Do You Want to Live in a Smart City?
Everything in our lives seems to be getting “smarter.” More and more people are carrying around smartphones; we have in-home systems that learn from our repetitious behaviour in order to provide the perfect ambience for us to live in; and we have smart
The Humberlands: The Final Release
Piecing together a master-planned community takes time, and in this case, it's taken about 10 years. But, every single day counts, and we can not wait for the final release of homes at Fieldgate's Richmond Hill community, The Humberlands!
Timberbank Manors: The latest addition to Brampton
We at the Toronto Star's NewInHomes.com are extremely excited about Remington Homes' exceptional new community, Timberbank Manors, which is currently under construction at the corner of Chinguacousy Rd. and Queen St. in Brampton.
Will the new low-rise inventory satisfy demand until the spring?
According to Trimart Research Corporation, the Total Market Area’s (TMA) year-end sales for new low-rise homes in 2015 was the highest it’s been in the last 10 years! With nearly 25,000 new low-rise sales last year, prices were up due to low inventory
Genworth Canada Releases Spring 2013 Metropolitan Housing Outlook
Recently, Genworth Canada released their Spring 2013 Metropolitan Housing Outlook report. Genworth Canada’s report examines average prices throughout Canada for resale homes, the rate of housing starts, and also forecasts how certain regions of Canada
Young BILDers Forum: Shifting Gears
On Oct. 1, BILD hosted the Young BILDers Forum at the Corus building in Toronto. A couple hundred of the new home building industry’s youngest and brightest were in attendance to hear from a panel of experts, including keynote speaker Jennifer Keesmaat,
MARK CULLEN: Fight the Winter Blues
Reduced light levels and long cold days can take their toll on us. Resist the temptation to close the curtains and hibernate until spring. There are many 'gardening' activities to keep you busy.The air in your home can be very dry during the winter. Dry
Mattamy and Biddington celebrate construction at J. Davis House, courtesy DeWalt and Corus Radio
Last week, we attended a pizza lunch next to Mattamy Homes and Biddington’s sold out J. Davis House condo in Toronto up at Yonge and Davisville. Why did we brave the heat? It wasn’t for the pizza!
The GTA has less than 2 months of new low-rise inventory
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) just released its new home sales figures for April 2016, announcing another record-breaking month with the low-rise inventory hitting an all-time low and prices hitting all-time highs. As of
Silverthorn Heights: Coming to Keele and Eglinton
We are very excited to announce that the ground breaking has commenced at the site of ICON Homes’ latest Toronto development, Silverthorn Heights. Usually, a grand opening would occur before dirt started moving, but there is some demo work that needs to
