Homes

Home safety audit for Daylight Savings Time

It’s almost time to turn back the clocks and gain an hour of sleep when Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 6.  Having a universal day set on the calendar for resetting to Standard Time is ...

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End Toronto’s spiralling housing costs

Bill Freeman — Pressure is being applied—yet again—on the provincial government to increase the land supply in the GTA to decrease the costs of housing. This time the report is coming from Benjamin Tal, an economist with CIBC. This demand ...

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Fraud impacts insurance premiums paid by you, the consumer

A recent survey from the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) found that 69 per cent of respondents believe there is fraud in the Ontario auto system.  One of the main reasons auto insurance premiums are so high in Ontario, ...

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The Bog House: 1456 Firelane 1, Port Colborne, Ontario (for sale)

For sale in Port Colborne, Ontario, is a one-of-a-kind retreat in a rare Canadian Carolinian forest: It’s just steps away from the sandy beach on ocean-like Lake Erie. The beach so resembles the high, rolling waves and setting of early Martha’s Vineyard that ...

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‘Excessive’ Riverdale film shoots at local mansion cause hardships

Nick Shcherban — This year, 10 film shoots, more than one each month, have occurred at a Riverdale residence, and local homeowners would li ke to see it end. An aging heritage mansion at 450 Pape Ave. and Riverdale Ave. has ...

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New dog-friendly condos your canine will love

Tracy Ruddell — Toronto is a city of dog lovers and condo dwelling doesn’t deter us from becoming fur moms and pops. Cats and condos have always meshed but raising a healthy, happy pup in a Toronto condo can be ...

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Second-rate rentals ruin Canadian romances

Second-rate rental apartments are ruining Canadian romances according to a recent nationwide survey conducted for Shiplake Properties. The survey’s findings reveal just how seriously Canadians take their home comforts; with a startling number of respondents claiming their partner’s substandard rental ...

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Daniels breaks ground on Sumach retirement rentals

The Daniels Corporation, Chartwell Retirement Residences have unveiled plans and broken ground for The Sumach by Chartwell, a new urban rental residence for active retired adults located in the revitalized Regent Park neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto. Daniels is renowned as ...

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GTA March resale housing figures

Toronto Real Estate Board President Mark McLean announced record TREB MLS® home sales for the first quarter of 2016 following a strong result for March transactions. There were 10,326 sales in March and 22,575 sales in the first quarter. The ...

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Making your home sale ready

What do buyers look for in a new home? Although people might like to think they make these decisions rationally, in fact their choices have as much to do with emotional reaction as an assessment of square footage, the condition ...

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