Second thoughts on the second home

Recreational property goes back to the basics this month with the launch of a “modern cabin community” at one of B.C.’s prettiest mountain destinations.

Hawaiian dream up for auction

As singer/songwriter Bob Dylan would say: "The times, they are a-changin'." In his parents' day -- or even his grandparents' day -- the dream of owning an idyllic second home to escape to was nothing...

Golf courses and mountains are your neighbours

Linda Ball felt she had come home the first time she saw the Predator Ridge Resort in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. “I knew from that moment Predator Ridge was where I wanted to live. There...

Buying foreclosed properties south of the border

“Make sure you pay to have the title checked. Some of these foreclosed properties did not have clear title to begin with,” says Carol Bezaire, vice-president, tax and estate planning at MacKenzie Financial in Toronto.

As the Canadian dollar flirted with parity and the U.S. housing bubble burst, many Canadians headed south of the border to pick up a property bargain. A number of these properties had been subject to ...

Panama tower Trumps rivals

Panama is attracting Canadian snowbirds looking for a retirement property or second homes. Why this particular Central American country? The weather, obviously, is a factor, but there is also the fact...