Author: Chuck

As Canadian house prices continue to rise, housing affordability has become a serious problem for many Canadians. While a recent report from RBC Economics says that affordability should improve in the coming year, another report…

Contrary to popular belief, the bottom line in contract negotiations is not always the bottom line. Obviously, how much you’re going to pay for or gain from the sale of a house is on the…

Despite advertising claims to the contrary, the Internet is not an experienced real estate professional. It cannot consult, counsel, advise, apply knowledge of local real estate laws and market conditions, make judgments, own the result,…

Here’s four useful suggestions to increase the probability that your New Year’s resolutions will stick this year. 1. Quantify it Sometimes we are just too vague about what we want.  Therefore, a resolution such as,…

Things can get a little crazy during the holidays. All the shopping, decking the halls and visions of sugar plums can cause homeowners to lose focus and overlook issues that can turn a season of…

Thich Nhat Hanh, the Buddhist monk and zen teacher once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr., has a knack for making the esoteric understandable. In discussing what some call “present…