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There are no capital gains taxes when you sell your primary residence but income properties are a very different story. Here’s what it costs to dispose of an income property.

After all the costs and taxes, how much do you make on selling an investment property?

Jeffrey Luciano2021-08-20T13:20:56-04:00August 20th, 2021|

From compensation to tenants for no-fault evictions to requiring squatter tenants to pay rent and utilities arrears when they abuse the system, the new Act has some significant changes.

Here’s what the new Bill 184 means to landlords and tenants.

Jeffrey Luciano2020-07-24T15:14:09-04:00July 24th, 2020|

It used to be that when you owned an income property, you looked for a long-term tenant to stay. Now, you've got another option. Which is better?

Nice income property. What you gonna do with it?

Jeffrey Luciano2019-11-22T12:10:06-05:00June 3rd, 2019|

For a number of months now, I’ve been saying that the government is going to intervene into the housing market in the GTA. Less than a month ago I wrote an article, cheerfully called The End is Nigh where I recapped what I had been saying and reiterated my belief […]

How is this Ontario Fair Housing Plan going to impact me?

Jeffrey Luciano2018-02-27T12:21:16-05:00April 21st, 2017|

Back in January, I wrote some predictions about what would happen to real estate in 2016. As the year is drawing to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back and see how I did with my predictions. I first looked at what I predicted would happen […]

Were my predictions for 2016 wrong?

Jeffrey Luciano2018-02-27T12:20:48-05:00December 30th, 2016|

There is a poem by Robert Frost called “The Road Not Taken” that has the distinction of being the most misread poem in America, according to the Paris Review. I know what you are thinking. Yet another real estate article comparing misinterpretations of classic poetry with property appreciation in the […]

The Road Not Taken

Jeffrey Luciano2018-02-27T12:20:49-05:00October 28th, 2016|

I’ll get right to the point because the clock is ticking. In 10 days from now, new rules kick in for mortgages. Starting October 17, 2016, all buyers with less than a 20 per cent down payment must qualify based on the five-year benchmark posted rate, which is currently approximately […]

This is how the new mortgage rules affect you. Yes, you.

Jeffrey Luciano2018-02-27T12:20:49-05:00October 7th, 2016|

I like a lot of aspects of working in real estate, but if you asked me to narrow it down to my favourites, I would have to say that there are two really great things about my job. The first is that I get to meet great people. People I […]

There are two great things about my job.

Jeffrey Luciano2018-02-27T12:20:50-05:00July 15th, 2016|

Choosing a great income property is about more than simply the highest rental rate. Here's how to calculate and compare different options and our tips on how to choose a great income property.

How to Choose a Great Income Property

Jeffrey Luciano2021-11-05T12:47:46-04:00May 13th, 2016|