Home-buying 101: A primer for first-timers

A Straight Goods guide to purchasing a home in a booming market

By: Pino Di Mascio

  Prices are up and interest rates rising. With homes scarce and buyers plentiful, Canadians looking to buy a home in Canada's major cities face numerous challenges - particularly first-time purchasers. Toronto-based urban planner Pino Di Mascio recently set out to purchase a house with his wife, Kelly O'Neill. So Pino has some advice for other prospective home buyers. Here, in one package, is his complete four-part series: The Straight Goods Guide to Buying a House in a Red-Hot Market.

Part 1: Disentangling the home-buying process

Part 2: Immersed in the search for a perfect home

Part 3: Biting the bullet: what you need to know to make an offer

Part 4: The fine print: getting a handle on the intricacies of home ownership

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