Green Ontario Fund helps you save money and fight climate change at home
The province of Ontario just announced the Green Ontario Fund, a new program to help you save money and fight climate change at home with rebates for energy-efficient renovations and upgrades. Buildings in Ontario generate nearly 25% of
Fairgate Homes’ Turkey Giveaway in Sunderland
It isn't every weekend that hundreds of people congregate in Sunderland for an event like this. The intimate, quiet village rarely hits the news, but this weekend, it was abuzz with energy, all due to one local developer.Fairgate Homes was looking to do
Developers Take Note: Millennials Want to Work From Home
A new study from Canada’s Telecommunications Industry: Industrial Outlook Spring 2014, reveals that over 70 percent of full-time workers between the ages of 18-29 would prefer to work from home.What does that have to do with condo development?Good
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
New Home Psychology: Why Do We Like What We Like?
For the month of May, we’re exploring a realm relatively unknown to us. We’re getting down to the facts, the science of new home buying. Basically, we’re curious as to why we like the things we like. Why do homebuyers like what they like? Why do sellers
The best backyard accessories to get your home BBQ ready
After a long and arduous winter, many Torontonians are longing to lounge outside. As the weather gets warmer, our heavy parkas disappear, insects reappear, and the wafting scent of charcoal and barbecue sauce becomes more prominent. But since we’re not
Staying home for the holidays
Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Festivus, the next week centres on the home more than any other time of year. We light fires, gather friends, bring trees inside and festoon our porches with lights. We even craft tiny houses out of
Frank Lloyd Wright Home 74 Years in the Making
By Penny MunozOne of the six unfinished Usonian homes designed 74 years ago was finally completed recently on the Florida Southern College campus. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to be affordable houses in the mid-1930’s depression era, many of these
Heating the Home: Spend Money on Gifts, Not Energy Bills
On the bright and balmy day of December 21st, we officially began the winter season. Though the temperature may have been deceptively warm, homeowners should not expect this unseasonably mild weather to last forever. Next week, The Weather Channel is
How to Prevent Ice Damming on Your New Home
The temperature is rapidly dropping, and the Weather Network is predicting a lot of snow and a deep freeze for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) later this week. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Canadian winter without a few big dumps of snow. We recently posted
