How to babyproof your condo without sacrificing style
Welcoming a new baby is one of the biggest transitions a family can experience. Aside from the incoming abundance of love and the imminent lack of sleep, a new arrival can also transform the entire look of your home.
How to make room for the one you love
If you currently live alone in a one-bedroom unit, there’s a good chance you have too much stuff. Even a 450 square foot home can contain too many possessions. So what happens when you and the one you love decide to pull the trigger and live together?
Toronto is the 12th least affordable housing market in the world
Earlier this year, Toronto was listed as one of the top 10 least affordable housing markets in the world. A new report suggests that Toronto is becoming a slightly more affordable place to buy a home.
Minto Selected for Net-Zero Energy Housing Project
As a result of the organization's long history of building more sustainable homes and communities, Minto has been selected as one of five building partners in Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative (ecoEII), led by Owens
What are Property Taxes?
Property tax. What is it and why do we have to pay it? If you own property, you are expected to pay a tax determined by the value of that property. And every year a number is provided that determines what percentage of your home's value you will be
Guelph Communities Take Over the Trimart Hot Spot
With a high volume of new openings and releases in October, the low-rise market was well stocked heading into November. Even though October saw its highest sales figures in the last nine years, there were still a number of homes available. According to
Affinity East Condos coming soon to Burlington!
Downtown Toronto isn’t the only place to find sophisticated boutique condos - Rosehaven Homes recently announced that Affinity East Condos in Burlington is coming soon! Affinity West Condos is a successful mid-rise development at Plains Road East and
‘Perfect storm’ causes record high new condo sales
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) released its new home sales figures for June 2017, announcing another record month of new condo sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Though the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) just
Shades Of Green
By Hugh Heron“Green” is definitely the buzzword in new home building today, and that’s a good thing in many ways. We all have to do our bit to take better care of our planet, and builders are rising to the challenge. Ontario Building Code is stricter
Q&A with R. Scott Davie sheds light on the housing affordability crisis
We are in the middle of a housing affordability crisis. If price growth continues to outpace income growth, younger generations will have an extremely difficult time buying a home.
