Tag: media
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Why Most People Outsource Their Thinking to “The Experts”
by Doug Casey (originally published here) International Man: Thanks to the internet and modern technology, the average person can now access information on almost any topic with relative ease. But it seems people are doing less critical thinking than ever. Why do you think that is the case? Doug Casey: Technology is a double-edged sword…
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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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The Revival – November 2020
Greetings Friends, After the most bizarre Halloween I’ve experienced, our first snow fall – yes, SNOW. Already! – and currently we are now in the midst of a heat wave in November! All of which are signals we are either nearing the end of the year or the world. Just kidding but what a year; a deeply,…
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Guest Post: Naama Blonder – If we want affordable housing, the numbers must work for everyone
Originally posted here. By Naama Blonder If we want affordable housing, the numbers must work for everyone Earlier this summer, Toronto Mayor John Tory announced the locations for Housing Now’s Phase II sites. They are part of Toronto’s initiative to increase the supply of new affordable rental housing within mixed-income, transit-oriented communities on city-owned lands.…
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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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Posthaste: Five really weird things about Canada’s roaring housing market | Financial Post
Aug 18, 2020 by Pamela Heaven According to BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic, during the pandemic recession, the performance of the housing market has been surprising. Based on the data that was shown last August 17, 2020, Canada’s housing market surged in sales at 26% beating the records in July. “In fact, this has shaped…
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Real estate industry experts question CMHC’s ‘bizarre’ move
On July 1, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) tightened its underwriting policies for high ratio borrowers, including increasing credit score requirements and lowering debt servicing limits. CMHC is, of course, a Crown Corporation, but there are private mortgage insurers, Canada Guaranty and Genworth Canada, that did not follow CMHC’s lead. The result is CMHC…
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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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Mandatory Registration for Toronto Short-Term Rental Units
Short-term rental operators in Toronto who rent out properties for periods of less than 28 days will have to formally register with the City of Toronto starting September 10, 2020, to keep operating in the city. The new online registration system is part of a broader effort to better regulate short-term rentals across the city,…
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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…