Genworth Canada: Home Improvement Tips
One of the largest mortgage insurers in the country, Genworth Canada, recently posted a variety of videos illustrating helpful tips for homebuyers and homeowners. Today, we are featuring their video titled “Home Improvements.”The challenges behind home
New net-zero shipping container project proposed to address growing need for affordable housing
Alberta will soon be home to a new shipping container community, designed to address the need for more affordable housing in rural communities. There are plans in place to roll out these shipping container communities in other areas across the country.
Housing Starts in Toronto Decrease for the First Time in Five Months
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its national housing starts data for July 2015, announcing that multiple urban starts are making up for the decline in single-detached starts across the country. The trend measure for July was
Condo Pro: Toronto The Great
On a recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai, I was astounded by the attitude toward Canada there. In a Daily News article, I read that 60 per cent of all Chinese who have $10 million in net worth are looking to emigrate ? and our country is their number-one
Exploring Toronto by Foot, Bicycle, and Boat
Summer is upon us and many city dwellers are heading up north to open up the cottage, camp, and enjoy Ontario’s wilderness. However, you don’t have to own a car or travel to cottage country to find yourself surrounded by wilderness. Believe it or not,
Timberbank Manors is coming soon
Located on Chinguacosy Road, just north of Queen St., Timberbank Manors will be the perfect mix of quiet country living with the amenities of city life. With both Singles and Townhouses available, the options are ideal for a young family.
Final phase of Ancroft Place now available
Canlight Realty Corporation has released the final suites at Ancroft Place for sale. Previous phases sold out within days, so great is the demand for these charming English-country-style two- and three-storey homes, set on a leafy cul-de-sac in the Roseda
CHBA recommends 5 ways to address housing affordability challenges
At the end of February, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association Day on the Hill took place, where CHBA met with members of parliament and senators to provide potential solutions to the housing affordability challenges Canadians face across the country.
Strong risk of problematic housing market conditions found in the GTA
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its quarterly Housing Market Assessment (HMA) and Housing Market Outlook (HMO), announcing that there is strong evidence of problematic conditions for the country’s housing market as a whole and
2018’s top trends in the home renovation industry
National trends suggest that nearly half of Canadian homeowners will choose to renovate their properties this year (with 48% of homeowners polled by CIBC last May planning to renovate in 2017). If, like much of the country, a home renovation
