Sustainability

Oct. 25, 2024

This Winter, Do Your Part to Fight Climate Change: Install a Heat Pump.

The unseasonable warmth of this fall season, quite similar to last year, is only one of the many serious manifestations of the undeniable and existential threat posed by global climate change, which continues to impact lives here in Canada and around the world.

Thankfully, governments at the municipal, …

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Oct. 18, 2024

Make This Winter More Luminous with a New Fireplace

The inviting sounds of crackling wood or the riveting sight of glowing embers in a dying fire. Cozy fireside chats with friends or family. Sleepovers with fun-filled marshmallow roasting sessions. Or just a solitary but warm interlude spent reading or relaxing next to a roaring fire.

A home’s …

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Sept. 27, 2024

Buying a Home? Get Homeowners’ Insurance First

Even as adequate housing supply and affordability continue to remain top of mind for many Canadians, for those of our readers who are fortunate to be homeowners or are considering buying a home in the near future, the importance of getting your home insured cannot be stressed enough.

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Sept. 6, 2024

For a Greener Future, Harness Solar Energy to Power Your Home

The wide-ranging impacts of global climate change continue to manifest themselves in extreme weather events, such as wildfires, unseasonable rain and flooding, etc. causing widespread devastation, here in Canada, and elsewhere. This has considerably driven up home insurance costs in the last few years, and to some extent, fueled …

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Aug. 23, 2024

Make Your Home More Energy Efficient: Save Money & the Environment

With Fall around the corner and the typically months-long winter following shortly, now is the time to consider making your home more energy-efficient to avoid hefty heating bills in the months ahead. Making your home more energy efficient is not only the more environment-friendly option, but it can also …

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July 5, 2024

Bought a Fixer-Upper? Consider Renovation Mortgage Financing to Pay for Reno Costs

 

Hope you are all having a great summer. Even as the available housing inventory has expanded considerably, home sales trends across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) remain sluggish. For those of you who are currently house hunting or have zeroed in on a few homes that you …

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June 28, 2024

Home Renovations That Guarantee the Best ROI For Home Sellers

 

If you are considering selling your home or one of your homes (if you are lucky to be in that enviable position in Canada’s tough housing market), taking the time to assess your property’s market value is important. That begins with determining which portions of your home …

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April 26, 2024

Climate Change and Housing: Channeling Sustainability into Home Ownership

Among socio-economic and other factors, the undeniable reality, and various manifestations of the climate crisis, continue to have significant implications for the future of housing everywhere, including in Canada.

Adapting housing construction to meet resilience standards that help combat the wide-ranging impacts of extreme weather events, or retrofitting …

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