Home warranties can eliminate much of the stress of locating and paying a reputable contractor to repair or replace vital home systems and appliances. We’ll dive into the seven companies that earned the highest scores in our home warranty rating
Month: April 2024
Vancouver real estate is booming. Vancouver real estate is struggling.
Just as governments appear more aligned on a desire to dramatically boost housing construction, other factors seem to be conspiring to grind it to a halt
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New HMD Phones Combine Low Price With DIY Repair and Battery Replacement
Would you be more likely to buy a phone if you knew that you’d be able to repair it at home if you smashed the screen? Finland-based phone-maker HMD is hoping you will, as it unveils its first own-brand phone
AIMCo on 2023, real estate and interest rates
Alberta fund sees promise in Poloz-led discussions on domestic investment, chief investment officer says
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In search of hard numbers on what it costs to maintain a home
A recent edition of The Globe and Mail’s popular Finance Facelift feature highlights our fuzzy thinking on how much it costs for household maintenance.
Dennis and Sylvie are a 60-something couple with a house they figure is worth $2.1-million. They
Luxury real estate prices hit an all-time record, Redfin says
Real estate is increasingly a tale of two markets — a luxury sector that is booming, and the rest of the market that continues to struggle with higher rates and low inventory.
Overall real estate sales fell 4% nationwide in
21 Home Improvement Projects to Tackle in 2024
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Removing Radon, the Silent Killer
Radon is a radioactive gas that moves through spaces in the soil and can enter a house through any opening, such as cracks in the foundation or the concrete slab. At elevated
This $13 “Wall Chapstick” Is the Easiest Way to Repair Walls
Earlier this week, Atlanta-based DIY-er Jordan Miller posted a video of herself patching up a few pin-sized holes in her wall with what looks exactly like oversized chapstick. Just like how you would treat your dry, flakey skin, Erase-a-Hole has
RESAAS Empowers Real Estate Agents to Access Assumable Mortgage Properties Data to Enhance Sales
VANCOUVER, BC, April 2, 2024 /CNW/ – RESAAS Services Inc. (TSXV: RSS) (OTCQB: RSASF), (“RESAAS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of technology solutions for the Real Estate Industry and world’s largest real estate agent’s platform, today announced
Nantucket home sells for 74% discount due to coastal erosion
In a corner of the nation where oceanfront properties are the playgrounds of the elite, whispers of an unbelievable deal spread like wildfire across Nantucket this winter.
Imagine, a seaside sanctuary up for grabs at a mere $600,000 — a