Fixing Canada’s Housing Crunch
By Penny MunozThe high cost of housing is possibly one of the most pressing financial issues on Canadians today, affecting all of us in more ways than we often think. Home to 2.8 million people, with more than 90,000 households on the social housing
A Tour: Portrait Condos
Yesterday, the team at the Toronto Star's NewInHomes.com ventured out to the Sheppard and Yonge area to learn more about Portrait Condominiums, the latest development from our friends over at Norstar Homes. We met with developer Aaron Brown, and he took
The highlights of CMHC’s First-Time Homebuyers Survey
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released the results of its 2015 First-Time Homebuyers Survey. The survey was conducted online last April and there were 788 participants from across Canada. They had all purchased their first home
Do You Want to Live in a Smart City?
Everything in our lives seems to be getting “smarter.” More and more people are carrying around smartphones; we have in-home systems that learn from our repetitious behaviour in order to provide the perfect ambience for us to live in; and we have smart
Trimart: March Numbers Keep Rolling In
The first quarter of 2013 showed excellent results for homebuilders in the Greater Toronto Area. Trimart is reporting that a select group of builders are responsible for over 61 percent of the sales. Mattamy Homes leads that list with 545 sales, followed
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.
Pebble Creek: Life Designed by You
When Falconcrest Homes and Graywood Developments first started accepting registrations for The Residences at Pebble Creek, they asked homebuyers to “Register & Vote.”The builders wanted to know whether homebuyers in Woodbridge were interested in
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If you thought pyramids were outdated, you thought wrong.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
Avalon: Oakville's Newest Luxury Community
Are you in search of the ultimate in luxury and comfort? Are you holding out for your dream home, but having trouble finding it? We believe that HUSH's exclusive Avalon community is your answer to everything.
