How to decorate your new home and support a good cause
What does design and purchasing furniture and accessories for your new home have to do with contributing to the greater good? When we support companies that have a sense of social responsibility it can help bring about a change. We can support positive
Nearly half of Canadian parents plan to help their kids buy a home
The Housing Affordability Survey, a Leger poll of more than 1,500 Canadians, commissioned by FP Canada, discovered that 48% of parents with children under 18 years of age intend to assist with the purchase of a first home.
Granite Homes’ Spring Maintenance Checklist
Spring is in the air, and most of us are just daydreaming about how we’re going to spend the sunny days outdoors, but everyone should set aside a time to go through Granite Homes’ Spring Maintenance Checklist.At the changing of every season, it is very
5 tips for choosing the best area rugs for your home
The trend in new housing is towards hardwood or laminate flooring throughout, or at least in the main living areas. When a room’s flooring is hardwood or laminate (other than a kitchen or bath) we typically need an area rug to soften and define the
7 eco-friendly ways to keep bugs out of your home this spring
When you’re shovelling snow and swerving on black ice, it’s easy to idealize warmer months and forget about some of the struggles of spring. But once the snow melts and spring is upon us, we are quickly reminded of some of spring’s downsides, like mowing
Shopping for a pre-construction home?
Add these three important tasks to your to-do list
Homebuyers Line Up Overnight for Vellore Woods by Arista Homes
You know the weather is getting warmer when eager home hunters start lining up the day before for a grand opening! Even if it was pouring rain, snowing, or hailing, we think people would have showed up the night before to get the first glimpse at Arista
Home price growth slowing, but Toronto still at risk of price acceleration
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its quarterly Housing Market Assessment, reporting that the country’s housing market is highly vulnerable for the eighth consecutive quarter.
A New Gadget to Make Your Home Healthier
Via Tech CrunchRecently, we discussed how a few Toronto developers are incorporating the latest technology in their condo projects to appeal to homebuyers. We’re seeing everything from state-of-the-art gaming rooms to fibre optic wiring being
How to get your home ready to sell
In July, the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) resale market experienced a 40% drop in sales, and in August sales slipped nearly 35%. There was also a drop in sales in the new home market. This shocked everyone, but the truth is the summer is always slow in
