Building materials are hard to get your hands on right now, which is driving up prices. The price of new homes in Canada jumped by the biggest amount in more than three years last month, because of sky high costs for building materials during the pandemic. Statistics Canada reported Monday Read more…
Lack of industrial, commercial lots frustrates Whitehorse businesses, councillors. Business owners and some Whitehorse city councillors say more needs to be done to get commercial and industrial lots onto the market. They say the shortage is holding back growth in the city. The discussion was sparked by a consultants’ report commissioned Read more…
Make no mistake about it: when you’re selling your house, potential buyers want to see everything. That means no area of your home (not even your utility closet) is safe from the gaze of a serious house hunter. That’s why it’s crucial to maximize every square inch of your place—backyard Read more…
Square footage determines how big a home is, but painting, furnishings and decorating can affect how big a home feels. Looking to make a small space feel bigger? A few simple cosmetic changes can help. Consider these four ways to make any small space in your home appear more, well, spacious. Read more…
Canadian Real Estate Market Sentiment 56 per cent of Canadians who are planning to engage in the real estate market say they expect to do so within less than a year Almost half (44 per cent) of Canadians believe that the real estate market will bounce back to the strength Read more…
Buying a home is a big investment and a huge commitment, but most homeowners will attest that the pay-off is worth the pains and strains of making those regular mortgage payments. Most people focus on their mortgage interest rate as a way of saving money (or at least, ensuring more Read more…
Canadian real estate has been a tough nut to crack for some homebuyers, and those with less than 20 per cent as a down payment now face another challenge, with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s (CMHC) tighter qualification rules for borrowers of high-ratio mortgages. This move is in response to the global Read more…
It seems difficult to forecast the future of the Canadian real estate market during this time. Many of us have questions about when social distancing measures will be loosened, and life will return to normal. Earlier this year the market was sizzling and in most major cities, such as Toronto Read more…
When buying or selling a home, it’s important to think big. Look beyond the home itself. What does the neighborhood have to offer? These features factor into the “livability” of a community and help contribute to a home’s appeal (translation: higher resale value). Unfortunately, livability factors are often lost among a home’s marble countertops Read more…
I think at some point we have all questioned our money-handling abilities, whether it be the Starbucks runs or the $300 dress that we definitely didn’t need, money is a precious resource that so many of us don’t know how to handle well (me included). Obviously when you work hard Read more…