Home Responsibility Checklist
There are many things that need to be done to maintain your new home.
Accessorize your home with warmth in mind
It’s time to accessorize your home for the winter. Before heading to the store, plan out what you need and where you will put your new accessories. Think large scale and less is more! Too many small accessories can look like clutter. Another rule of
BILD’s New Home Sales Report for August
On Sept. 23, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) released its monthly sales report for August. According to RealNet Canada, BILD’s official source for new home marketing intelligence, prices are climbing and sales are
2014 Toronto Fall Home Show Coming Soon!
It’s that time of year again - the 2014 Toronto Fall Home Show is only a few days away! Between September 18 and September 21, Better Living Centre at Exhibition Place will be bustling with home related exhibitors, new homebuyers, and those generally
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
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
Canadian home sales increase for the sixth consecutive month
In August 2019, national home sales increased for the sixth month in a row, coming in 17% higher than the six-year low hit in February 2019. On a year-over-year basis, national sales jumped 5%, with significant activity in the Greater Toronto Area.
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
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
