What Home Improvements Increase The Value of a Home?
There are a number of home improvements that increase the value of a home when it is time sell a home. While few home improvements have a large impact on […]
Category Archives: Home Improvement
Home Improvement : The importance of building permits to those renovating and to those buying renovated homes.
Adjusted housing starts rise in November
Housing starts across Canada remained flat year over year in November, although seasonally-adjusted numbers point to growing momentum in British Columbia and Quebec as developers ramp up to meet immigration […]
Sellers need to smarten up homes, investor argues
If you want to fetch the best price, you need to start re-investing in the property. Home sellers need to pump some cash back into their property if they want […]
The Home Inspection Process, What Home Buyers Need To Know…
Hiring a home inspector can be one of the most important decisions you make during the home buying process. A good home inspector can uncover potential problems in and around […]
April issue of my monthly newsletter!
Welcome to the April issue of my monthly newsletter! This month’s edition discusses Purchase Plus Improvements renovation mortgage options, as well as offers tips about maintaining your best credit score. […]
How the Selling Process Works
Even if you’ve bought or sold a home before, this process can still be daunting. Let’s look at the many steps involved in selling a home and see how a real estate […]
Get an energy audit
Maybe replace your clunker of a furnace, but maintenance is key for low heating bills… Gini Funnell remembers the walls in her 42-year-old Manotick home were always icy cold in […]
Cut energy bills by shutting down ‘energy vampires’
With a nearly 90-year-old house in Rye, N.Y., Melanie Cadenhead spends a large part of every winter being cold. The temperature inside usually drops around the end of November and […]
No pane, no gain
Noise, condensation reduced; insulation value increased… An extra pane of glass in your windows can yield significant gains in household comfort through reduced heat transfer, along with increased noise-reduction and […]
Make your Canadian Mortgage Tax Deductible
The Smith Manoeuvre – A Wealth Strategy (Part 1) <!––> Have you guys heard of the Smith Manoeuvre (SM)? For those who don’t know what it is, it’s a Canadian […]
