2024-06-17 14:00:32 +0300

Distressed Deals Pile Up in Canada’s Once-Booming Housing Market

Bloomberg

Zohal Habibi hadn’t even moved into her new home in the suburbs of Toronto when she started regretting the purchase. “We took a very bad decision,” she says.

It’s not about the house itself. She and her husband are excited about the extra space it’ll give them and their two young kids. The problem is the price they agreed to pay for the three-bedroom home in March: C$920,000 ($711,000).

#baddecision #extraspace #newhome #house

Continue read on bloomberg.com

Business / FinanceBy Jennifer Ferreira2024-07-01 14:00:00 +0300

'Not going to happen in our lifetime': First-time homebuyers share their struggles with purchasing a home

The astronomical rise in the average price of a home in Canada has left 39-year-old Jennifer Charbonneau more discouraged than ever before, she said. The...

#homebuyers #insurance #inflation #equity #budget

MarketsBy Eleanor Laise2024-06-14 15:48:00 +0300

: Believe escaping to a small town will revive your dream of homeownership? Those housing markets are not as idyllic...

For Kate Barido, finding a home in northwest Wisconsins Sawyer County should have been a breeze. Born and raised in the county, home of the Fresh Water...

#housingmarkets #smalltown #homeownership #youd #dream

Business / FinanceBy Anne Mancuso2024-06-15 17:03:28 +0300

Chappaqua, N.Y.: A Westchester Hamlet Thats Not Cookie-Cutter

Those looking for a home outside the city praise Chappaqua for its variety of housing and small-town feel. Tara Watnik knew that she and her family would...

#money #cash #tax #president #twitter

Business / FinanceBy D W Gibson2024-07-04 12:00:22 +0300

Two Homes That Nourish a Familys Many Creative Pursuits

A businesswoman with a husband, three children, three restaurants and a publishing venture has a home upstate and a studio in Manhattan to make it all work....

#pandemic #energy #twitter #smallspace #ownspace

Business / FinanceBy Donna Ferguson2024-06-25 23:51:42 +0300

Stand-up comic Luisa Omielan talks to ME & MY MONEY

Funny bone: Luisa Omielan says Bernie has even helped her to secure a Bafta Breakthrough award The best money decision that comedian Luisa Omielan ever made...

#amazon #pandemic #lockdown #bill #space

Business / FinanceBy The Canadian Press2024-06-20 19:46:00 +0300

Canada's house price boom strongest in suburbs as gap with downtown shrinks: Study

Ottawa - New research shows house prices in Canada's suburbs grew faster than in downtown areas during the pandemic as remote work spurred a preference for...

#pandemic #pricegap #publishedjune #suburb #suburbanareas

PoliticsBy Nicquel Terry Ellis2024-06-28 13:30:50 +0300

As inflation soars, Black Americans bear the brunt of rising grocery, gas and housing prices

(CNN)Krista Johnson gets anxious when she thinks about the rising cost of gas, food and housing as she prepares to give birth to her daughter, who is due in...

#gas #money #brunt #financialsavings #whitecounterparts

PoliticsBy Associated Press2024-07-10 10:10:09 +0300

Moms Are Taking Sleepovers to a New Level

By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Kristin Cummings and Erika Johnson met several years ago, when their kids took lessons at...

#pandemic #facebook #littledetail #videogaming #newlevel

MarketsBy Stavros Georgiadis2024-06-20 13:33:56 +0300

Is It Better to Rent or Buy a House in 2022?

Determining whether it is better to rent or buy a house largely starts with the question of whether you want to build wealth for your next generations....

#finance #mortgage #laws #security #opinion

PoliticsBy Associated Press2024-06-18 19:10:06 +0300

Utah Couple Turning Heads by Training Water Buffalo

By MELANIE PORTER, FOX 13 MENTON, Utah (AP) A Utah couple is turning heads by training a unique animal that theyve grown to love like family - water buffalo....

#turningheads #space #buffalo #water #couple

PoliticsBy Associated Press2024-06-29 02:06:41 +0300

Connecticut Secretary of State to Resign, Citing Ill Husband

By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will leave office six months before her third term...

#disease #gov #development #husband #harddecision

MarketsBy The Motley Fool2024-07-03 15:00:38 +0300

Look at These 5 Features First When Deciding Whether to Buy a House

Image source: Getty Images When you're buying a home, some features are more important than others. It's crucial you look at five key things when deciding if...

#space #budget #bill #policy #nasdaq

MarketsBy Timothy Harper2024-07-06 20:38:00 +0300

The Escape Home: This couple only rents their lake house to pay as you wish friends

This article is reprinted by permission from The Escape Home, a newsletter for second homeowners and those who want to be. Subscribe here. 2022. All rights...

#escape #tax #gas #money #income

Business / FinanceBy The Motley Fool2024-06-23 15:00:26 +0300

Is It Even Possible to Find a Bargain in Today's Housing Market?

Image source: Getty Images There's a reason so many home buyers have been frustrated with the housing market lately. Home prices are through the roof, and...

#policy #nasdaq #motleyfool #housingmarket #bargain

MarketsBy Harriet Edleson2024-06-29 19:41:00 +0300

Real Retirement: Seniors head back to retirement communities as COVID lingersI just didnt want to be alone

For some retirees, resilience comes with this new phase of life. They carry with them years of experience, professional accomplishments and just living life....

#security #pandemic #ceo #president #realestate

PoliticsBy Esther Addley2024-07-08 20:35:23 +0300

Rishi Sunaks man-of-the-people narrative is going to need more work | Esther Addley

Twenty-eight hours after a vacancy finally arose, and surely months (years?) after he started brand-consulting it into earnestness and well beyond, Rishi...

#twitter #boris #akshatamurty #campaignvideo #90seconds

PoliticsBy Reuters2024-07-06 00:35:59 +0300

In Chicago Suburb, 'Guardian Angels' Sheltered Strangers Under Attack

By Tom Polansek and Brendan O'Brien HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Reuters) - As Karen Britten relaxed and enjoyed the annual Independence Day parade in the upscale...

#chicagosuburb #lockdown #safety #angel #guardian

MarketsBy The Motley Fool2024-07-10 14:32:22 +0300

My House Is Way Cheaper Than What I Can Afford. Here's Why

Image source: Getty Images Many years ago, I purchased a home with my husband. It's a house we've been in for over a decade, and we do not plan to sell it...

#cash #retirement #income #budget #policy

MarketsBy Jeanne Sahadi2024-06-17 01:41:29 +0300

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO on her storied career: 'I took steps down to get up'

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer is one of the most successful business leaders in corporate America and a leading voice for the Black community...

#ceo #development #Walgreens #paycuts #boot

PoliticsBy Emily Mertz2024-06-25 12:00:35 +0300

‘Winging it’: Trans health-care coverage spotty, hard to navigate across Canada

Donna Battaglia knew she was born in the wrong body from a very young age, but it wasn’t until she got older that she learned the words to explain what she...

#disease #policy #money #education #emergency