Real estate

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Estate Planning

What to do when friends want to buy property together

Client profile Emily Salvatore, 29, and Nicole Franken*, 30, have been friends for two decades. Both women save about $9,000 of the $50,000 they make a year, but Emily’s job as a supply teacher is precarious. She’s been getting by on contracts for three years during a hiring freeze at the school board. Nicole is […]

By Susan Goldberg |May 12, 2017

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Save landlord clients from costly mistakes

Pitfalls include improperly serving notices and breaching privacy

By Melissa Shin |May 12, 2017

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Planning and Advice

Client confidential: Fernande Vezeau

Occupation Landlord and renovator City Thunder Bay, Ontario Age 57 I’ve been in property: Since my late 20s I plan to retire: Never. I love the discipline and the satisfaction of working. If I’m learning new things and it’s financially beneficial, I’m happy. Investable assets: Four properties in Thunder Bay, with a total value of […]

By Susan Goldberg |May 12, 2017

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RBC launches global real estate ETF

RBC Global Asset Management has launched a global real estate ETF. The RBC Quant Global Real Estate Leaders ETF (TSX:RGRE) started trading on the TSX on Tuesday with the aim of providing stable monthly income and long-term capital growth, RBC said in a release. Its management fee is 0.55%. The fund also has a U.S. […]

By Staff |May 9, 2017

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