#The Move: Two working parents trek from B.C. to N.B. in search of affordable childcare

#The Move: Two working parents trek from B.C. to N.B. in search of affordable childcare

An East Coast move relieved the Hingleys’ cumbersome daycare debt—and came with nice new neighbours “We were seeing houses listed for $200,000 that were 100 times nicer than ours—and on beaches!” (Photograph courtesy of Hingley) The buyers Billie Jean Hingley, a 39-year-old registered nurse; K.C. Hingley, a 43-year-old musician; and their kids: Asher, who’s five,…

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#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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