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Court rejects cancelled Cosmos condo buyers’ application to void contracts

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http://bit.ly/2ZKW7mF The buyers argued that their purchase agreement in the Liberty Developments project was unlawful. from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2VBuld0 via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria

Cancelled Cosmos condo buyers’ lawyer argues purchase contracts were ‘unlawful’

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http://bit.ly/2XD0JcI An Ontario court judge has reserved his decision on the case that centres on the wording of the buyers’ agreements. from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2W48x6O via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria

Realtors oppose mandatory sharing of offers among competing home buyers

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http://bit.ly/2Gvqztz The association says buyers and sellers should be allowed to choose whether to share the details of competing offers. from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2DjqTtr via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria

College kids live like kings in pop artist’s mansion thanks to Vancouver’s topsy-turvy housing market

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http://bit.ly/2VPqKVA In the world of Vancouver’s housing, where Chinese investors are decamping and low-ball offers are the norm, students can find themselves living in the lap of luxury from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2KIuCGY via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria

Canada should revisit mortgage rules as housing cools, CIBC says

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http://bit.ly/2UFGEW8 While the new rules had the desired effect of improving overall credit quality, it has also led more borrowers into the unregulated sector for financing, resulting in a significant market-share increase for alternative lenders, says deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal. from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2VJrH1I via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria

The taxes that sent Vancouver’s luxury housing market reeling

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http://bit.ly/2GhIsur It’s become more costly to both buy and own homes in Vancouver, particularly for non-resident investors and foreigners. from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2Git4Om via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria

Would you pay $2 million to live at the end of someone else’s backyard?

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http://bit.ly/2ImrjDc This “coach house” is part of a growing trend amid the city’s housing shortage of squeezing in homes where you can. from Toronto Star | BUSINESS | REAL_ESTATE http://bit.ly/2IDKLeh via IFTTT Need a mortgage?: Mortgages Victoria