Leon’s Furniture CEO on retail, real estate, running a Canada icon

Plan for housing development in Toronto part of ‘massive’ opportunity to unlock value in real estate portfolio, CEO says

Limited exposure to U.S. commercial real estate giving Canadian bank investors hope. Why? – National

Limited exposure to U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) is giving shareholders hope that Canada’s big banks can weather the storm that has rocked rivals in the United States and Europe.

However, investors will be on alert for signs of stress

23 Curb Appeal Ideas for the Best Front Yard on the Block

Update your front yard, porch, and entryway to welcome visitors with a beautiful first impression. Check out these simple, low-cost curb appeal ideas for improvements you can do in a day, a week, or a month. When your home looks

APCHA opens up home repair grant program to Category 4 homeowners

Steven Miller, a homeowner at Burlingame Ranch Phase I with his wife and their two kids, took advantage of the APCHA Essential Repairs Pilot Grant Program to address plumbing issues in one of the bathrooms in their home.
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Real estate buyers in Toronto find competition has returned

The real estate market in the Greater Toronto Area is shifting gears and buyers who became used to a languid pace are scrambling to keep up.

John Pasalis, president of Realosophy Realty, says people looking at properties in the fall

Samantha Pearl and Emily Pearl Reist, My Handyma’am Founders

This FH series introduces readers to a few of the women who make up 11 percent of the construction workforce in the United States, spotlighting stories of their careers in the field. Know someone we should feature? Email us here.

Celebrity real estate agent Mauricio Umansky warns ‘perfect storm’ of housing unaffordability brewing

Celebrity real estate agent Mauricio Umansky is sounding the alarm over the “perfect storm of total unaffordability”

East-side ministry helps neighbors repair their homes, workers rebuild their lives- Detroit Catholic

Genevieve Kocourek, evangelization coordinator at St. Augustine and St. Monica Parish on Detroit’s east side, is the founder of Firm Foundations of Hope, an organization that helps unemployed and underemployed individuals recover the dignity of work while fixing homes for

Don’t Schedule Home Repairs on This Day of the Week

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If you’re a homeowner, you already know how important it is to keep up with home maintenance and get those repairs done quickly. But whether you’re talking about fixing a leaky faucet or a crack in

China’s Real Estate Crash Threatens Commodity Supplies and Suppliers

 

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The recent liquidation order by a Hong Kong court of debt-ridden Chinese property giant Evergrande has once again raised that dreaded question: is China’s economy a ticking time bomb? It is a question experts continue to ask