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  An in-depth report and video version of this analysis will be available for premium members of realist.ca This tax change could reduce resale housing supply: The Canadian Government increased capital gains tax exposure, and I think they overlooked a few negative impacts this could have on the housing market. The changes have been pretty controversial, garnering response from some of Canada’s biggest X accounts, such as Tobi Lutke, CEO of Shopify, once Canada’s... [read more]

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The role of home ownership in asset allocation CIO Daily Updates by Chief Investment Office01 Oct 2020 Thought of the day The specter of a global recession has haunted housing markets for years. For a vast majority of households, housing is a crucial stepping stone on the path to reaching their financial lifetime goals and an important vehicle for passing on wealth to later generations. As such, housing is an important component in the... [read more]

  Status is online Daniel Foch Real estate. 32 articles   I’ve heard a lot of anecdotal comparison alluding to 2021’s similarity to 2017. While I do feel the same phenomena in consumer sentiment that many are describing, I felt compelled to see whether or not we could learn something from the data between these two points in time. On the qualitative side, I’ve heard reports of, or... [read more]