Tag: housing prices
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Should You Take Out a Second Mortgage?
With housing prices cooling off a bit but still generally soaring in cities across Canada, many homeowners are asking themselves how they can cash in on the market without actually having to sell their property. For many, a second mortgage will be the ideal way to do so. Second mortgages are one of the perfect mortgage…
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All Parties Support Ontario Greenbelt And Recognize Immense Values
Last week, a video was released showing Ontario’s PC Party leader Doug Ford promising to open up a “big chunk” of the Greenbelt to allow development on its protected areas, an idea he attributed to the “biggest developers in this country.” Our Executive Director, Tim Gray responded in the news that this would have severe…
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Greenbelt Is Not Reason Housing Prices Are High In Greater Toronto Hamilton Area
Dear Silo, Right now, greedy developers are gearing up for a lobbying day they’ve organized at Queen’s Park on March 20. They intend to peddle the same lies they’ve been spreading in the news lately: that Ontario’s Greenbelt is the reason housing prices are high. They say there just isn’t enough room for new houses.…