November home maintenance tasks you should do right away
As usual, we are starting the month with a friendly reminder of a few important home maintenance tasks you should tackle before it gets too cold.
Many Canadians giving up on the dream of single-family homeownership
Sotheby’s International Realty Canada just released its 2018 Modern Family Home Ownership Trends, a joint report with Mustel Group.
Stay tuned for a whole month of winter tips for homeowners
For all of November, we will be focusing on winter tips for homeowners (and tenants too). As with all our seasonal tips, we will be exploring interior and exterior decor ideas and inspiration, home maintenance and potential small scale renovations.
6 reasons why your home is NOT haunted
If you think your house is haunted, then we’re here to tell you that you actually may have much more serious, real problems with your home.
How a more transparent bidding process can improve Toronto real estate
First of all, happy Halloween! Though I’m sure many of you celebrated last weekend. When it comes to Toronto real estate, I can’t think of anything much spookier than entering a blind bidding war.
Increase in listings fails to ease soaring rents
It continues to get more difficult for people and families looking to rent a condo apartment in the Greater Toronto Area. The Toronto Real Estate Board’s quarterly rental market report shows a significant increase in monthly rent.
Average selling price of a condo in Toronto nears $600,000
The Toronto Real Estate Board released its third quarter 2018 results for the Greater Toronto Area’s condo market, reporting tighter conditions.
New net-zero shipping container project proposed to address growing need for affordable housing
Alberta will soon be home to a new shipping container community, designed to address the need for more affordable housing in rural communities. There are plans in place to roll out these shipping container communities in other areas across the country.
ENERGY STAR certification now available for new high-rise residential buildings in Ontario
Last week, Natural Resources Canada announced that new mid- and high-rise residential buildings in Ontario can now qualify for ENERGY STAR certification for the first time ever.
Overvaluation eases, but Canada’s housing market still highly vulnerable
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its quarterly Housing Market Assessment, reporting that on a national level, the country’s major housing markets are still highly vulnerable, though overvaluation is easing.
