Grouped by city and residence type (condominium, detached, etc)

It's easy to spend thousands cultivating an idyllic lawn and garden. But a little ingenuity and patience will go a long way in keeping some green in your wallet.

House prices have soared in the last few years in B.C. What will happen next - will they continue to rise, flatten, decrease or crash? These questions are on everyone's mind - whether you're in the market or no.

Sophisticated Real Estate investors dig much deeper behind the curtain to discover the hidden gems in any market conditions.

This modern reference site (kinda like wikipedia) has a page with News from the National (American?) Association of Realtors.

The actual cost and payback for each project can vary, depending on both your home’s condition and overall real estate market values in your region of the country.

With all the foreclosures going on down in Florida and many other states this is probably a question that many Canadians will find interesting.

As stated on the CRA's "Home Buyers' Plan (HBP)" web-page:

EVENT ONE - Sub Area 3C

This event will give the public an opportunity to view and comment on proposed changes to the Official Development Plan for SEFC Sub-Area 3C. The draft amendments would increase the area’s maximum allowed heights, amend the optimum heights, and change the total allowed floor area.

Statistics Canada released detailed analysis of data from the 2006 Census on earnings and income on May 1st. Here is a summary of some of the key findings

1. Mortgage interest rates

Low interest rates allow a greater proportion of renters to become homeowners, which in turn can lead to an increase in home sales and therefore push prices higher. That said they don’t significantly increase mortgage costs (on a $100K mortgage a quarter % increase in rates only increases the payments by about $14).

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Bank of Canada lowers overnight rate target by 1/2 percentage point to 3 per cent

"Flipping" has been a popular buzzword used by real estate investors for the past decade or so. This article will specifically address seven strategies that sophisticated Real Estate Investors use.

The health of a home is a lot like our own personal health. If it is regularly checked and maintained, the chances of problems arising are less. With proper maintenance, if problems do occur, there is less chance that they will blossom into major problems. Below is a guide that can help you ensure your home is kept in top-notch shape.

by Don R. Campbell

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." This opening sentence to the classic book A Tale of Two Cities also can describe what can happen when family members with differing philosophies decide to work together in a business or in real estate investing.

Summary
This article:

Describes special self-employed borrowing issues.
Details the documentation self-employed individuals must provide lenders.
Shows how self-employed people can maximize their ‘borrowing’ income