Landmart Homes Accepting Registrations for Casablanca
Once again, a Brampton community has caught our attention!What’s available at CasablancaRolling off the success of their other Brampton community, Credit Ridge Estates, Landmart is now accepting registrations for a brand new one! Casablanca will feature
Does Toronto need a vacant home tax?
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) this week issued a statement “urging caution” on the issue of a possible vacant home tax in Toronto, saying that a “measured approach to the issue can help to avoid any unintended consequences on the housing market
Everything you need to know about Canada’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
If you’re a first-time buyer in Canada, you’ve likely been waiting for details on the federal government’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive program. Well, the details are here, including a start date.
Jo-Ann Capelaci on Designing and Decorating Your New Home as a Couple
For our first feature about living together as a couple, we interviewed one of our favourite interior designers, Jo-Ann Capelaci, about the challenges that couples face when trying to decorate and select a floorplan together for the first time. Capelaci
Do we need to rethink who has access to affordable homes?
Although obviously a proponent of homeownership, as I’ve read the many reports about first-time buyers’ being increasingly priced out of the downtown market, I’ve been guilty of thinking that there are worse things that can befall a person. I believe
TARION: Five Important Tips When Buying a New Home
By Tarion: Buying a new home can be both an exciting, and at times, overwhelming experience. Choosing the perfect floor plan and designing your dream kitchen are only part of the puzzle. The key to ensuring your experience is a rewarding one is to go
Grieving the loss of my childhood home
There’s no way around it; moving is always stressful. Even if moving day goes smoothly, stress can still seep in behind the scenes when you’re drafting budgets, signing documents, screening real estate agents, or packing. The truth is that it’s a taxing
Forget foreign buyers, focus on increasing new home supply
It looks like the figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) were accurate; according to their survey conducted in the fall of 2016, foreign buyers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) accounted for 4.9% of transactions. The province just released
Home maintenance tasks you never think about
When it comes to home maintenance, there are the obvious things that stand out for everyone; clearing the gutters, shoveling the driveway, repairing downspouts, sealing windows, etc. We bet there’s a handful of home maintenance tasks that
You can expect Canadian home prices and sales to increase in 2020
Following a rocky 2018, Canada’s housing market showed signs of rebounding all through 2019, and it looks like a recent report has confirmed that sales and prices will be on the rise in 2020.
