525 University - The Walking Tour Continues

My walking tour from Sunday September 30th, 2012. This is 525 University Avenue between Gerrard and Dundas. This part of University is crammed with Hospitals, Research Centres, Medical Centers, Insurance Companies and Government Offices. It has a very institutional feel. University is a wide promenade and boulevard that runs into downtown Toronto from Queens Park.  North of Bloor it becomes Avenue Road.

Please stay tuned more updates on the way.

Internal Interest Rates : (Factor: Positive)

The Bank of Canada has stated it's desire, to maintain the low interest rate environment in Canada. This of course will have a positive impact on the Toronto economy, it keeps people buying stuff, and it enables people to repay their debts in a reasonable fashion. Low interest rates will keep the housing market going, even as the federal government continues to tighen up the regulations regarding homebuying and builder financing. Even as hard as they try, the one area of the country that benefits the most from low interest rates is Toronto, as Toronto is the Financial Capital of the country we can turn free money, into more money through investments and trade. Read More 

Getting a Mortgage and Mortgage Insurance through National Bank Insurance for financing a loan to purchase at FIVE Condos is actually a relatively easy process, and new rules from the federal government has required that company include new regulations, which have made the home loan and mortgage process a bit more difficult. Those changes at National Bank Insurance include shortening the amortization period for which the loan can be held by the consumer, and the degree to which the property is financed by the mortgage. They have also increased deposit requirements to lift the loan insurance amount. Mortgage insurance from National Bank Insurance is actually one of the major financing costs on home loans.

Investment Trusts have no taken to looking to purchase rental properties and acquiring mortgages through financing auctions by the banks looking to shore up their balances sheets in light of stricter government regulation. These regulations have actually made holding residential mortgages by the large financial institutions harder to hold. Currently investors are looking to increase their position in rental properties in Toronto, at the same time the federal government in co-operation with the financial institutions are making getting and qualifying for loans and mortgages more difficult

What is Condo Insurance?
Condo Insurance is required to protect your personal contents from theft or fire damage in your condo if these unforeseen events should happen you should make sure that you have adequate protection. Some items in your condo are will also be protected by your condo association insurance policy which covers the general building. The events that are covered by condo insurance include Fire, as well as Lighting. Other weather related causes such as Windstorms, and Hail are also covered. The major one that most people worry about is theft which is covered by condo contents insurance policies.