Agent Blogs

 Competition Bureau Threatens to Dismantle Privacy Safeguards of Home Sales 75% of Ontarians Opposed  March 14, 2012 – Today, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released the results of an Angus Reid Vision Critical poll. The vast majority of Ontarians clearly expressed their... [ more ]

  Recently, in the news, we have seen what appears to be a new phenomenon in real estate.  VOW’s, or Virtual Office Websites.    This is nothing new, as VOW’s have been in operation for some time.  While they are relatively new in the Ontario market, the... [ more ]

 Great article in The Globe...http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/home-cents/why-use-a-mortgage-broker/article2232577/ [ more ]

October 17, 2011 -- On Saturday, October 15, 2011 the Global TV program "16x9" aired a segment regarding the real estate industry.  Contrary to comments and inferences made on the "16x9" segment, we believe that REALTORS® provide high-quality assistance... [ more ]

 Flaherty urges eurozone countries to act By Jason Fekete, Postmedia News   OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is urging eurozone countries to finally swallow the tough fiscal medicine that's necessary to avoid financial catastrophe and return some stability to the global... [ more ]

  Tom Braithwaite WASHINGTON— Financial Times Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 6:29AM EDT   Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase launched a tirade at Bank of Canada Governmor Mark Carney in a closed-door meeting in front of more than two dozen bankers and finance officials,... [ more ]

  kevin carmichael WASHINGTON— From Monday's Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Sep. 25, 2011 7:00PM EDT Last updated Monday, Sep. 26, 2011 6:38AM EDT   Mark Carney and Rick Waugh are two of Canada’s most recognizable figures in the world of finance: Mr. Carney as... [ more ]

Great Article fr Reuters Sep 13, 2011 – 9:08 AM ET | Last Updated: Sep 13, 2011 3:09 PM ET OTTAWA — Canadian household debt continued to rise in the second quarter as individuals took out more mortgages at historically low rates and obtained consumer loans, Statistics Canada... [ more ]

We have now launched the new Urban Landmark Realty office for East York.  We are located on the north east corner of Pape and Mortimer...one of the primary intersections in East York...Drop in for a coffee, say hello, and talk to me about your East York real estate.  I can be reached at... [ more ]

For immediate release:  Tuesday, July 19, 2011  Ottawa – Today, Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak was joined by Ontario PC MPP Lisa MacLeod (Nepean-Carleton), and Ontario PC candidates Randall Denley (Ottawa West-Nepean) and Fred Sherman (Ottawa – Vanier) to announce that a... [ more ]

originally posted on Urban Financial website (www.urbanfinancial.ca) GREATER TORONTO, Nov. 22 /CNW/ - New home builders sold 3,159 new condo suites as well as 1,376 low-rise homes in a very active month of October in the GTA new home market, the Building Industry & Land... [ more ]

 Mortgage Rates are on the rise...The bond market has been rather whacky for the last couple of weeks.  RBC increased their rates today, and the rest will follow shortly.  If you are going to need a mortgage, or know someone that is, please contact me so that we can lock in a rate... [ more ]

This is probably one of the most asked questions that I get.  Then again, maybe the first question that came to your mind is…”what’s the difference”? Well, a fixed rate mortgage is a mortgage where the interest rate is fixed for a period of time.  Usually for... [ more ]

  Statement on Agreement with Competition Commissioner OTTAWA (September 30, 2010) – The Board of Directors of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) today entered into a consent agreement with the Commissioner of Competition regarding the application before the... [ more ]

 How fun!  My dad always said that we have two seasons in Canada...Winter and Construction....The DVP is closed all weekend...so now it starts!... [ more ]