Building Net Zero homes just got easier
Earlier this month, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) officially launched the Net Zero Home Labelling Program, taking another step towards building fully energy efficient communities. “CHBA supports leading-edge innovation in the
How you can help make Toronto a greener city at home
The City of Toronto partnered with three community groups on the Toronto’s Greenest Neighbourhoods project with the goal of encouraging more people to take advantage of rebates and incentives for home energy retrofits.
Get your tickets to the National Home Show and Canada Blooms 2017!
I look forward to Canada Blooms every year. It is an overwhelming display of colour and scent to brighten your winter and get you ready for spring.The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Oh Canada’, a celebration of Canada's 150th Anniversary including a
Is entrepreneurship the answer to Toronto’s rising home prices?
The federal government said this week it would conduct an analysis of the Canadian real estate market on the road to deciding whether legislative changes are needed to correct escalating prices or mitigate the effect of foreign investment on
The Year of Public Art in Toronto and the role of the new home industry
At the beginning of this week, Mayor John Tory declared 2021 as the Year of Public Art in Toronto. So, what exactly does that mean and can the new home industry play a role?
Building this Home was a $1.8 Million Mistake
A Rhode Island Supreme Court is ordering that a $1.8 million house on the waterfront of parkland in Narragansett be removed because it was mistakenly built illegally.Robert Lamoureux, owner of Four Twenty Corp, says that the company was unaware that the
Guelph is the top city to buy a home: MoneySense
MoneySense just released its 2017 Where to Buy Now ranking, listing Canada’s most attractive real estate markets for investors and end-users. Topping the list is Guelph, Ontario! Thunder Bay held first place for two consecutive years, but Guelph has
Homes by Desantis Help Deserving Family
Hamilton's most anticipated new home is now well in the works, thanks to Habit for Humanity Hamilton, Homes by DeSantis and the City of Hamilton, 300 volunteers from the Hamilton area and a bunch of A's and B's on two report cards.
The third quarter of 2016 is expected to end with a surge in new home sales
According to the latest report from Trimart Research Corporation, new low-rise sales across the Total Market Area (TMA) saw a significant decrease, but you should expect the third quarter to pick up in September. There were 1,107 new low-rise sales
The average new home price in the GTA drops to $937,689
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) released its new home sales figures for October 2016, announcing that the average price of new low-rise homes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) dropped (month-to-month). According to Altus
