Tag: analysis
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Your Bank of Canada Announcement – From the Windrose Group
Your variable rate mortgage, line of credit and/or student loans are all based on the Prime Rate and here is your personal update from us on the recent Bank of Canada announcement. Bank of Canada Maintained Overnight Rate! As of 10AM on January 20th, 2020, the Bank of Canada has maintained their Overnight Rate. With…
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The Revival – January 2021
Greetings Friends, I just wanted to start 2021’s first Revival off with a quick personal note and let you know how grateful I am to know you. I know 2020 was a challenging year for me and it has been a challenging year for so many. If you’re experiencing any challenges and need someone to…
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The Revival – December 2020 (What a fucking wild year!)
Greetings Friends, We are stumbling towards year-end and it doesn’t seem to have the same festive sparkle this year. There aren’t the usual travel plans to coordinate or the maze of holiday parties to navigate (or avoid.) The lockdown, here in Toronto, has created a sense of grey, a holiday haze, along with a potential…
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Example Of Peterborough Student Rental Investment
ONTARIO ASSETS BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH TOGETHER USING TIME-TESTED REAL ESTATE STRATEGIES, INDUSTRY LEADING EXPERTISE AND OUR WORLD CLASS NETWORK, ALLOW US TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY TO MONEY + TIME FREEDOM. Who we are: Ontario Assets was founded by Randall Reashore and with a singular goal; to build great relationships through successful and profitable…
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How to get an 800+ credit score – Arlen Dahlin
HOW TO GET AN 800+ CREDIT SCORE!! As lending tightens, having a GREAT credit score becomes more important than ever, especially if you are looking to finance REAL ESTATE purchases. 3 Key Things That = A High Credit Score 1. Pay every bill on time 2. Keep your credit card utilization below 20% 3. Consistency…
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Fixed or Variable – Guest Post by Arlen Dahlin
MORTGAGE DECISIONS FOR INVESTORS – 5 YEAR FIXED OR VARIABLE?? 🤷♂️ I have been asked this question many times lately. HISTORICALLY, IS IT FIXED MORTGAGES OR VARIABLE RATE MORTGAGES THAT HAS SAVED BORROWS THE MOST IN INTEREST EXPENSE? Answer: Variable rate mortgages! * I have ALL my single-family property mortgages on variable rates, I have…
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Wearing no suit at the public beach?
As a Realtor focused on investments, I track trends in housing. Some trends are set on solid fundamentals and other trends on shaking footings. Good data + demographics vs. bad advice + greed. Bad advice and greed are a disastrous combination. Bulls make money, Pigs get slaughtered. Currently there are a huge amount of condo…
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4 Tips When Managing Your Portfolio (or in a Downturn)
Is there a correction or crash coming? The CMHC head has repeatedly stated his fear that there is. Conversely, we are equally confident (and putting our money where our mouth is) that values will continue to go up. However optimistic we are though, it is always a good practice to prepare for downturns through strategic…
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Covid: The way forward part 3
HERE IS “THE SCIENCE” Two people have died of COVID-19 under the age of 19. Two. How is it possible that we are playing silly games with the opening and closing of schools? How are teachers not safe? Obviously, children have some immunity to COVID-19. 321 people have died in Canada of COVID-19 under the…
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What good can come from COVID, generally and in real estate?
What good might come from COVID, generally and in Real Estate? Perhaps daily we reflect on and talk about the generally negative impact that COVID has had on our individual lives and on society in general. Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Here are some “half-full” observations and predictions on possible “good” things that might…