Scott  Bennett

Scott Bennett

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Want to buy a cottage?

When you’re admiring a marshmallow roasted to gooey perfection in front of a crackling campfire or sitting on a dock in the thralls of yet another firey orange sunset, it’s easy to wonder why you shouldn’t buy a cottage of your own, so you can fill up your memory with more of the joyous moments that come from living the cottage life.

Seven Things to Keep in Mind Before You Buy a Cottage in Canada

If, like many prospective buyers in our Cottage Trends Report, you’re looking for a quality of life that can’t be found in large urban centres, before you get ready to pack your favourite canoe...

Thinking of heading East for retirement?

MAY 27, 2024


What’s Happening in the Atlantic Canada Housing Market?

The Atlantic Canada real estate market has continued to hold steady, enjoying robust demand and pricing gains over the last few years amid limited inventories and growing populations. But what differentiates the real estate markets in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador is perhaps the sales price of the typical home in these places. With mortgage rates expected to ease in the coming months and the economy remaining intact in the second half of 2024, market watchers...

Cottage Ownership - Time to buy?!?!?

Things are changing in cottage country

Nine Canadians share the financial pros and cons of ownership

IRENE GALEASALMAAN FAROOQUITHE GLOBE AND MAIL

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A cottage on Lake Cognashene in Georgian Bay, Ont.DANIEL EHRENWORTH

For many Canadians, the Victoria Day long weekend is the first one of the year when they drive to the cottage. It’s time to flip on the utilities, drag out the kayaks and clean off the dock.

But the state of Canadian cottage ownership is changing. For people already financially stretched on their primary properties, buying or maintaining a cottage is...

BOC - .50% rate hike

Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points, raising borrowing costs for sixth time in a row

The Bank of Canada office in Ottawa.SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

 

Buying in a shifting market.

09/09/2022

4 TIPS FOR HOMEBUYERS IN A SHIFTING MARKET

Winston Wells with RE/MAX Universal Northwest Realtors shares how buyers can efficiently shop for a home in today’s climate.

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News of a changing real estate market has buyers excited for the potential of stabilized prices and fewer bidding wars. Despite signs of change, however, real estate remains competitive in many locales.

 

What's really going on with the market!

Canadian Real Estate Trends: Putting the Headlines into Context

August 17th, 2022

Another Rate Hike!

First Time Buyer Incentive

Demystifying Canada’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive (2021)

May 3rd, 2021

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