Sifton Properties named Ontario Green Builder at the EQ Awards!
This year’s winners of the EnerQuality Awards have been announced! When it comes to energy efficiency, green building, and sustainability in the new home building industry, the EQ Awards is one of the most prestigious forms of recognition.
How to Preserve the Urban Forest in Toronto
Condos and skyscrapers may be sprouting from the ground faster than we can keep up, but in the midst of all this development, what is Toronto doing to protect the city’s trees? Toronto’s ravines, boulevards, and parks are home to more than four million
Woodland Hills Phase 4: Now Open!
On Sept. 14, we attended CountryWide Homes’ Grand Opening of Phase 4 at their Newmarket community, Woodland Hills.An early morning lineup at Woodland HillsFinding CountryWide’s Woodland Hills Sales Centre was super easy with the three giant, orange
MARK CULLEN: Salt Alternatives
By Mark CullenHardware stores in the GTA are finding it a challenge to keep salt in stock. Home owners are scrambling to clear the thick layers of ice from their sidewalks and driveways. This makes me think of all of the salt that we use, which is a
Who else wishes we had a LEGO House in Toronto?
The amazingly, fantastical LEGO House is now complete! Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group in partnership with LEGO, The Home of the LEGO Brick is now Billund, Denmark’s most famous landmark. The LEGO House features exhibition spaces and public spaces.
Condos Today and the Art of Architecture
By David EisenstadtIn Toronto, condominiums are flourishing as the new home choice of residents and investors. Condos are also helping to fuel the renters’ market, and the appeal is understandable. Living in one of these new buildings brings with it a
A different way of looking at housing supply
Even when the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market is calming down it seems hot. New single-family home sales in March 2018 dropped 77% compared to the same period last year, but the benchmark price is still more than $1.2 million.
Average Price for New Low-Rise Hits $667,667
As of the end of April, new home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are still climbing at a rapid rate, announced the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) in a recent press release.According to RealNet Canada Inc., BILD’s
10 reasons why you need to live at Inverlyn Lake Estates
In Bruce County on the shores of Lake Huron, Reid’s Heritage Homes is building an incredible four-season community called Inverlyn Lake Estates. There are countless reasons why you should consider living at Inverlyn Lake Estates, but we’re going to go
Jane Jetson’s Dream Kitchen Comes to Life
In 1950, an Associated Press article, “How Experts Think We’ll Live in 2000 A.D.,” predicted that homes in the future would be similar to an episode of the Jetsons. The article reported that “people will live in houses so automatic that push-buttons will
