Tag: Covid-19
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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…
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The Revival – September 202O: Inflating Oppression
Greetings Friends, After being away for a few weeks with dear friends, at a serene cottage on Soyer’s Lake – Haliburton, we are back to the beat + driving forward into the fall market and the new school year. With all of the strange changes that have been heaped upon us this year, we are…
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Guest Post: Deferral-gate? (by Ephraim Vecina)
Originally posted here. A housing inventory surge will likely precede a predicted arrears spike once payment deferrals end, according to a Better Dwelling analysis. With the total balance of mortgage payment deferrals reaching $247 billion as of the end of the second quarter, Canadians have come to heavily rely on lenders’ deferral options to stave…
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Update: Mortgage and Mortgage Deferrals
Originally Published by Canadian Mortgage Trends. “Despite Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CEO Evan Siddall warning of a mortgage “deferral cliff,” and a sharp rise in mortgage defaults this fall, data from the country’s key mortgage lenders appear to be telling a different story. That cliff is looking more like a “slope,” according to…
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Guest Post by Brad Lamb: Covid 19 – The way forward part 2
We now know the mortality rate of COVID-19 is somewhere around 0.1% to 0.2%. This is very similar to the seasonal flu (a study in Norway just confirmed this again). It is almost entirely harmful to very sick older people (in long-term care facilities), and others with serious pre-existing conditions. Knowing this likely means that…
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Guest Post – Dalia Barsoum (Streetwise Mortgages)
Dalia Barsoum is an award winning mortgage broker and founder of Streetwise Mortgages. She is a mortgage specialist with a focus on investors and their portfolios. See her market update and her perspective on appraisals (from May 2020) below and follow her on social media!
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Guest Post – Sarah Coupland on Leadership
Originally posted to FB by Sarah Coupland. Dealing with non-payment of rent in a Covid-World…let’s be leaders and respond with kindness!! This is an unprecedented time for us right now…so many people are being impacted financially, emotionally, mentally. There are many uncertainties in our own lives, but we don’t only have to worry about ourselves.…
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Guest Post – Brad Lamb on Covid-19
On Covid-19 And Our Immediate Future Written by Brad J. Lamb Like most Canadians and citizens of the world, I am accepting our government’s current version of the best response to COVID-19. I am, however, becoming less satisfied as I watch the world melt away in an unprecedented loss of wealth, business, and employment. The…