The Complexities Of New Home Building
Recently, our engineer at Heathwood Homes came back from a job site and commented to me on how remarkable the new home building process is. I agree.
5 Dog Parks in Toronto and Where to Live for Easy Access
How do dog owners in Toronto enjoy summer in the city? They bring their dogs to one of Toronto’s great dog parks!If you’re a condo owner and also a pet owner, your experience living with an animal is considerably different than someone living in the
Construction Update: Daniels’ NY2 in Toronto
Recently, we visited Daniels’ NY2 Condos in Toronto to check out the three model suites that just opened to the public. While we were there, we took the opportunity to pop in on some of the amenity spaces to see how the construction was going.The NY2
4 industry experts nervous about Ontario’s foreign buyers tax
One of the cooling measures proposed by the Ontario government was a 15% foreign buyers tax, and we’re not sure how feel about it. Upon passing, the tax is retroactively effective as of April 21, 2017. In Vancouver, sales dropped significantly as soon
Dominic Tompa Talks NY2 Condos
Last week, we had the opportunity to head down to NY2 Condos to check out the progress that Daniels has made. We met with Dominic Tompa, the broker of record at City Life Realty, about the value that Daniels is offering at NY2, and how important projects
Exploring the New Marina at Friday Harbour
How often do you get to stand at the bottom of a marina without being over your head in water? The very rare opportunity was offered up by the partners creating Friday Harbour Resort (Geranium Corporation, Pemberton Group, ConDrain Group and Optus
Mark Cullen: Garden Design – Where to Begin
By: Mark CullenWhen I started out on the adventure of creating my ‘dream’ garden I had no idea how much I would learn through the exercise. In my enthusiasm to get to the job of planting I forgot some very important tenets of garden design that I wish
Toronto Ranks #3 in Canada on Walk Score
The website, Walk Score, recently rated Canada’s cities on their walkability. Where did Toronto rank? Third place with a score of 71, behind Vancouver and Victoria, both scoring around 78.How Walk Score worksWalk Score is a nifty website that calculates
The Hidden Costs of Popular Mortgages
Four popular mortgage terms: the venerable five-year fixed, the conservative 10-year fixed, the open mortgage, and the full-featured mortgage with big pre-payment privileges, why people pick these terms and how statistics impact each term's total cost of
Talking Sustainability with ECO Gord Miller
June is a pretty exciting month for us at the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com. Our focus this month is on Sustainability, and how both developers and individuals can make the city a better place to live. To kick off Sustainability Month, we figured there
