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“High Rates” Then vs. Now: How 2008 and Today Are Genuinely Different
A balanced comparison of Canada’s 2007–2012 and 2022–2026 rate cycles. According to Bank of Canada, the policy rate ran from 0.25% in 2009 to a ~5% peak in 2023, then back to 2.25% by June 2026. What truly differs now: household debt, price-to-income, and a mortgage renewal wall — and what it means for GTA buyers and owners.
同样是「高利率」，2008 和今天有什么不一样？把两轮加息周期讲清楚
把加拿大 2007–2012 和 2022–2026 两轮利率周期放在一起看。According to Bank of Canada，政策利率从 2009 年的 0.25% 到 2023 年峰值约 5%、再到 2026 年 6 月的 2.25%。这一轮真正不同的是家庭债务、房价收入比和续约压力——GTA 买家和业主该怎么理解？
What the GTA Rental Vacancy Rate Actually Tells You About the Market
The rental vacancy rate is the clearest gauge of how tight the GTA rental market is. Learn what CMHC's vacancy rate measures, why ~3% is 'balanced', Toronto's latest figure (about 3.0% in 2025), and what rising vacancy signals for renters vs landlords.
出租空置率到底说明什么？读懂CMHC数据，看清多伦多租房市场的真实温度
出租空置率是判断多伦多租房市场松紧的核心指标。本文用CMHC官方数据讲清：什么是空置率、3%代表什么、大多伦多最新空置率（约3.0%，2025年）意味着什么，以及对租客和房东各自的信号。
The 4 ‘Speculation’ and Vacancy Taxes Every GTA Buyer Must Know: NRST 25%, Toronto MNRST 10%, the UHT, and the Foreign-Buyer Ban
What people loosely call Ontario's 'speculation tax' is really five separate things: Ontario NRST (25%), Toronto's MNRST (10%), the federal Underused Housing Tax (1%), Toronto's 3% Vacant Home Tax, and the federal foreign-buyer ban. Here is who pays each, current 2025 rates, filing dates, and rebates — with sources.
安省「炒房税」到底是哪几种？GTA买家必懂的4个税：NRST 25%、多伦多MNRST 10%、UHT空置税、联邦禁购令
GTA买家口中的「炒房税/海外买家税」其实包含安省NRST 25%、多伦多MNRST 10%、联邦UHT 1%空置税、多伦多空置税3%和联邦禁购令五件不同的事。本文逐条拆解税率、适用对象、退税与申报截止日，并标注最新2025状态与官方出处。
No Written Agreement, No Loyalty: The Real Risk of Skipping a Buyer Representation Agreement Under TRESA
Under TRESA (Dec 2023), with no written Buyer Representation Agreement you're a self-represented party: no fiduciary duty, no advice. What a BRA protects.
不签买方代理协议，最大的风险是什么？TRESA 新规下的买家自保指南
TRESA 新规下，没签书面买方代理协议（BRA），你只是「自我代理方」（SRP），经纪对你不负忠诚义务、不能给建议、不能帮你议价。本文讲清 BRA 给你的保护、不签的真实风险、独家条款与期限怎么看。
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