Last Updated: April 9, 2010 12:30am
Growth in home prices expected to moderate
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
March solid for home sales
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
Condo plan hot button in Old South
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
SW Ontario family learns value of fresh alarm batteries
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
Prevention, checks needed year-round
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
Cash deal threat looms
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
New housing strategy planned
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
February housing starts up five-fold
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
Home on the red-hot range
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
Home sales market recovery underway
The London-area real estate market continued to recover last month, with 605 home sales.
Last Updated: March 3, 2010 11:04am
Top tips for green houses
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
Resale prices continue sluggish ways in London
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
Homes sales take a dip
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
London numbers mixed
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
Small landlord licences designed to meet property standards
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
Sales stabilizing, prices resilient
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
Tax credit helped boost industry
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
Trends that really hit home
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
Is the meeting at your condo out of order?
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
Lights, camera — action!
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
Connoisseur at home in kitchen
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
It’s time to bone up on the HST
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
Student housing receives boost from feds
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
A little more light reading
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
Is radon on your radar?
You may have been hearing more about radon gas in homes lately — and for good reason. Exposure to radon gas is