I would challenge that many, perhaps, most Canadians are not financially literate and, as a consequence, do not make the best financial decisions.The article also fails to differentiate between the Bank of Canada benchmark rate (the BoC does explain how they arrive at this rate) for a 5-yr, fixed rate mortgage and the interest rates posted by the various lenders.  

Code Civil Article 1861 "Le locataire est tenu de réparer le préjudice subi par le locateur en raison des pertes survenues au bien loué, à moins qu'il ne prouve que ces pertes ne sont pas dues à sa faute ou à celle des personnes à qui il permet l'usage du bien ou l'accès à celui-ci."   

These are two articles that are relevant for this Chinese money discussion:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/billions-in-capital-moved-out-of-china-right-under-the-governments-nose-2016-03-01http://www.smh.com.au/business/china/suitcases-of-cash-chinese-travel-figures-hint-at-capital-exodus-20160922-grlttn.htmlAs we continue to see Chinese putting $1-2mm offers on apartments and houses in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and Dallas over the last few months, I am sure that there are other ways as well. 

In a recent article posted by Tucson News Now Arizona Governor Doug Ducey was quoted, “Just more proof that Southern Arizona's economy is on fire”.

Hello all,My name is Garmeon and I'm new to BP and real estate and I've been reading all the articles and listening to the podcasts during my commute.

Meredith Caruso with FloridaRealtors® just published a short article on what happens when a home is damaged while under contract.

The article is below:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3637271/Texas-man-uses-dam-filled-WATER-house-dry-27-inch-flood.html

For a few of the multi-familys and a couple commercial projects, I commisioned art murals by very highly professional muralists to do large blank walls both interior (like the middle landing on a switch-back staircase) and exterior... usually trompe l'oeil painted-on windows and architectural features that weren't actually there.It was always wildly well-received and created a bit of a buzz, having articles written with photos in the local paper, and we were chosen to do a special small but high-profile project that was on local cable TV. 

@David Bohner  Here is a link to an article from the BP blog that breaks down what cap rate is. 

Maybe this will slow things down a bit, but probably  not lolhttp://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-proposal-to-pause-rent-increases-sparks-7230834.php?