My dad had a similar experience to my own when it came to learning about real estate. He started helping his dad do things like small maintenance jobs, rolling coins from the laundry, doing renovations, and eventually became a resident manager. (more…)

GST/HST questions surrounding building multi-unit residential complexes are questions that have a large impact on cash flow and costs. For our clients, we use the expertise of Scott Merry, Senior Manager of Indirect Tax, to help them navigate the GST/HST rules. Scott has put together three key areas for builders…

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The move to multi-family investment can be the result of several factors. First and foremost, multi-family allows the investor to move further up the food chain and own more rental units while saving time and being more efficient in the process. With this change there are economies of scale, such…

Real estate analyst Peter Kinch was interviewed this morning on CTV regarding the proposed new vacant home tax. Should Vancouver have a vacant home tax, or not? Find out in the clip below:  (more…)

  By Stuart MacPherson The idea of helping others comes easily to me, and the ability to act as a coach to lead others to improve their performance and achieve greater things is a strong motivation.  Throughout my career in the federal public service, I frequently acted as a coach…

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Donal’s journey into real estate began in 1998! Being an only child raised by a single parent, he was left a very modest real estate portfolio when his mother passed away after a long battle with terminal illness (A principle residence and a damp, run down 200 year old cluster…

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