Year starts with a slight jump in Canadian home sales
The Canadian Real Estate Association released its monthly national home sales figures for January 2019, reporting a slight increase in activity.
6 renovation tips that will help boost the value of your home
It’s easy to look around and realize your home needs some refreshing. It’s a little more difficult to know exactly what projects will be profitable in the future. If you’re stuck on knowing where to concentrate your renovation budget, Home Improvement
Everything you need to know about Canada’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
If you’re a first-time buyer in Canada, you’ve likely been waiting for details on the federal government’s First-Time Home Buyer Incentive program. Well, the details are here, including a start date.
It pays to buy green: You can now save more money buying an energy efficient home
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just announced that it is increasing the premium refunds for energy efficient homes. “CMHC is committed to fostering energy-efficient housing in Canada,” says Steve Mennill, Senior Vice President,
NOC Development previews 3 New York inspired homes
New modern, contemporary housing is coming to Canada. Torontonians received a sneak peek of New York City inspired home models last weekend at Improve Canada. As a real estate development, investment, and management firm, NOC Development revealed three
Say goodbye to energy efficient homes
Our new premier this week vowed to make it his first official act to put the kibosh on GreenON, the renovation rebate program that incentivized homeowners to make their homes more energy efficient.
New home starts increasing in Toronto due to limited resale supply
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its monthly housing starts report for June 2016, announcing an increase in new home starts across Canada. The trend measure for last June was 197,918 units, which is a slight increase compared
Homes by Desantis Building One Family's Dreams
It was a sun filled Friday, with the students of Hillfield Strathallan College donning hard hats and construction boots and joining the Homes by DeSantis construction team on the Habitat for Humanity site.
The top spring home improvement ideas for 2016
By Kaitlin KrullIt might sound ridiculous given the current weather, but spring is here. If your home looks like it could do with a bit of spring cleaning and more than a bit of home improvement, then you’re in luck. We’ve compiled a list of some of this
How are millennials affording new homes and condos in the GTA?
With the Altus Group statistics released by BILD for May 2018 noting that the benchmark price for new single-family homes was $1,144,191 and for high-rise $758,370, one has to wonder how first-time buyers are making their way into the market.
