Morrison Report (Toronto Real Estate Insights)

Appraisals are generally in line with market prices in Canada. How have traditional mortgage appraisals been affected by the recent Capital Gains Tax increase? Are there more people getting appraisals for tax planning purposes? How are people mitigating the Capital Gains Tax increase?

Investium is the platform where people meet to invest together in real estate. Join me as I have a conversation with Jonathan Faerman, Founder of Investium. How does his platform help like-minded real estate investors connect and pool their money to invest?

What is a Bare Trust and why does it need to be reported? How does it differ from other Trusts? What happens if a parent is on the Title of their children's property? Does a corporation need to file a Bare Trust?

Kola shares advice for improving chances of securing a mortgage for self-employed people. How can homeowners use debt consolidation through mortgages to reduce their debt burden? How can someone utilize their mortgage when it comes to investing in a second property? Given divorce is challenging, especially when it comes to shared properties, what are some key considerations to ensure a smooth tran...

Travis Comstock, Real Estate Agent, gives us his insights on the real estate market in Costa Rica. Why are Canadians and Americans buying real estate in Costa Rica? What are the procedues of buying there? Contact Travis Comstock: +1 (614)499-3911 travis@remax-ocr.com https://travissellscostarica.com/

Tim O'Brien, a Paralegal at Riverview Legal Services, joins The Morrison Report to discuss his experiences with landlord and tenant disputes in the current real estate market. Tim shares some tips and advice he would give to his landlord and tenant clients. Contact Tim O'Brien: (226) 600-1076 (ext. 4) tobrien@riverview.legal https://riverview.legal

Clare Platt from The Next Steps Forward joins us to share her tips on moving home effectively, overcoming the challenges with moving and tips on decluttering before selling. https://thenextstepforward.ca/

What's going on in the Canadian housing market? Vice President of Market Research, Pauline Lierman, joins us to discuss the trends of the real estate market across the country and where we're headed. We also discussed new developments affecting the market in cities such as Toronto.

Adam Morke, Accountant at Stern Cohen, joins us to explain what the Federal Underused Housing Tax is. What’s the difference between this and the City of Toronto’s Vacant Home Tax? and who needs to file it?

What does family law encapsulate? What's the difference between common law and marriage? What do marriage contracts, cohabitation agreements and prenutual agreements contain? How should someone navigate divorce or separation? Jeffrey Mammon, a Family Lawyer, joins us to get into the details.

What's it like buying real estate in Parry Sound, Ontario? Where is the market headed? What can you expect from buying a vacation rental property? Jim Marshall, Realtor®, takes us through the details of the benefits of buying real estate in Parry Sound.

Real estate is usually the most expensive purchase for people. Why should people consider getting a home inspection done on their house or condo? Lisa Simkins from Superior Home Inspectors joins me to explain. Superior Home Inspectors: www.superiorhomeinspectors.ca

Ben Myers, President of Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc., joins me as we talk about changes in Toronto's pre-construction condo market over the past several years, interest rates increase, hikes in development charges and how the housing market is being affected.

Jim Jiang, Mortgage Agent from Outline Financial, joins me as we chat about the proposed rules from Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and what the upcoming mortgage rule changes might mean for buyers.

Mark Richardson, Technical Volunteer Lead at HousingNowTO.com and Chief Technology Officer at Rich Analytics, joins us to talk about affordable housing in Toronto. We dive into duplexes, triplexes, laneway housing, garden suites, increased density and rooming houses. We also look at the overall landscape of housing in Toronto and where it's headed.

Betty Cathrow joins us to talk about the buying process of real estate in Barbados, the sales and rental market, and interesting trends she's seeing right now.

Chris Spoke joins me on The Morrison Report to talk about Ontario's Greenbelt issues, Bill 123 and housing policy changes, development charges, homeless issues in Toronto, and affordable housing.

Jon Juffs, Director of McIntosh Perry, joins me to discuss how Reserve Funds work in condo buildings and the state of disrepair of condos.

Interview with Sean Galbraith (Urban Planner) about recent updates in real estate development and planning in Ontario. Doug Ford extending the Green Belt for more housing, environmental issues, new infrastructure, City of Toronto development charges.

In this episode, Patrick Egan (Realtor) and Eric Baldwin (Investor) dive into what it's like to live and invest in Meaford, Ontario.

Join me as I speak to Realtor Derek Carkner of Ryan Donner & Associates about real estate in Puerto Vallarta.

Check out my latest podcast interview with Residential & Commercial Mortgage Broker, Jim Jiang, from Outline Financial where we discuss variable vs fixed rates & HELOCs.

Family Lawyer, Kathleen Laverick, on what you need to know about getting separated, divorced, custody arrangements and living together and how the pandemic affected everything.

Psychotherapist, Valerie Smith, talks about coping mechanisms for our new life under quarantine, meditation, gratitude & anxiety.

I interview Dr Lisa Weeks, Naturopathic Doctor, on healthy eating habits while we are spending more time cooking and eating at home.