The best of the web on money, markets and all things financial, as chosen daily by Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick.
How investing beats paying down the mortgage
A blogger writes a rebuttal to a recent Carrick Best Reads item that made a case for paying off a mortgage instead of investing.
Moving too often is a wealth killer
The costs of moving are significant and can offset the gains on a house that has gone up nicely in value.
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The Canada-U.S. home-ownership gap widens
The ownership rate in the first quarter of 2015 fell to 63.7 percent, the lowest since 1990. Canadians have a comparable ownership rate of nearly 70 per cent.
Living in "bestie row"
File this under unique housing solutions, possibly even for retirement. Longtime couple friends buy some land and build their own mini-neighbourhood of small homes.
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