#My mortgage payments rose almost ,000 in a year

#My mortgage payments rose almost $2,000 in a year

“Hard-working, middle-class people should be able to buy homes in their own country without cutting back their lifestyles to the bone,” says Ontario homeowner Mezba Mahtab (Photos by Yasin Osman) In 1997, when I was 17, my family emigrated from the United Arab Emirates to Canada. We lived for a while in Montreal and Ottawa,…

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#This realtor created a Tinder for property co-ownership

#This realtor created a Tinder for property co-ownership

“This realtor created a Tinder for property co-ownership” Husmates co-founder Lesli Gaynor (photo courtesy Gaynor) Since becoming a real estate agent in 2015, Lesli Gaynor has specialized in co-ownership. She sees it as a model of housing that addresses the problems of affordability, lack of density and social isolation. Co-purchasers are often family members or…

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#In the latest real estate scam, homes are being sold behind owners’ backs. Here’s how.

“In the latest real estate scam, homes are being sold behind owners’ backs. Here’s how.” A growing number of Canadians have fallen victim to a crime called total title fraud, in which scammers impersonate homeowners and sell their houses to unsuspecting buyers, then disappear with the profits. According to veteran insurance investigator Brian King, president and…

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