When you make a move in Canada you are sometimes allowed to deduct your moving expenses. This of course is depending upon your circumstances. This page will outline the situations where you may be able to deduct your moving expenses
Tax deductible Moving expenses
Maybe you have you recently moved to a new location? Did you […]

When preparing your home to sell, it is imperative that you put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. Look at your home through the buyer’s eyes. You’ve grown accustomed to the way your home looks but they’re seeing it for the first time and you only have one chance to make a good first impression.
Curb Appeal
When […]

90210 MIGHT BE THE MOST FAMOUS ADDRESS IN AMERICA, but in this case fame does not match fortune. 07620 (Alpine, N.J.) and 33109 (Fisher Island, Fla.) are the country’s wealthiest ZIPs, according to Forbes.com third annual survey of the 500 most expensive ones, based on median house prices.

In a press release today, TheHomeBuyingCenter.com is seeking angel investors and venture capitalists for a new online real estate brokerage.
To make their case, they write that $50 million was invested in real estate related businesses on the internet by angel investors, private equity companies and venture capitalists and they cite 3 other web-based […]

John McCain is taking a different path in his response to the mortgage crisis that is gripping the nation and financial markets.  Where Hillary and Obama are touting multi-billion dollar packages for foreclosure assistance and loan modification, McCain is urging limited government intervention - preferring to let the mortgage mess sort itself out unless events occur that […]

With housing prices collapsing in parts of the United States, many Toronto homeowners are wondering if the same fate awaits the real estate market here. Housing experts seem divided on that question.
Ted Tsiakopoulos, Ontario regional economist for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, laid out the optimistic case. "We don’t see a U.S.-style housing market […]

Watch out for those Neutron Mortgage Loans It’s no wonder people in the US are in financial trouble, read this one and you will be amazed - Long-fuse mortgage bombection Americans who took out `option ARM’ home loans will see monthly payments explode in coming years
New York–Joe Ripplinger took out a $184,000 (U.S.) mortgage […]

April 24, 2008 addition: Redfin is correcting how it calculates the weighted average in the Redfin Advantage report. Greg Wharton, the general counsel at my last job, liked to answer questions enigmatically. When I asked him if a software pawnshop in Florida was trying to buy us, he would smile and say, “answering that question […]

It’s fun to feel cozy in the winter with warm colors and soft, fluffy fabrics. In the summer, a cool, airy look is appealing. Read here to get some simple ideas for transforming the look of your home with the seasons. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Varies

As the weather continues to warm and nature starts to awake from its winter slumber, the world around us embraces spring. This time of renewal is also the perfect time to update home decor with the fresh feeling associated with the change in season. Home decor that takes cues from nature and the serenity of […]