One of the more attractive features of any home is its fireplace. Warm and inviting, fireplaces can add ambience, light, as well as heat. But what keeps your fireplace blazing away smoothly is one aspect of home care that often gets neglected – the cleaning and maintenance of the chimney.
Many financial planners will agree that one of the best financial strategies available to homeowners is to pay off...
http://youtu.be/20SyTwvuA_Q For over 100 years, Coldwell Banker has helped people find homes, and now our mission...
Winter is a time of year when many of us resolve to get ourselves in trim, whether it’s joining the gym or a dance class, or perhaps buying some exercise machinery for our home. We devote a lot of attention to our cars too, putting on the snow tires, changing to...
A home improvement boom is in full swing in Canada and homeowners are investing more money in renovations than ever before. Whether it’s a do-it-yourself task or a major professional project, more of today’s homeowners are investing time and money to make their...
Time with family is a precious commodity in our very busy culture so, in honour of Family Day, I went on a hunt to find some cool and fun activities to do with the family…here’s my list of the top ten I liked (in no particular order):
My wife is Dutch and over the past few years she has introduced me to a number of Dutch traditions - coffee and cake after church, oliebollen on New Year's day and a fun one which just took place yesterday (Dec. 5th) - Sinterklaas. My introduction to Sinterklaas came...
Rob Carrick is one of my favourite financial columnists and in his article Variable-rate still the cheaper mortgage option from yesterday's Globe and Mail he solidifies a belief that I have long had, that maintaining a variable rate mortgage is the cheapest option in...
Thank you to all of the men and women that have served so bravely to protect our freedoms. Your sacrifice shall not be forgotten.
When faced with winter cold, homeowners can take a number of steps to reduce how much they spend staying warm. According to HouseLogic, lowering the thermostat three to five degrees and turning it off when no one is home could reduce heating costs as much as 30...
On June 21st, Canada’s federal government announced a further tightening of Canadian mortgage regulations effective July 9th. In the announcement, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty stated that the new regulations were introduced “to keep the housing market strong, and help to ensure households do not become overextended.”
Many homeowners look to their backyard sheds solely as a storage space to house tools, gardening instruments, and a variety of old items that are no longer in use. However, a shed or other outbuilding can be a valuable and useful piece of real estate and a creative...