Mortgages by Carolann Young

Carolann Young || April 17, 2017

Suddenly, Canada has one of the world’s fastest growing economies — but is it real?

Almost out of nowhere, Canada has become one of the fastest growing economies in the developed world.The oil-producing nation, which struggled mightily with falling crude prices the past two years,...

Carolann Young || April 13, 2017

Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians Who Intend to Purchase a Home, Plan to Buy Solo

Single homeowners represent a quarter of Canadians buying or intending to buy a home, according to a new TD survey. A large part of this trend is driven by unexpected life circumstances, with Canadian...

Carolann Young || April 12, 2017

Top Cities to buy Canadian Real Estate

Guelph has topped the list as the city with the most attractive real estate for buyers in Canada, according to the 2017MoneySenseWhere to Buy Now ranking. In doing so, it bumps Thunder Bay from the...

Carolann Young || April 10, 2017

In Search of a Stranger to Share a Home Purchase

When a house in their Leslieville neighbourhood sold this year for $1.2-million – nearly double the $695,000 asking price – Toronto residents Andy Stark and his wife, Sylvia Proano (below), found...