MARK CULLEN: What is Bugging Your Garden?
By Mark CullenWhere bugs and diseases are concerned I am a proponent of ‘live and let live’ for the most part. The vast majority of pests in the garden are either beneficial or benign. Ladybugs eat aphids, birds munch on beetles and the larvae of moths
What can a middle-class home buyer afford across Canada?
According to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association, the average residential home will now set prospective home buyers back $525,000, though affordability challenges are much more acute in the nation’s priciest markets.
See what the average home price in Canada will be in 2020
As we approach the beginning of a new decade, it’s fair to say that 2019 was a year of recovery for Canada’s resale housing market. Now let’s take a look at what 2020 may hold.
What is the Psychological Cost of Building Taller?
In 1894, Toronto’s tallest building was the seven-storey, 85-foot-tall Beard Building. This bank, commercial office, and hotel was considered the city’s first skyscraper and remained the tallest structure until the construction of the Trader’s Bank
What Kind of Industry are we BILDing?
With a strong housing market and low interest rates accounting for much of Ontario’s growth — if not its entire economy — it pays to protect the industry, and that means protecting consumers. Most builders recognize that for them to win, consumers have
What Do You Think of the Sail Condos Design?
Looks like another signature condo design has been planned for the City of Toronto! OPEARL Developments just released the first rendering of their new development, Sail Condominiums, which will rise at the corner of Victoria Park Avenue and Sheppard
What does a burst housing bubble look like?
CBC this week took a look at the “question lingering behind every headline”: what does a burst bubble look like? For an answer, look back, they say, to 1989. After hitting a 30-year high of $273,698, the bottom fell right out of the market, with the
What is a home equity line of credit and how does it work?
If you currently own a home, you should look into a home equity line of credit. There are a number of reasons why it would make sense for you to take advantage of this product that most major lenders offer.
What are millennials spending their money on?
In a recent opinion piece in the Globe and Mail, columnist Margaret Wente asserted that the housing market was “rigged against millennials” for one simplistic reason: the Liberal government hamstringing development. While she may be right that land use
What your home veggie garden needs right now
Summer is in full effect! Your home garden is likely full of beautiful blossoms and veggies that are ripening rapidly. My tomatoes are just starting to blush and my corn is about to flower! So is this the beginning of the end for your veggie garden?
