Burlington is now Number two place to live in Canada!! Find your dream home here http://www.ryanshomes.ca/Burlington-Homes-For-Sale.aspx Canada’s Best Places to Live 2012: Ottawa wins again, Burlington is #2, Toronto ranks 47th March 20, 2012 00:03:00 Lesley Ciarula Taylor Staff Reporter Toronto barely scrapes into the top 50 of places to live in Canada but Jann [...]
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2012
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2012
Canadian Housing Market to Remain Steady
OTTAWA, February 13, 2012 — Housing markets are expected to remain steady in 2012 and 2013, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) first quarter 2012 Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition1. “With the Canadian economy set to expand at a moderate pace and mortgage rates expected to remain low, activity levels in 2012 in [...]
Feb
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2012
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2012
Art enriches your life and your home
The buzz phrase often used to describe the current self-referential aspect of home decor is “personalized,” and the design media has loads of suggestions for products that will help you achieve it. But rather than searching for ephemeral elements to evoke individuality, why not let original art communicate who you are? Not only does [...]
Feb
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2011
New App for hand held house hunting
A mobile application of Realtor.ca for Windows Phone 7 is now available to help consumers check out houses while they are on the go. The app provides house hunters with both the functionality of REALTOR.ca and the features of Windows Phone 7 such as GPS. Users can search for properties across Canada and connect with [...]
Oct
28
2010
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2010
HST as it relates to home buying and selling
An Ipsos Reid survey commissioned by the Ontario Real Estate Association and made public Wednesday says that 56 % of Ontarians mistakenly believe that the HST, which was implemented in July, applies to the reseale home market. The HST which combines the PST and GST for a total of 13 percent does apply to certain [...]
Mar
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2010
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2010
Are you ready to sell?
When getting your home ready to sell, you need to look at your house in a new way. Think of your house as a product about to go on the market where it is probably competing with brand new housing. It needs to show well–which means clutter-free and well kept.
Feb
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2010
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2010
Are you for the birds?
Birders come in as many different types as there are bird species in the world. Whether you simply enjoy watching them, enticing them to your feeder or travelling the world to add species to your life list – you guessed it, you are a birder! The showy Northern Cardinal lights up backyards all over Burlington [...]