“Smell is the mute sense, the one without words.” Diane Ackerman The pandemic has caused changes in our social behavior. Whether in public or at workplace, we conduct our social business differently. But have you noticed any changes in individual behaviors? Like how you perceive your sense of taste, smell…

Curiosity is the truth and the way to creative living. Elizabeth Gilbert “What are you drawing gobrya?” my father would gently ask when I was old enough to hold a pencil between my thumb and fingers. I would try to hide the sketch meant to look like a mouse. As…

“How about we all stop paying mortgages! It’s a moral hazard.” Rick Santelli One of the Big Three U S rating agencies Fitch Ratings Inc. has finally made some credible predictions about the real estate market in Canada in 2021. Here are some of the findings and raison d’etre for…

The scenario has changed. What mattered before Corona is a thing of the past. Fear of an imminent crash, physical limitations of lockdown and low cost of borrowing have created a new market equation where demand surprisingly tips supply and the prices hold. Nay improve. — ‘Love it or List it’ is an old adage in real estate. It is a state of mind where you love your home so much that you refuse to sell it.

Many are surprized how the real estate market is holding steady. But it is a precarious balance, like the last thread of a rope torn in the middle, in a game of tug-of-war! The real impact will be felt once the impediments imposed by the lockdown are removed. — I am not an alarmist. Not even a true bear. Not one of those who believe in market ‘doom’. I try being a realist. I believe in times of uncertainty, more than at any other time, it is facts that should guide us.

The recession caused by Corona is different from any other recession in the past, whether caused by pandemics or other economic and political forces. Now, preservation of capital, liquidity, and guaranteed incomes for life will be the focus of families and small businesses. How volatile are the markets these days? To say ‘very volatile’ would be an understatement. They are jumping up and down like they are playing on a trampoline. Whenever the governments announce measures to open up some sectors of the economy, they rebound. Otherwise with every other news about the…

You may worry too much about the lost money during this Crisis. But the money you are left with has a bigger purpose in your life. You can also make much more. “Let your desires be ruled by reason.” Marcus Tullius Cicero Here is the thing. Corona is affecting everyone…

Corona has affected everyone in the present-day world. It has impacted lives and social behaviours and some of that impact will be felt for all times to come. How would it affect the real estate market? Is it possible to make an assessment now? The full impact of Corona virus…

How Little Things Like Yellow Traffic Light Can Help Reinforce Positive Traits Intrigued? Well, that is the idea. But then that is not the idea. First things first. Yellow or amber? Light or signal? Yellow Light or Amber Signal? I am talking about the yellow traffic signal we see in…