Two Quebec real estate brokers have had their licenses suspended two months after they were accused of submitting bogus offers on homes. The body that governs the real estate industry, the Organism d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ), said Thursday it had to revoke the licenses of Christine Girouard and her spouse, Jonathan Dauphinais-Fortin,…
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The Ethics of Asset Protection
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Journal Club 07-07-23 – Passive Income MD
Here’s Journal Club 07-07-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! They say that your first Million is the hardest to achieve but to get there, you first need to accumulate $100,000….
‘Irish Bayou Castle’ for sale in New Orleans. Is it an investor’s ‘dream’? take a look
Ever dreamed of owning an old fashioned castle with some Irish roots … but don’t want to head all the way to Ireland? Good news — a beautiful castle nicknamed the “Irish Bayou Castle” has landed on the real estate market in the Big Easy itself — New Orleans, Louisiana. The two-bedroom and one-bathroom home,…
Realtor may have accepted $3M offer for Washington, DC property linked to Sam Bankman-Fried
An unidentified buyer or buyer could soon own a property previously linked to defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, in Washington, DC’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. According to an updated posting on Realtor.com, the DC property was listed as “contingent,” suggesting that the party handling the deal has accepted an offer but…
Journal Club 06-16-23 – Passive Income MD
Here’s Journal Club 06-16-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well! Ever wonder how millionaires store and grow their wealth? Do they stash it in hidden places or invest it in various…
Why Buyers Should Give Unloved Homes a Shot
Q: There aren’t many homes for sale in my area, and anything that hits the market seems to go into a bidding war. Do you have any tips on how to find a home in today’s market? My advice is to look beyond the move-in ready homes oozing curb appeal. The unfortunate truth is that…
What Happened After A BC Realtor Loaned A Client $50K For A Deposit
On June 9, 2016, Metro Vancouver-based realtor Vicky Wang executed a contract of purchase and sale for a client of hers to purchase a property in Richmond for $1,688,000, with a deposit of $90,000. The $90,000 for the deposit arrived in the trust account of Wang’s brokerage — Sutton Group West Coast Realty — in…
The housing market is seeing a shift as landlords turn less aggressive
Melia Robinson/Business Insider About 65% of US landlords plan to raise rents in the next 12 months, a new survey from Avail by Realtor.com showed. But that’s down from 70.4% in October 2022. Rent prices rose 0.29% in April on an annual basis, the smallest yearly increase in more than three years. Shifts are underway…
We’re entering a brutal new era for the housing market
With the benefit of hindsight, we now know the exact moment America’s housing market turned upside down.Arif Qazi / Insider If you don’t already own a home, you’re going to be screwed for years to come Attempting to time the housing market is a foolish pursuit. Sure, there are heaps of data, forecasts, and market…