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B.C. supports housing vacancy tax in Vancouver to assist with rental shortage

BC government supports municipal move to tax vacant properties

B.C. supports housing vacancy tax in Vancouver to assist with rental shortage
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Insurance

How much does your insurance agent get paid?

Most are better off buying cheaper term life insurance for a specific period

How much does your insurance agent get paid?
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Banking

Avoid the hidden costs of sending money abroad

Pay a $4 fee for transfers under $333 CAD

Avoid the hidden costs of sending money abroad
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Columns

Can I get mortgage insurance if I’m on long-term disability?

A reader asks if it’s too late to get mortgage insurance, now that she is long-term disability benefits.

Can I get mortgage insurance if I’m on long-term disability?

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Buying

Insight into Vancouver’s real estate market

According to a new provincial government report, just over 5% of real estate purchases in metro Vancouver were made...

Insight into Vancouver’s real estate market
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Budgeting

Mortgage renewal: What’s best a variable or fixed rate?

A reader wants to help his parents and be debt-free sooner. Can he succeed with both goals?

Mortgage renewal: What’s best a variable or fixed rate?

Buying

Delays in building and land development helps push up home prices

Reforming regulations to encourage new building won’t be easy, but city governments have policy levers at their disposal

Delays in building and land development helps push up home prices
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Financial Planning

Going FSBO isn’t exactly free

But how much cheaper is it than the $39K if you go with a realtor?

Going FSBO isn’t exactly free

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Buying

Toronto real estate prices soar but sales volume down

No let-up in Toronto’s hot real estate market

Toronto real estate prices soar but sales volume down

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