Buying your first home will cost more than you think
If you’re buying your first home, you’re probably focusing on saving enough money for the downpayment. That’s a great start, but you should know that there are many other fees and expenses that come with buying a home.Depending on who you ask, it is
Yes, you still have to do home maintenance in July
The good thing about July is that it’s probably one of the easiest months of the year as far as home maintenance goes, so you still get to spend the majority of your time travelling with your kids and hanging out in the backyard by the pool.
Greater Toronto Area home sales drop as prices continue to rise
The Toronto Real Estate Board released its monthly resale housing market results for February 2019, reporting a drop in sales and a need to revise the mortgage stress test.
Home maintenance tasks to complete before the end of October
Thanksgiving has come and gone. We’re guessing you didn’t get much done around the house over the long weekend. No worries, there’s still time to complete many of the home maintenance tasks you should be tackling in October.
National home sales fall to lowest level since November 2012
The Canadian Real Estate Association released its monthly national sales figures for February 2019, reporting a drop in activity.
Habitat for Humanity, Northumberland Benefits from Geranium Homes' Success
From right: Gwyer Moore and Meaghan Macdonald of Habitat for Humanity, Northumberland accept the cheque from Boaz Feiner, Sue Webb Smith and the Geranium team.Geranium Homes recently presented a cheque in the amount of $5,500 to support Habitat for
Cutting Your Home Energy Costs
More than 17 per cent of the energy consumed in Canada is used to light, heat, and power homes.
The BONE Structure System: The Future of Home Building?
By Penny MunozRecently, Simple Concept hosted an open house in Caledon to exhibit the literal bones of a BONE Structure home. The open house took place in an under construction home so that prospective buyers could see how this innovative system
Average price of a detached home in Toronto nears $1.3 million
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its monthly resale housing figures for April 2016, announcing record high sales and aggressive price growth. There were 12,085 home sales reported through the MLS last month, which is 7.4% higher than the
How to tackle your list of home chores as a couple
A very famous quote says that everything in love and war is fair. Indeed, your home can turn into a war zone sometimes when a quarrel starts, and what causes many of them? Home chores! When someone forgets to take out the trash and it starts to smell or
