The battle for lower real estate fees in Canada has been ratcheted up significantly, with the federal Competition Bureau...

One of the side issues in the recent bidding wars in cities across Canada is that buyers and sellers are not taking the necessary...

Homebuyers want smaller houses and they are willing to strip some of yesterday’s most popular rooms—such as home theatres—from...

Housing affordability in Toronto continued to deteriorate sharply in the fourth quarter of 2009, thanks to rising home prices.

I've always found it strange that the organized real estate community in Ontario is still highly concerned about urea formaldehyde...

"Mortgage is as much of a stress word as marriage," says Jameel Bharmal, creative director at Tricon Films, which...

The strongest December in history for sales of existing homes helped power the Canadian real estate market to a strong finish in...

The holidays are over. And yikes, the cost of everything. Why did we buy those designer table napkins we'll use only once a year...

The strongest December in history for sales of existing homes helped power the Canadian real estate market to a strong finish... (5)

Since warning consumers about the dangers of no money down real estate seminars, I have received more emails than from any other...

The problems caused by the strike of civic workers in Toronto last summer are now coming home to roost. Last June, John purchased...

Vanessa Christie is the role model for diligence, refusing to get caught up in a heated market that some analysts say may be on... (17)

First-time homebuyers will probably have to wait until the spring home-selling season to see if Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will...

CTV says Ottawa is considering raising the minimum down payment for home buyers as well as reducing the amortization period in... (30)

In the standard form real estate agreement, the buyer asks the seller to provide a clean title to the property, with no defects.

Toronto's super-luxury condo market has blossomed in recent years, even in the midst of an economic downturn.

If anybody had said to me at the beginning of this year that new home sales would be higher in 2009 than in 2008, I would have...

There are many title problems that may have existed before you took ownership that can come back to haunt you after closing.

If you are one of the thousands of GTA residents who has made a move to a home more suited to your lifestyle this year, chances...

Many buyers think that if they have title insurance, they don't need a survey when they purchase a home. In order to properly...

The cost of homeownership in Canada became more expensive in the third quarter, according to a report by RBC Economics Research.

In real estate, "free with purchase" usually means a stove and fridge thrown in.

Since my last article about chattels and fixtures, buyers have sent me emails about plasma televisions, thermostats and hot tubs...

New home sales in the Greater Toronto Area in October more than doubled last year's figures, while hitting heights not seen in...