Tag: economics

  • March Stats – Toronto

    March Stats – Toronto

  • March Sales Data – Peterborough

    March Sales Data – Peterborough

  • Wise words from Professor G

    Wise words from Professor G

    Short excerpt from Professor Scott Galloway’s recent newsletter: “Could corona be the vaccine for our age? If/when this pandemic ends, might we emerge with a stronger immune system: the ability to ramp hospital beds and ventilators, enhanced systems for learning and cooperation, and a generation that places more importance on cooperation, and less on borders,…

  • The Revival – April 2020: Who Are You Listening To?

    The Revival – April 2020: Who Are You Listening To?

    In these times it is as important as ever to protect your mind; engage in healthy mental habits, and create space.  Don’t give in to fear + stress and be very aware of what you are mentally digesting. There are many outlets that would use these difficult times to push their favourite political agenda, or…

  • Guest Post – Working Together by Harry Fine (Ontario Paralegal)

    Guest Post – Working Together by Harry Fine (Ontario Paralegal)

    Harry Fine is an outstanding Paralegal and Housing advocate. His bio can be viewed HERE. Harry highlights the complexities and absurdities of Ontario’s landlord and tenant law. He is a paralegal with over 15 years practicing landlord and tenant, Small Claims and Human Rights law and is a former member of the Landlord and Tenant…

  • The Revival – March 2020: Life is so Rich…

    The Revival – March 2020: Life is so Rich…

    Last weekend, I attended Theta Trading’s options course; It was fantastic. For a real estate guy, I dove deeply into stock market data + trend lines. I am grateful for this new skill and the many investors that I connected with over those days. However, with the coronavirus wreaking wider havoc on the market and…

  • Toronto – February 2020 Stats and Update

    Toronto – February 2020 Stats and Update

    From TRREB: “TORONTO, MARCH 4, 2020 – In line with the forecast contained in the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s recently released Market Year in Review and Outlook Report, TRREB President Michael Collins announced a very strong year-over-year sales and price growth in February 2020. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 7,256 residential transactions through TRREB’s…

  • The Revival – Feb 2020: Problems need Solutions

    The Revival – Feb 2020: Problems need Solutions

    As many of my clients and colleagues know, I think it’s sloppy to believe we can “read” someone else’s mind (although many attempt this daily by assuming they know what is going on in another’s head.) In the same vein, I am also no fan of what I call “future thinking“; this is guessing what…

  • 5 Steps to RSP Freedom!

    5 Steps to RSP Freedom!

    What if you could make money the way banks do?  The banks know how to make money! Interest rates have been at historic LOWS for many years now, and even still banks are making money! Many people don’t know this but we Canadians can “act as a bank”, and we have options available to us…

  • January 2020 Peterborough Stats and a look back…

    January 2020 Peterborough Stats and a look back…

    2020 update: Peterborough is HOT and for all of the right economic reasons. I will lay those out below but first let’s look by the numbers. A look back to begin with; According the Canadian Real Estate Association, “The average price of a Peterborough home jumped to $416,011 in January (2019), up from $369,715 in…