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Life Insurance versus Mortgage Insurance
Life Insurance versus Mortgage Insurance Life Insurance versus Mortgage Insurance, is what some of my clients ask me when they are purchasing a house. A financial advisor I know in Ottawa shared with me a practical chart to explain the difference between life insurance and mortgage insurance: PERSONAL LIFE INSURANCE MORTGAGE INSURANCE Insures you You decide…
Katimavik Hazeldean Community News
Hello Katimavik Hazeldean neighbors, friends, parents of Castlefrank and and Katimavik Schools, here are some updates on Katimavik Hazeldean Community News. I would like to inform you on upcoming projects and festivities in our community so that you can enjoy them, make use out of them, be part of the great community we all live…
Building Green Homes in Canada
Building Green Homes in Canada Did you know around 20 percent of the energy consumed in Canada is used in our homes? Purchasing an energy-efficient house or turning one by energy-saving renovations into a green home can offer big savings for home owners. CMHC has a slogan “Help the Planet, Help Your Wallet” which has added…
Ottawa 2016 Real Estate Market
Happy new year everyone! It is the second week of the new year and we are well immersed back into school, work and it’s time to evaluate Ottawa 2016 Real Estate Market! In order for us to make any kind of prediction for the future, we need to look at what has happened at least…
Self Employed Home Buyers Mortgage
Getting financing approved for home buyers has become more and more challenging under all the new government imposed rules. For self employed home buyers, it becomes even more interesting. That said, there are ways to get mortgage approved for these hard working individuals. The key to approvals for self employed buyer lies in asking the…
Land Transfer Tax for Ottawa
How much is Land Transfer Tax in Ottawa? Ontario is considering giving all its municipalities power to levy a land transfer tax, that includes Ottawa. So what does it mean for you as a home buyer in Ottawa? Basically, municipal land transfer tax is yet another tax but the revenue of this tax goes to…
Ottawa City News
LRT update from the city mayor, Jim Watson: On September Wednesday the 16th, I was at a briefing conference organized by Ottawa Young Professionals Network for the city realtors to get updated on various Ottawa City News! Accordingly, the LRT project is to create around 20 thousand more jobs! At the moment the number of…
10 Home Features That Will Raise Your Insurance Premiums
September is almost here. You might want to start your house hunting soon again. Insurance is an important factor and step of house purchasing plans. Homeowner insurance premiums are not always cheap, but if you are buying a new or old home you will need to protect yourself and your investment from big surprises. In…
Happy Canada Day!
Canada is 148 years old in 2015! Celebrate it with friends, neighbors, family at the parks, in the streets and with a good spirit! Besides Parliament Hill, Major’s Hill Park, Jacques Cartier Park, check out what your favourite museum have planned for this special day! And here is what is open and close The Creation…
Map of swimming and where to cool down in Ottawa
How to Cool Down This Summer: (Swimming in Ottawa) Summer in Ottawa can get pretty muggy and hot, here are 11 tips of helping you cool down in the capital and then check out the map that locates all the beaches, swimming and wading pools (It doesn’t include the splash pools) Drink lots of water…