis points b ...