Canadian Home Sales Decline for Fifth Consecutive Month
Recently, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its report of Canadian home sales for January 2014.Canadian home salesAccording to the CREA, January 2014 marked the fifth consecutive month-over-month decline for Canadian home sales.
September: Interior Design Month
With a new month, comes a new theme on the Newinhomes.com Blog. Since September marks the beginning of fall, and fall is all about the changing of colours and an overall drastic change to our outdoor scenery, we decided that “Interior Design” would be an
3D Printing and Construction
By Penny MunozAccording to architect Adrian Priestman, he is the first one to implement 3D printed construction elements into an actual building. The rooftop canopy of the Bevis Marks development in London is fabricated from pieces that were individually
JFK’s Custom Home for Sale
By Penny MunozThis year marked half a century of the tragic assassination of one of America’s most loved presidents. Widely covered by the media, John F. Kennedy’s life was memorialized for this special anniversary in Dallas, resonating a nation’s
Cutting Your Home Energy Costs
By Mark SalernoDid you know that you may be eligible for a 10 per cent refund on your Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) mortgage insurance premium if you use CMHC insured financing to purchase, build, or renovate your home to make it energy
National Home Sales Climb Higher for Seventh Consecutive Month
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its national monthly home sales figures, announcing a 1.8 percent increase in activity through Canada’s MLS Systems between July and August 2014.This marks the seventh consecutive monthly increase in
The Best of All Things in 2014
With both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day falling on our usual newsletter day, this marks my last column of 2013. It’s been an exciting year, and unlike a couple of years ago when the excitement all came from the market, a lot of the excitement in the
Do you want a home with artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic lately. Recently, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said that Elon Musk’s pessimistic view of AI was “pretty irresponsible.” Musk replied by calling Zuckerberg’s understanding of AI “limited.”While leaders
Construction Update: Pears on the Avenue
We recently had the opportunity to check out the construction progress over at Menkes’ Toronto development, Pears on the Avenue. We met with Site Superintendent, Mark Mulvenna, who brought us up to speed.Construction progress at PearsLast time we visited
Pug Awards X - Lessons from Chicago
Earlier this week, Newinhomes.com had the privilege of attending the 10th Annual Pug Awards. This year’s event marked the 10th and last People’s Choice Awards, and the eighth Pug Talk.Before we get into how interesting the Pug Talk between Chief Planner
