Garry
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Garry Marr: Boomers are dragging their feet to downsize and …
[ad_1] There are millions of empty nesters in Canada, and their numbers keep growing. But a key question remains: When, if ever, will those long-time homeowners downsize? Today, the main impediments to baby boomers downsizing are a lack of products that appeal to them, a financial system that rewards ownership with better tax breaks and…
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Garry Marr: Will anyone want to be a landlord in a rent-cont…
[ad_1] This isn’t a rant against renters , but it’s really hard to see the upside of being a landlord in Canada’s largest province, where rent control and other rules continue to severely limit profitability. The latest proposed change in Ontario , one of eight provinces with some form of rent control, would have seen…