Category: Market Commentary

Nostalgia versus the tangible now! BOC indicates prime rate at 3% very soon!

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https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-the-bank-of-canada-wants-interest-rates-back-to-normal-heres-what/ Nostalgia like our memories are more likely to be shaped by the more pleasant aspects of reminiscing. Take for example the recession of the early 90’s. The economy truly shuddered, interest rates were north of 10%, unemployment rose 40% to > 12%. Home prices plunge by nearly 50% over a 3 to 4 year […]

Lets Help Beautify Caledon For Years To Come!

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Thinking that everyone that has contributed to the development, maintenance and improvement of the Caledon Rail Trail over the years should be loudly congratulated .  It is truly one of the most beautiful & defining assets of Caledon.  The volume of traffic on the Rail –Trail makes it an irrefutable fact about being a natural […]

The Monarch Population Has Started To Rebound!

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#monarch #butterfly #habitat #golfcourses This can be witnessed by the greater numbers that we in the North East are seeing. Habitat recovery has been the real key and interconnecting conservation corridors. Thanks to all the land owners, especially the local golf course that have allowed the Milkweed to grow in the bordering rough. Check out […]

The Would Be Donald Trumps Are Everywhere!

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The provincial government is talking about imposing a speculators tax.  Perhaps as the Scottish philosopher & economist Adam Smith indicated, things should be left to the invisible hand of the market place. Several verifiable sources have repeatedly indicated that at least 1 in 5 brand new homes are not closing. If prices continue to adjust, […]

Seniors & Affordable Housing; G.T.A Rental Vacancy Rates now < 1% #TREB #GTA #RealEstate

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Canada`s average home price is now just shy of $500,000. Toronto`s average home price remains near $900,000. These inflated prices mean that an individual or a couple must spend > 8.5 times their annual income to afford a modest home in the GTA. . Fear not, Toronto pales in relation to Vancouver.   Where an average […]

Elderly Orphans or Child Day Care?

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There is a poignant biblical tale about Solomon declaring before two plaintiffs that the new born be sliced in two! One mother did not contest the ruling, declaring that if she could not have the baby then neither of them could, but the other begged Solomon.                                             “Give the Baby to her, just don’t kill […]