Hi all, An article from the December 5th edition of The Vancouver Sun by Peter Simpson, Chief Executive of The Greater Vancouver Home Builders` Association. If things don`t work out, those cheaper under-the-table cash deals can turn out to be very expensive. Excerpts: If you think the...

Hi All, The following article is from this week`s issue of Business in Vancouver newspaper. There is nothing like having your costs increased on you and not being allowed to recover them, in whole or in part, from your clients (formerly known as tenants). It creates a nice Catch 22 - the...

Hi all, An article from the current issue of Canadian Business magazine. Excerpts: Canada`s economic stability had been noticed even before Harper began his publicity tour. The World Economic Forum in late 2008 rated the country`s banking system as the soundest on the planet. In March, the...

Hi all, This article is from current issue of Canadian Business magazine. It is about a Wharton Economics professor who has written a book called, "Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn`t Buy Presents For The Holidays." I have to say I agree with the theme and prefer to give cash and/or gift...

Hi all, An article from the December 5th edition of the Edmonton Journal. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Al...6030/story.html Keith

Hi all, An article from this month`s edition of the Western Investor. http://www.westerninvestor.com/regional/re...ies/story1.html Keith

Hi all, An article from this month`s edition of the Western Investor. http://www.westerninvestor.com/regional/re...ies/story3.html Keith

Hi all, An article from this month`s edition of the Western Investor. http://www.westerninvestor.com/regional/re...ies/story2.html Keith

Hi all, In this month`s edition of CA Magazine there was a short sidebar piece called "Junior fraud squad". It described this new interactive online program. The blurb below is from the website. Welcome to FSI: FRAUD SCENE INVESTIGATOR, an online interactive investor education program that...

Hi all, An article from today`s edition of The Edmonton Journal. Excerpts: Buying vacation properties essentially has the same caveats as investing in any real estate in Canada: Buy something you like in an area you like at a price you can afford. But investing in that sun-splashed, American...

Hi all, Although the following has been around before I think that it is worth a repeat. If we are lucky, the current generation of kids might get the message one day. Keith ___________________________________ Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates...

Hi all, An article from today`s edition of The Province (Vancouver). How many times has Don Campbell said that you line up for concerts and sporting events, not to buy real estate. And you don`t cheer because the price goes up $50,000 while you are waiting in line. Let the good times roll...

Hi all,RBC`s latest report. We have just released our latest quarterly Housing Affordability study pinpointing cross-country trends in housing affordability in provincial and major metropolitan housing markets. Link to the new Housing Affordability report To view, print and download the new...

Hi all, An article from today`s edition of the Vancouver Sun. Excerpts: Today, I often hear people improperly using terminology related to housing and real estate, sometimes with unfortunate results. It will be increasingly important to understand housing terminology in the future, since...

Hi all, An article from today`s edition of The Globe and Mail. Besides the royalty cuts issue, this article says that Alberta is now the home to Canada`s fastest-rising rates of mortgage arrears, employment insurance and insolvency. Excerpts: The Alberta government needs to quickly slash its...