by Rick Crouch | Jun 21, 2021 | Municipal Affairs, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General
One of the most frequently asked questions I get in real estate from consumers is about property taxes. When looking to buy either a full or part time home it’s a relevant question to ask regarding carrying costs when budgeting and or determining how much they...
by Rick Crouch | May 3, 2021 | Legal Issues, Municipal Affairs, Politics, Real Estate General, Uncategorized
For those of us that are avid readers and follow the news whether it’s local, national, business, politics or any number of other topics, there has been no shortage of material to digest and weigh-in on over this past several months if not years. Nowhere has...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 23, 2021 | Luxury Market Information, Municipal Affairs, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General, Real Estate Statistics
As the demand for homes continues to soar to new heights and prices across many real estate markets in Canada, many home owners are asking the question, what impact will the seemingly limitless pricing of homes have on my property taxes? For those of us Ontario that...
by Rick Crouch | Nov 27, 2018 | Business Matters, Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Municipal Affairs, Odds and Ends
Yesterday’s announcement by General Motors that is was closing several manufacturing plants in both Canada and the U.S. was grim news for 2,500 assembly workers in Canada, 14,000 in the U.S. plus thousands more with salaried positions throughout the...
by Rick Crouch | Oct 19, 2018 | Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Municipal Affairs
Great article on the democratic election process by Ian Adams and well worth the read. I ran in the last municipal election for Collingwood Council and I am not afraid to admit that the 38 vote shortfall Ian mentions in this article between getting...
by Rick Crouch | May 31, 2018 | Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Municipal Affairs, Real Estate General
Back in 2008, the City of Toronto brought in their own “municipal land transfer tax” MLTT which was applied to purchases and paid by the buyers of real estate within the city. For years, buyers of real estate in Ontario have paid a provincial...
