How to Read your New Home Floorplans
By Amit PaulIt seems to me that the need to understand, and be able to properly decipher, real estate floor plans should be greater today than ever before. In a large portion of real estate sales the floor plan is all we have to try and understand what
Generations Y and Z Want Green Homes!
We think it’s finally safe to say that the “green trend” is no longer just a trend. The sustainability industry is huge now with companies, inventors, and innovators coming up with new designs for buildings, materials, products, and technologies every
Average Resale Price for Detached Homes in Toronto Soars
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) announced recently that the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) REALTORS reported 3,459 transactions through the TorontoMLS system in the first two weeks of March 2014.GTA resale figuresThis total for the first two weeks of
8 questions to ask when choosing window coverings for your new home
As with all decorating and design decisions in your home, planning will help you make the right choices, improving your surroundings both functionally and aesthetically. If you make a list of all the rooms where you need windows coverings and ask
Oh, the Green, Green Grass of Home
Image via Curbed.comBy Penny Munoz‘Anyplace is Paradise’, but if you’re looking for a brand new home in Palm Springs, Elvis Presley’s Graceland West property isn’t it.Listed for $3.75 million, the property’s disastrous history has ‘Suspicious Minds’,
Chris Higgins Talks LEED Canada for Homes
As Sustainability Month comes to an end on our blog, we are excited to share our interview with Chris Higgins, the Program Leader of LEED Canada for Homes. The LEED building program is run by the Canada Green Building Council. The main initiative of LEED
INFOGRAPHIC: His and Hers New Homes Desires
It’s no secret that gals and fellas don’t always necessarily see eye to eye, and the process of investing in a new domicile is hardly an exception. We thought we’d host a playful little poll to get a better idea of where these points of tension might
Now’s the time to start saving for your new home
Some people are on vacation, some are staying home and trying to save money. Typically, the housing market heats up in the spring and slows down in the summer. It was the opposite this year, which inspired us to focus on money saving tips!
3 Spring Inspired Colours To Enhance Your Home!
It’s been a long, cold winter in the GTA! Are you looking for some simple ways to inject a little Spring into your home to uplift your spirits?Three colours that conjure up feelings of spring to me are pink, yellow and robin’s egg blue. It is fun to play
There’s a long list of new home releases and openings, but is it enough?
It seems like we’re retelling the story of low new home inventory woes and rising prices on a weekly basis. The latest report from Trimart Research Corporation says that while demand was stronger than usual through the winter, sales were lower than
