Reporter with The Globe and Mail
Toronto, ON
Joined March 2009
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Yesterday my story about Sam Kamra and the FSRAO's warning to consumers not to do mortgage business with him was on the first page of Google search results for his name. Today, it's on page 7 of results. Maybe a little Google scrubbing happening?
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Condo developers are offering big discounts in exchange for signing NDAs theglobeandmail.com/investin…
When a home was your biggest family asset, what happens when the family splits? theglobeandmail.com/investin…
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Noticed in TRREB's 2025 financial statements that membership declined by 4,200 members year over year.
Less transactions, working longer to sell places, declining prices are all making the career less attractive to some. The culling of the herd...
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Ontario just hit a two-year high for power of sale listings.
That’s not just a distressed-sale story. It’s a leading signal for mortgage stress across Canada.
Power of sale and foreclosure listings tend to show where stress becomes visible before it hits the broader delinquency data.
#CanadianRealEstate #OntarioRealEstate #PowerOfSale #MortgageStress #HousingMarket
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“We’re getting new calls every week from people that have a home underwater and are falling behind on their mortgage payments”
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Real estate reporting often hypes a hot market and dreads a cool one—but housing is a complex system.
In my latest story for the Globe and Mail, i highlight the benefits of a cooling market in Edmonton, even if that means some sellers don’t come out ahead.
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Bankruptcies up 29% in Ontario Mar 2026 compared to Mar 2025, biggest jump in Canada
Nova Scotia second at 21%
More than 37K Canadians filed for insolvency proposals in first 3 months of 2026—the highest since 2009 cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
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In case it's still not obvious
Our federal and provincial governments are handing over Billions of dollars in tax breaks to corporations
So they can buy up all the homes that Canadian households can't afford
Real estate developer Jesta plans to buy $500-million of unsold Toronto condo stock theglobeandmail.com/business…
Cathal Kelly doing the thing he does so well: "On Monday night, the Leafs were the biggest uncontrolled burn in professional sports. The smoke rising from 50 Bay St. was visible from space." theglobeandmail.com/sports/h…
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Yes, that would include almost the entirety of the Toronto Islands.
TorontoToday has mapped out the Ford government's expropriation plan using the property identification numbers listed in the newly introduced legislation. thetrillium.ca:443/news/muni…
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One of those rare moments where the government says the quiet part out loud:
Helping people buy homes can actually make housing less affordable.
Not because the intention is bad.
But because supply can’t keep up with demand created.
CMHC just modeled it in this article:
"Good intentions gone rogue: Why demand-side interventions need to be targeted and offset with supply"
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Hard not to think of how many Science Centre roofs could be fixed instead of buying a jet for Doug Ford’s use:
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office has confirmed @robertbenzie’s scoop - the government has purchased a 2016 $28.9 million jet for the Premier’s travel #onpoli
Doug Ford was elected premier in Ontario decrying wasteful spending including the “6-million-dollar man” Hydro One CEO… and now he buys Ford Air, a $28.9-million jet:
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As usual JMM grasps the nettle... when you look closely minimum lot sizes are a proxy for using planning to create neighbourhoods where only certain size homes can be built, and if those homes are bigger than many can afford that's just the market. Which planners created!
Bit of a longer one from me at TVO, on what a dispute between Toronto and Ontario on lot size rules tells us about the differences between planners (broadly defined) and YIMBYs. tvo.org/article/analysis-cit…
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Ford government bans all high school valedictorian speeches that include the words "bicycle", "nature", "healthcare", "education", "opinion" or "sobriety."
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An update to the story below: Canada’s anti-money laundering watchdog, Fintrac, has embarked on an enforcement sweep following our reporting, revoking the registrations of nearly three dozen cryptocurrency businesses.
Suspicious transactions at GTA crypto shops reveal alleged links to Iran-backed terror groups. Is the regulator doing enough to police them?
Latest investigation from me and @SheilaWang_, with help from our friends at @ICIJorg 🔓
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From the AG report on reforms to Canada's international student program. Total loss of control, an utter boondoggle, illustrated in one handy chart
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A headline like this was unthinkable a few yrs ago. One thing that drives homeowner insolvency in credit cycles is when "walking away" loses social stigma. This is a notable sign post-->
Why it could be the right time to walk away from your real estate financialpost.com/personal-f…
