About Canadian Housing (Toronto) - a podcast by Global Skills Hub
from 2020-07-31T14:02:54
EP.8
In this episode, we had a chat with Alison Simpson (Chief Marketing Officer at Key) and Mark McLean (VP of Key, and a 30 year veteran of the Toronto Real Estate Market), and discovered more about Housing in Canada, Toronto.
02:12 - What are you going to learn today
03:47 - Mark’s story
06:27 - What Motivated Mark to join Key Living
7:44 - Alison’s story
9:57 - About Key, What is the homeownership on-demand model and how it’s different from buying or renting
15:14 - About the process of buying a house
20:41 - What are the challenges immigrants will face when they’ll land in Canada
23:10 - Recommendation: is it better to rent or to buy?
27:01 - What are the other costs, besides rent (maintenance, etc)
28:53 - How to start searching for housing
31:57 - What if I’m not ready for buying yet? How will the renting experience be for me?
33:54 - Are there furnished apartments on the Canadian Market?
35:00 - The most popular scams you should avoid
37:36 - Exciting things coming up from Key Living
38:26 - How to contact Allison and Mark in case you need their help
Resources mentioned in the episode:
1. Realtor.ca
6. Global Skills Hub's Newsletter
If you want Allison or Mark's email but didn't understand it from the podcast, email us at Adeline@globalskills.io
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