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Tenant removed from Ontario apartment after 4-year fight

January 15, 2025 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

After about four years of frustration, a Brampton, Ont. man and his wife finally got back their 32nd-floor Toronto waterfront condo apartment unit after their tenant was removed by the Sheriff. “I’m at a loss for words, this has been a harrowing experience,” said Narinder Singh, interviewed minutes after the eviction had taken place. Singh […]

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3088 Kennedy Road (aka Villa Elegance) – For Sale

January 13, 2025 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

A condo unit on 3088 Kennedy Road is up for sale. This condo property is also known as Villa Elegance, located in Scarborough, Ontario at the corner of Kennedy Road and McNicholl Avenue. This place specializes in seniors living and the main population of the residents are Cantonese speaking people. I’m using this old blog […]

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Interim Occupancy Fee for Condos Explained (aka “Phantom Mortgage”)

November 24, 2023 By Cedric Liem 16 Comments

Phantom mortgage

The Interim Occupancy Date So, you bought a new condo and you got your letter that you can move in. It has the term Interim Occupancy bolded with a move in date. This was the interim occupancy date. You may be excited, but, for me, that wasn’t a pleasant notice. It was at the time, […]

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Special Mortgage Rates at BMO

June 7, 2022 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

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BMO Special Mortgage Rates last updated 2021-05-25

Filed Under: Mortgage Rate Promotions and Special Offers Tagged With: 5 year fixed rate mortgage bmo, Active, bmo eco smart mortgage, Bmo Mortgage Rates

Special Mortgage Rates at TD Canada Trust

June 7, 2022 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

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I’ve taken screenshots of TD mortgage rate special offers and promotions. Mortgage rates are at record lows now. Date: 2022-06-07 Date: 2021-01-17 Date: 2018-11-28 Date: 2017-08-24 Date: 2017-07-23

Filed Under: Mortgage Rate Promotions and Special Offers Tagged With: 3 year fixed rate promotion, 4 year fixed rate promotion, 5 year closed variable rate promotion, Active, td canada trust mortgage rate special offers

How to Live Financially Free

January 25, 2021 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

How to live financially free

Living mortgage free is only one step to living financially free or secure. You need to develop a strategy if you want to be financially free. The ultimate strategy is earn more income. Sure, you can cut expenses, but, unless you’re making a lot to begin with, you still want to earn more income if […]

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Is Living Mortgage Free, Financial Freedom?

June 30, 2020 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

Is paying off your mortgage and living mortgage free really like having financial freedom? When you have a mortgage, it may seem like it would be. When you finally pay off your mortgage, you realize it’s not yet financial freedom. But, you’re getting there! Related: How to Pay Off Your Mortgage Faster I’m mortgage free, […]

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How to Buy a House in Ontario – Home Buyers Guide 101

June 30, 2020 By Cedric Liem Leave a Comment

Buying a House

Even with the new mortgage rules that came out in 2018, or the pandemic of 2020, the process for buying a house is the same. And it’s simple. From a very high level overview, it’s about finding a home seller and then signing a contract with that seller to buy that house. That’s really all […]

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