Every 20 years or so, investor dementia sets in. Memories are wiped clean, allowing individuals to make the same mistakes over and over again. It doesn’t matter if it is real estate markets, stock markets, commodity markets, or tulip markets (I’ll get to this later). They are all the same. Why? Because markets are a reflection […]
Archives for September 2021
Why you need to avoid ‘white box’ auto parts
How can some people seem to get unbelievable deals on car repairs when you couldn’t catch a break on brakes with a trawling net? The answer in many cases is found in a white box and it comes with more risks than Pandora ever thought of putting in her carton. “White box” is a […]
Toronto home buyers change tactics facing bidding war
Aspiring buyers in Toronto’s real estate market in May were contending with prices about 15 per cent higher than they were last year at this time. No wonder bidding war fatigue is beginning to permeate the market. Some agents and buyers are wilting, Mr. Silver says. “Multiple offers seem to be lessening – not due […]
Summer slowdown is not expected in Toronto’s heated real estate market
Toronto-area homeowners who are thinking of selling their properties may not need to wait for the traditional fall market. “I think it’s going to be busy all through the summer,” Mr Rocca says. Mr. Rocca says activity is cooling a little as the end of the school year approaches but the buyers are still roaming. […]
Goodbye Freedom 55 – More Canadians keep working well after age 65
At 76, thoroughbred horse trainer Roger Attfield has no interest in retiring. “There’s an old saying that racehorse trainers don’t retire, they just die,” said Attfield with a laugh. For almost five decades, Attfield has been starting his day at 5:30 a.m., often working seven days a week training horses at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack. In […]