It’s a good time of year to plan your vertical garden Image

It’s a good time of year to plan your vertical garden

There is one thing that sets new homes apart from houses built over a decade ago. Outdoor space. Houses are built much closer to the lot line than they were in the past.

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Dustin Laren of Larendale Group of Companies

Hero name: Construction Coordinator and VP of Building OperationsAllegiance: Larendale Group of CompaniesSecret Identity: Dustin LarenAge: 23Time Active: Six monthsOrigin Story:Dustin’s father, David Laren, has been involved in the home building industry

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How to babyproof your condo without sacrificing style Image

How to babyproof your condo without sacrificing style

Welcoming a new baby is one of the biggest transitions a family can experience. Aside from the incoming abundance of love and the imminent lack of sleep, a new arrival can also transform the entire look of your home.

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Housing prices in Vancouver dropping due to greater supply (and it might be a good thing) Image

Housing prices in Vancouver dropping due to greater supply (and it might be a good thing)

Toronto real estate and Vancouver real estate get compared a lot, mostly because they’re the hottest housing markets in Canada. What we’re seeing in Vancouver that we’re not seeing in Toronto right now is the uptick in resale home listings.

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‘Perfect storm’ causes record high new condo sales Image

‘Perfect storm’ causes record high new condo sales

The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) released its new home sales figures for June 2017, announcing another record month of new condo sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Though the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) just

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Q&A with R. Scott Davie sheds light on the housing affordability crisis Image

Q&A with R. Scott Davie sheds light on the housing affordability crisis

We are in the middle of a housing affordability crisis. If price growth continues to outpace income growth, younger generations will have an extremely difficult time buying a home. 

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Tarion: Lighting the Way for New Homebuyers Image

Tarion: Lighting the Way for New Homebuyers

Newinhomes.com attended the Tarion Media Round Table to learn more about a recent case study that involved a whole community of homes that needed repairing, figures from Tarion’s annual customer survey, and to get updated on Tarion’s current activities

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There’s still a good selection of suites available at Vita on the Lake in Etobicoke! Image

There’s still a good selection of suites available at Vita on the Lake in Etobicoke!

If you’re looking to live right on the shore of Lake Ontario, then you’ll be happy to hear that there is a good selection of suites remaining at Vita on the Lake in Etobicoke by Mattamy Homes.  When we visited the Vita presentation centre to chat with

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Condo Pro: Maximize Space to Maximize Your Lifestyle Image

Condo Pro: Maximize Space to Maximize Your Lifestyle

By Barbara LawlorJust as several people can weigh the same but carry a variety of shapes, so, too, can condominium suites share the number of square feet they encompass, yet live differently. New home shoppers often look at square footage as being more

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New releases won’t be enough to cool the hot low-rise market Image

New releases won’t be enough to cool the hot low-rise market

According to Trimart Research Corporation, the demand for new low-rise homes in the Total Market Area (TMA) continues to be strong - perhaps too strong. Last week, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced that the average

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