You're poorer than you think

Soft demand for homes and stubborn sellers has caused inventory levels in the Toronto area to edge up slightly over the past month

How ‘gentle density’ measures up to the hype as cities tackle Canada’s housing crisis
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Both banks told me the stop payment service on cheques expires after one year

Because after a year, the cheque is stale-dated, so it shouldn't be cashed anyway

But they both cashed the stale-dated cheques

One would think banks would look at this and revisit their processes?

This tent listed for $700 a month in Hamilton started as a ‘joke.’

After overwhelming demand, it may become reality
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It’s the dirty little secret of housing policy - that the root of rapidly rising house prices is govts encouraging treating homeownership as an investment. And no government is willing to address it.

'The emphasis on increasing housing supply obscures an issue politicians are less likely to address. Namely, that we have become addicted to ever-rising home prices, largely because we've been conditioned to see our homes as financial assets.' cbc.ca/news/business/…

New condo market in Toronto hits 15-year low: ‘It is dead’

'Buyers can find cheaper & larger condos that have already been built'

Our new condo market was fueled by the speculative beliefs of investors

As those beliefs die, so does our new condo market
theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Asylum claims by international students have risen more than 1,500% in the past five years

That's what happens when international students are promised that paying high 🇨🇦 tuition fees & being used as 'cheap labour' is a fast track to citizenship
theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Woman who wheeled a corpse into bank to co-sign a loan arrested

This takes mortgage fraud to a whole other level
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