Asbestos Detection: Are you at risk?
In Canada, the use of asbestos in building materials has declined sharply since the early 1980s. However, it is very hard to tell just by looking whether building materials contain asbestos or not. There is always the possibility that a home built before
Nature's Path: Coming Soon
Your Home Developments is extremely excited about their up-and-coming community Nature?s Path. We at the Toronto Star?s NewInHomes.com can honestly say that we are too.
Master-Planned Living at Tridel’s Avani 2
Master-planned communities offer more than a collection of homes and retail - they create real and thriving communities. Emphasizing components of New Urbanism, these communities balance residential and commercial development while promoting walkability
Could You Live in a Pyramid House?
If you thought pyramids were outdated, you thought wrong. Mexican architect Juan Carlos Ramos has revived the famous architectural design (don’t worry, he left the mummies back in Egypt) in a modern home design project called Pyramid House.The proposal
A different way of looking at housing supply
Even when the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market is calming down it seems hot. New single-family home sales in March 2018 dropped 77% compared to the same period last year, but the benchmark price is still more than $1.2 million.
Mercury City Tower - Tallest Tower in Europe
By Penny MunozIf you’re ever in Moscow, you can leave your “rose-coloured glasses” at home, because you’ll be looking up at the largest, pinkest building in Europe with or without them! Standing 29 metres taller than London’s The Shard which, was
What does the new mortgage rule mean for first-time buyers?
On October 17, 2016, most first-time buyers will have less borrowing power when it comes to being approved for a mortgage. Whenever less than 20% is put down on a home, the mortgage needs to be insured. The new rule states that every insured mortgage
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
Mission Hill on Bayview: Groundbreaking!
On Oct. 2, St. Regis Homes broke ground at their luxurious Richmond Hill community, Mission Hill on Bayview. Richmond Hill Mayor Dave Barrow and other members of council were in attendance to celebrate Mission Hill’s milestone.And boy, did they
Orchard West in Bowmanville previews with tremendous success!
Recently, Treasure Hill Homes previewed Orchard West, their latest community in Bowmanville. The highly anticipated release was well attended and was a tremendous success with many sales over the course of the weekend.Orchard West features 37’, 40’, and
