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  And we certainly do remember those 21% interest rates, they certainly had an impact on the economy     Random Thoughts ... Canadian Mortgages and  Rates... Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates have exceeded 20% in the past Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates today are at or near ...

Your Bribe Is In The Mail   How Dumb Is This   In an effort to cut taxes and create 591,000 jobs and make our province more attractive the Provincial Government increased our tax load by implementing the HST (harmonized sales tax) - how can increased taxes create more jobs? - the first cheque wil...

  Property Assessment Information Does Not Set The "REAL WORLD" Market Value Of Your Home.   Simply Stated   Market Value is set by a Buyer and a Seller, both being aware of all the uses a property can be used for and neither acting under undue pressure. The Best approach to determine what that m...

  Oh how true yet today we find realestate salespeople using the statistically contrived assessment values to argue in favour of their offer or listing price.  It's sad to see the use of this information without understanding the process, how it is actually calculated or realizing the potential f...

You and "YOUR" Property Tax Bill  According to information in the local paper Uxbridge has an accumulated surplus of over 88.6 Million Dollars. That amounts to over 10 years of current taxes collected from all classes of property. It also represents 6.5 years of total current expenses. What amoun...

Dear REALTOR® - You're fired - We No Longer Need Your Services   You Have Been Replaced By A Computer Program I had occasion to attend TREB Quest (a local real estate trade show) back in May of this year and was struck by something the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) was rolling ...