Damien Ross

Damien Ross

The First-Time Buyer Window Just Got Bigger. 

Many Canadians Haven’t Noticed Yet. For the better part of the last decade, becoming a homeowner has felt increasingly difficult for many Canadians. Rising home prices, higher qualification standards, larger down payment requirements, and elevated interest rates combined to push…

Why Most Tax Strategies Ignore the Next Five Years

A surprising amount of tax planning is designed around a single objective: reducing taxes for the current year. That approach makes sense on the surface. Nobody enjoys paying more tax than necessary, and for business owners, investors, and incorporated professionals,…

Why Your Primary Residence

 Is Still a Strategic Asset For a lot of homeowners, the primary residence gets mentally filed under “lifestyle” rather than “strategy.” It’s where you live. It’s not an investment. End of story. That framing feels responsible. It avoids overhyping appreciation…

Why Your Primary Residence

 Is Still a Strategic Asset For a lot of homeowners, the primary residence gets mentally filed under “lifestyle” rather than “strategy.” It’s where you live. It’s not an investment. End of story. That framing feels responsible. It avoids overhyping appreciation…

GST Relief for First-Time Home Buyers

What You Need to Know The Canadian government has introduced a major affordability measure through Bill C-4: The Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act, aimed at helping first-time home buyers enter the market. One of the biggest changes? The…