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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Saginaw opens applications for final phase of COVID-19 relief home repair program

SAGINAW , Mich. – Time is ticking for communities to allocate its COVID-19 relief dollars given to them by the federal government.

Saginaw City Council approved a home repair program.

It started in 2022 with furnaces, then phase two was

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Interprovincial migration helps fuel tight Calgary housing market

Relatively more affordable housing types, such as row and apartment-style homes, saw the most significant year-over-year price gains

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Home repair service for seniors closing after 35 years

Maggie Spence’s house in East Oakland has handrails on the porch, grab bars in the bathroom, a fresh coat of paint, a repaired roof, new windows, and a spruced up yard. 

Crucially, it’s a home she can move around in

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