BY JAY BRIJPAUL Normally, the interest paid on a principal residence’s mortgage is not tax deductible. However, according to the CRA, interest paid on money borrowed...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL The pandemic, house prices and the future of real estate In December 2019, the average home sold for $819,000. One year later, in...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL Real estate took an unusual route in 2020. The ravaging pandemic has resulted in major job losses. Over 600,000 homeowners took mortgage deferrals....
BY JAY BRIJPAUL Despite the pandemic, real estate in Jamaica is booming. Foreign buyers are paying premium for high-end properties and the real estate landscape is...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL In his classic personal finance book titled “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, Robert Kiyosaki mentioned the millionaire mindset. Let’s look at the mindset of...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL With the pandemic, families are moving away from the GTA to smaller communities. This trend will continue as more people are able to...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL Currently, 83% of buyers cannot afford to buy a home and 63% of renters cannot afford an average 2-bedroom apartment. Homeowners, on a...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL The pandemic impels us to make adjustments, and one of the biggest is working from home. With more people working from home, buyers...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL You can be an innocent victim in real estate fraud. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, approximately forty-five thousand people in Canada became...
BY JAY BRIJPAUL The second wave is brewing. The elements are reacting, and the concoction will be implosive. Home prices will dip. Last month we saw...
