Last week I attended the first annual Ontario Housing Summit. The summit was created to address the increasing importance of housing on the political agenda. The event featured panel discussions on a number of real estate topics, including “Deconstructing Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan,” “The Future of Housing,” and a Fireside Chat on “Ontario’s Approach to […]

On Tuesday, June 13th, I have the privilege of speaking on the “Millennials and Home Ownership” panel at the 2017 Ontario Housing Summit. The affordability of real estate is surely a topic that will be heavily focused on. To address this, the Ontario Liberals recently introduced the Fair Housing Market Plan. Although it was a […]

If you’re buying a home with less than a 20 percent down payment, the rules of the game have changed. In an effort to avoid a U.S.-style housing crash, the federal government has introduced a new set of mortgage rules designed to cool the real market and orchestrate a “soft landing.” The government is once […]

Are you financially better off not owning a home? That’s the question CBC News reporter Sophia Harris debated in her latest article. Sophia profiled Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung, who retired in their early 30’s and travel the world. (Kudos to this young couple for achieving financial freedom and living out their dreams.) How did […]

My millennial cohorts seem to be wearing rose-coloured glasses . Whenever I read a news headline about home prices hitting a new record in Toronto, I thank my lucky stars I’m a homeowner. At today’s sky high home prices, there’s no way I could pay off my mortgage in three years by age 30. That’s […]

Are you feeling financially squeezed? You’re not alone. While high home prices may be good for baby boomers who bought their homes decades ago, it’s not so great for Canadians in their 40’s struggling to buy their first home. Canadians are constantly told that homeownership is the cornerstone of financial success, yet it’s out of […]