Buying a home is one of the most expensive investments anyone can make, but those in Canada who bought 10 years ago have made a wise decision. People think about housng prices going up, but Associate Professor Paul Anglin reminds us that sometimes prices fall. Read buying a house or condo in Canada? Here are five things to consider
From Oreos to marshmallows to yogurt, pumpkin spice loving Canadians are having to cross the border to take full advantage of this fall flavour craze that has gone worldwide. As such, Associate Professor Sylvain Charlebois speaks out in a recent Toronto Star article to address the worldwide pumpkin spice craze and how Canada is surprisingly missing out on it.
Assistant Professor Avis Devine takes her sustainable real estate students on a tour of sustainable and energy efficient real estate in Toronto and Mississauga. The tour was hosted by a variety of developers, investors, and consulting firms, including Avison Young, Oxford, Allied REIT, and Sweeney & Co (architects).
Have you ever spent to much money on a reward for yourself? Maybe after receiving a promotion or completing a big project? While you are not alone. According to Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies Associate Professor Dr. Yi, many people choose to treat themselves after an achievement and this is just one of the three main emotional triggers connected to overspending.
The Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies would like to acknowledge and congratulate Khalil Rohani on not only successfully defending his PhD in Management thesis, over the summer 2014 semester, but also becoming the programs first PhD candidate to do so. Mr. Rohani's academic milestone is shared amongst the faculty and staff in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies and throughout the College of Business and Economics.
According to a report on Yahoo! Canada Finance, the answers and reasons are unsettling as to why our food does not cost more. The report explains that, cheaper food prices can often mean that cost-saving additives are present in the products we purchase.
After completing his undergraduate degree, Drew Harden's sights weren't set on pursuing graduate education. He landed a job as a software tester and looked forward to working as a project manager, but soon realized his passion was in market research and consumer insights. Now in his second year of the M.Sc. in Marketing and Consumer Studies program, Harden is enjoying pursuing his research passion and is the proud recipient of a $20,000 research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Pursuing an education in real estate can open doors to a variety career options including working in development, real estate law, appraisal, property management and real estate finance, says Professor Avis Devine in an interview with the New York Times. The publication recently interviewed Devine, a former vice president at a bank in charge of real estate underwriting and evaluation, about real estate education in Canada.
On July 15th Real Estate and Housing Associate Professor Paul Anglin responded to claims from American credit ratings and research agency Fitch Ratings regarding the Canadian housing market. Fitch Ratings has claimed that Canadian homes are selling for 20 % more than their actual value. According to Professor Anglin however, although housing values might be overevaluated, Fitch Ratings' figures are unrealistic.
Undergraduate Real Estate and Housing Student Daniel Foch and his brother Kyle, a Undergraduate Landscape Architecture student, recently collaborated together on York Region's Make a Rental Happen Challenge. The brothers were not only successful in working together, combining their individual knowledge and skills but also, in winning the grand prize of this challenge.