Why Rent Canada

01/01/2017

Happy New Year! Here is to a great new year of helping you get out of your rental and into your dream home! http://whyrentcanada.com/

12/27/2016

TD is changing things up again when it comes to getting a mortgage. They are now effecting rental properties. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/td-hikes-mortgage-rates-for-rental-properties-and-lengthy-loans/article33108192/

All fixed rate mortgages that take more than 25 years to pay back will cost borrowers an extra 10 basis points, or 0.1 per cent

12/23/2016

Happy Holidays to you and your families.

12/20/2016

Construction of Ottawa’s first coach house is underway, and builder Ottawa General Contractors (OGC) is hoping the discrete form of infill represents a big market opportunity. Read more here: http://www.obj.ca/Real-Estate/Residential/2016-12-14/article-4704036/Ottawa-contractors-see-new-opportunities-constructing-coach-houses/1

Construction of Ottawa’s first coach house is underway, and builder Ottawa General Contractors (OGC) is hoping the discrete form of infill...

11/29/2016

First-time home buyers are having a hard time with the stress test. Read this couples story.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/first-time-buyers-stressed-by-the-new-stress-test/article33088484/

Ottawa’s recent changes to mortgage rules create a bigger challenge for real-estate newcomers, even in the country’s cooler markets

11/22/2016

Real Estate Investors and current home owners who are variable borrowers need to keep an eye on the prime. https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/11/04/variable-borrowers-need-to-keep-an-eye-on-the-prime.html

A hike in TD’s mortgage prime creates a moving target, says one broker.

11/17/2016

First Source Mortgage Corporation announced today it is expanding its offerings to investors following a significant development in its structure. http://www.theprovince.com/business/cnw/release.html?rkey=20161115C1941&filter=4007

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11/15/2016

Ottawa real estate market keeps hitting new highs. Be informed! Read more here: http://www.obj.ca/Real-Estate/Residential/2016-11-03/article-4678854/Ottawa-real-estate-market-keeps-hitting-new-highs/1

Local realtors recorded one of their busiest Octobers on record before new rules designed to cool the country’s housing market come into effect,...

11/15/2016

Even more incentive to stop renting and start owning!!

The Ontario Liberal government announced it will double the first-time homebuyers' maximum Land Transfer Tax refund to $4,000.

11/10/2016

20 Strategies on How to Save for a Housing Down Payment
Read more: http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/JonSanchez/down-payment-home-housing/2016/10/19/id/754313/

Most people who rent actually want to own a home but there is one stumbling block … the down payment. Is it easy to save for a down payment? No....

11/03/2016

The Globe and Mail recently wrote an article about the most common misconceptions about the Canadian real estate market. Read it now! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/genymoney/four-things-people-get-wrong-about-housing/article32321212/

As the federal government implements new rules for housing and mortgages, it’s important we’re all on the same page