http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=James+Barry Real Estate James Barry Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=476815&ca=Real+Estate The current state of the real estate market in Canada has allowed for many to consider purchasing a second home or vacation property for any number of reasons. Perhaps this is the right time to consider making a second purchase. However, with interest rates expected to go up slightly soon and the va... Real Estate James Barry Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=466303&ca=Real+Estate Bi-Weekly (Accelerated and Not accelerated) and Weekly (Accelerated and Not accelerated) … Other than the standard monthly and semi-monthly payment options that have existed for years there are four other payment options that exist in regards to the frequency of your mortgage payments. A third optio... Real Estate James Barry Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=462202&ca=Real+Estate Whenever you are curious about something where is it that you turn to? Do you go to the Library? No, this is not twenty years ago. No, rather in today’s world of technology, you turn to the World Wide Web and you visit a search engine…let me guess…Google…for all of your answers. With the net we inst... Real Estate James Barry Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=462203&ca=Real+Estate If you are like the millions of Canadians out there who are paying into a mortgage than there is a good chance at some point you have been exposed to the term Mortgage Amortization. There is also a large chance that the first time you saw or heard the term amortization you had no clue what it was ta... Finances James Barry Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=445944&ca=Finances The loonie goes up and Canadians are divided into two groups. Those who rush the US border to get in some early holiday shopping, and those who panic and wait for our economy to stall completely. Lately, the loonie has been showing signs of dropping in relation to the American greenback, but analyst... World Affairs James Barry Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=431855&ca=World+Affairs The current recession has been a struggle for global industries and manufacturing, without a doubt. We've seen the down turn of the automotive industry, a faction that no-one ever imagined could possibly crumble. The economy has taken a toll on big business and corporations, and the names we thought... Real Estate James Barry Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=420799&ca=Real+Estate The housing market is looking fairly good right now. Sales are on the rise, thanks, at least in part, to ridiculously low mortgage rates. An article last week in the Financial Post discussed a survey by Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd, who sampled their agents to find out if they felt the curr... Real Estate James Barry Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=420801&ca=Real+Estate The title of the article in a recent edition of the Toronto Star grabbed my attention immediately: “It may be the right time to take the plunge” into the housing market. Note the use of the word “may”, suggesting that it may be the right time, but, depending on your circumstances, it may not. What a... Real Estate James Barry Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=403877&ca=Real+Estate Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney recently stated that the recession is over. Many experts quickly stepped up to temper his optimism with a little dose of reality. Yes, they said, the economy may have experienced marginal growth, marking an end to the technical recession, but there is still a long... Real Estate James Barry Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=400840&ca=Real+Estate Recent numbers on household debt in Canada paint a fairly grim picture. Many people are behind on their credit card payments. The number of mortgages in arrears is growing. Personal bankruptcies are also up. A look at some of the numbers from a recently released Equifax Canada study says it all. Equ...