Last Updated: April 9, 2010 12:30am
By QMI Agency
Average house prices in Canada jumped 10.3% in the first quarter, with Vancouver leading the way, though the pace of growth is likely to moderate throughout the rest of the year, a survey from Royal LePage found.
Last Updated: April 6, 2010 12:10am
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, The London Free Press
March was another solid month for London-area home sales, boosting confidence the real estate market is back to pre-recession levels.
Last Updated: March 31, 2010 8:53am
By PATRICK MALONEY, The London Free Press
The level of feedback from Old South residents over a proposed Wortley Village condo development may be "unprecedented" in any similar previous case, London's planning boss says.
Last Updated: March 27, 2010 12:16am
By Special to QMI Agency
It could be any family in any town or city anywhere in Canada. But one Southwestern Ontario family is especially happy they installed fresh batteries in their smoke alarms before the recent time change -- it saved their lives.
Last Updated: March 27, 2010 12:10am
By ROB PARKER, Special to QMI Agency
In the winter, we rely on appliances -- many of them electric, some fuelled by natural gas, propane, or oil -- to heat our homes, cook most of our meals and dry our clothes.
Last Updated: March 27, 2010 12:08am
By Carl DiNardo, Special to QMI AGENCY
The recent Canadian Home Builders' Association annual conference bid a cautious welcome to 2010 and a good riddance to 2009.
Last Updated: March 19, 2010 12:13am
By PATRICK MALONEY, The London Free Press
City officials are developing a five-year plan to tackle all aspects of housing in London -- from homelessness to home ownership -- and want the public's input to help set priorities.
Last Updated: March 8, 2010 11:43pm
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, The London Free Press
Beneath the February snow the London area housing market was heating up with the most $single-family housing starts in more than a year.
Last Updated: March 9, 2010 11:32am
By SHARON SINGLETON, QMI Agency
Canada’s real estate market showed no sign of losing steam in February, with housing starts rising faster than expected and a new survey showing 10% of Canadians expect to buy a home in the next two years.
Last Updated: March 1, 2010 11:37pm
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, The London Free Press
The London-area real estate market continued to recover last month, with 605 home sales.
Last Updated: March 3, 2010 11:04am
By SUZANNE ELSTON, Special to QMI Agency
It’s official. After a couple of years of slumping sales, the Canadian housing sector is experiencing a strong rebound.
Last Updated: February 20, 2010 12:44am
By NORMAN DE BONO, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
London's real estate values will lag much of the country in the next few months and its performance this year has been just as sluggish, says a report released Friday.
Last Updated: February 18, 2010 10:46am
By QMI Agency
Sales of existing homes dipped 2.8% in January in a sign that Canada’s feverish property market may be beginning to cool, the Canadian Real Estate Association said.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010 11:55pm
By NORMAN DE BONO, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
London's home building numbers took another fall last month -- but there is a glimmer of good news in the figures, David Lan, analyst with the London office of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Monday.
Last Updated: February 3, 2010 10:18am
By JOE MATYAS, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
Come March 1, all small landlords in London will need city-issued licences for all their rental properties.
Last Updated: February 2, 2010 11:41am
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
As the recession recedes, real estate sales are stabilizing in the London area and house prices are surprisingly resilient, said the head of the real estate board.
Last Updated: February 2, 2010 11:39am
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, THE LONDON FREE PRESS
London's home renovators and retailers are going to miss the federal tax credit that's helped their industries weather the recession.
Last Updated: January 23, 2010 1:05am
By SARAH RUTTAN, Special to QMI Agency
Top-notch designers, world-class styles and state-of-the-environment ideas: next weekend's 2010 Lifestyle Home Show will exceed the expectations of even the most selective design aficionado.
Last Updated: January 23, 2010 1:06am
By MARILYN LINCOLN, SPECIAL TO QMI AGENCY
Q: I am a director of our condominium corporation. Our meetings seem to be a little confusing regarding motions and chairing the meeting.
Last Updated: January 28, 2010 2:05pm
By ELISSA SCOTT, Special to QMI AGENCY
EDMONTON -- I love the Hollywood vibe and the cultural melting pot of L.A. Many in California are from other parts of the world, and the diversity affects the lingo and the style.
Last Updated: January 28, 2010 2:05pm
By MARCY CORNBLUM, Special to QMI Agency
You might say the world is his open bar. For more than six seasons, TV viewers have tuned in to Food Network Canada's Thirsty Traveler - a.k.a. Toronto's Kevin Brauch - to follow his globetrotting adventures as he discovers the world's finest beers, wines and spirits.
Last Updated: January 23, 2010 1:06am
By CARL DiNARDO, Special to QMI Agency
More than 74% of Ontarians and 82% of British Columbians oppose the Harmonized Sales Tax, due to be introduced in both provinces in July, according to a poll conducted for Canwest News Service by Ipsos Reid.
Last Updated: January 21, 2010 11:57am
By MARIKA MOTIWALLA, Special to the Free Press
Improving the quality and quantity of student housing across Canada is the goal of a new mortgage loan-insurance offer by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
Last Updated: January 23, 2010 1:07am
By ROB PARKER, SPECIAL TO QMI AGENCY
With Ottawa and several provinces poised to ban sale of incandescent light bulbs by 2012, many Canadians are turning to compact fluorescent lamps as an alternative.
Last Updated: January 23, 2010 1:07am
By Special to QMI Agency
You may have been hearing more about radon gas in homes lately — and for good reason. Exposure to radon gas is