The Canadian government is “raking in” about $2 billion per year in Goods and Services taxes on new homes — far more than it ever intended — and is driving up the cost of housing and making home ownership more difficult for Canadians, says a new report.
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If fence-sitting new home buyers way out West wait much longer for the bottom of the market, it could very well slip out from under them.
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If you’re planning to put your home on the market in time for spring, now’s the time to get it ready to show.
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Whether you’re a buyer or a seller you want to succeed in the realty marketplace. That’s natural and reasonable, but what are the steps you need to triumph?
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We’ve all heard that old bromide, “You can take a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” You can, however, hold his head under water until he is forced to inhale … . That’s what many agents feel like doing with their “buyers.” Forcibly hold them down until they buy or die. Good [...]

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Why have only one master bedroom when you can have two? That’s the question Bellevue, Washington-based homebuilder Bennett Homes asks.
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If you’ve been wondering when the housing market will turn around, Moody’s Economy.com says it has the answer — 2009 — provided market conditions cooperate.
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