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I was wondering if there's a way to waive the 30-year amortization premium surcharge by paying more down payment?

http://www.metrolinx.com/Docs/general/Sheppard-Finch_BCA_Report.pdf Looks like they may (or may not) shut down the Sheppard subway and turn it into LRT. I think those who bought condos along this subway line is getting screwed by the city and Metrolinx. I don't know why they are trying to...

I have been looking at downtown condos and I was wondering is there really a market for it? What kind of people would live there? Is it really hard to re-sell?

If you paid 15% down on a $400K house, Tarion only protects $20,000, so does that mean the other $40,000 is gone?

I am a newbie looking to buy a pre-construction condo and I have some questions: 1. Do developers normally require that you get mortgage prior to signing contract? 2. Do developers require financial proof that you have enough deposit (15%~25%) prior to signing contract? 3. Is the closing...

Pre-construction condo questions I am a new to pre-construction condos and I have some questions. Here a typical advertisement of the deposit structure: 1. Does "balance to 5% in 30 days" just mean 5% of the outstanding balance? 2. When should I talk to the bank to get my mortgage? Now or...

http://business.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081208.wcmhc1208/BNStory/Business/home December 8, 2008 at 10:19 PM EST The condo building boom has come to a crashing halt. Overall housing starts tumbled 19 per cent in November, the slowest pace of residential construction...

The time has come. So much for those who say price will never fall. ------------------ http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080814.wmls0814/BNStory/Business/home Globe and Mail August 14, 2008 at 5:25 PM EDT Ontario will likely follow major cities in Western...

http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080612.wbcmortgage0612/BNStory/Business/home/ If the mortage continues to go higher wouldn't that reduce demand and drive down the price?

I am a first time home buyer, when I contacted the listing agent they want me to sign the buyer-agent agreements before showing me the unit. I don't feel very comfortable signing it as other agents didn't ask me to sign anything. However I do want to see that unit, is there another way?