Dennis & Heather Faulkner - Edmonton Real Estate

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is watching Canada's hot real estate market and may increase the minimum down payment for homebuyers and cut back amortization periods if the housing market continues to heat up, according to CTV News.  "If we see further evidence that there is excessive demand in the housing market or that ...

Today I was archiving my 2009 receipts and bills to prepare for the 2010 ones to come in and to keep my tax relevant "stuff" all in one area.  It occurred to me that many of you are first time home buyers! I thought I would blog a small reminder.  Click on this link to view the ...

In response to your questions about the first time home owner tax credit, I thought I'd post this -- it is directly from the following link from Revenue Canada:http://www.budget.gc.ca/2009/plan/bpa5a-eng.asp#PersonalBudget 2009 proposes to introduce a new non-refundable tax credit based on an amount of $5,000 for first-time home buyers who ...