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Real Estate
True stories about homes and money and how they relate
We Just Bought Five Toronto Condos. Was It a Brilliant or Boneheaded Investment?
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Articles
Money & the World
This Is Not Normal: A Letter From the Toronto Real-Estate Forever Boom
Home prices have been climbing for, oh, a quarter of a century. We’re beyond a bubble. We’re living in an age of unstoppable rise. And it’s driving us all mildly insane.
Finance for Humans
How to Make Home Improvements That Are Also Good Investments
Yes to the marble counters. No to the Man Cave.
Finance for Humans
How To Know What Kind of Mortgage You Can Afford
When buying a house, it’s not how much you can pay every month; it’s how much you should pay if you’re being smart with your money.
Finance for Humans
How to Live in This House for Free (for a Week)
There’s one asset you might not be using to its full advantage: your house. To change that, you’re going to want to know how to house swap the right way.
Finance for Humans
How To Buy a Tiny House for $29,000
The guys behind Cabin Porn tell you how to find a woodsy, cozy place of your own so you can completely change your life.
Finance for Humans
Money & the World
18 Big Ideas to Supercharge Canada’s Economy
Canada is, by many metrics, a great country. But the recent trade war has underscored that it could benefit from some bold thinking to help propel it forward.
News
We Partnered to Make a Mortgage That Wasn’t Terrible. People Had Some Questions
Wealthsimple got together with one of the most innovative lenders in Canada to offer mortgages with really low rates. The real innovation is: the more money you trust us with, the better your deal gets. If that sounds cool, it is, but you should probably understand how it all works.
Finance for Humans
A No-Tears Guide to Mortgage Renewals
How to save money (and stress) the next time your mortgage is up.
Money & the World
We Can Fix the Housing Crisis! (Maybe! If We Follow These Steps!)
In just a few years, housing has gone from merely pricey to unattainably expensive for most Canadians. We asked policy experts how to make homes affordable again
Finance for Humans
A No-Tears Guide to Mortgage Renewals
Rate resets can be painful. Here’s how to lessen the blow.
Finance for Humans
Should You Buy or Rent? A Quick Formula to See
There’s no 100%, can’t-miss way to figure out whether you’ll come out ahead owning or leasing a place. But one easy calculation will at least give you a hint.
