In St. Louis, a pressing home repair crisis is disproportionately affecting Black homeowners who struggle to afford the upkeep of their homes. This issue is deeply rooted in a legacy of racial injustice, including redlining and restrictive covenants. To find
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CRA has clarified the rules for new MHRTC home renovation tax credit
Jamie Golombek: Main home and secondary unit for a relative can be built at same time and still qualify for $7,500 credit
Ottawa real estate: The most and least affordable neighbourhoods in Ottawa
Location can play a big role in the price of buying your new home.
Real estate prices in the central areas of Ottawa are higher than in the suburbs like Barrhaven, Kanata, Orleans and Stittsville, according to data
How to Prioritize Your Home Renovation: 6 Areas to Focus on First
Whether you’re a new homeowner looking to personalize your space or an existing homeowner seeking to revamp your living quarters, prioritizing your renovation projects is essential. With countless ideas and improvements to consider, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s why
Charities helping higher-income Canadians buy houses: Canadian real estate news for July 29
This week’s top real estate and housing news.Alex Rothe/Alexander Rothe
Here are The Globe and Mail’s top housing and real estate stories this week, with the lowest mortgage rates available in Canada today, commentary
Flint council must decide if $5M is enough for ARPA home repair program
FLINT, MI — Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley’s plan for spending $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds on home repairs for residents could be approved in the next 24 hours despite lingering objections from some residents and City Council
Commercial real estate investors risk painful losses in post-COVID world
LONDON/SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) – Commercial real estate investors and lenders are slowly confronting an ugly question – if people never again shop in malls or work in offices the way they did before the pandemic, how safe are the
Nova Scotia floods cut off sole rail link connecting Halifax to rest of Canada
The devastating floods in Nova Scotia have taken out the Canadian National Railway train line that connects the port of Halifax to the rest of the country, disrupting services in the region with no word on when they will resume.
How to Fix a Broken Toilet
It’s annoying. One moment a toilet flushes reliably. The next, it doesn’t. In most cases, the fix is fast and simple, requiring a few minutes of work and a trip to the hardware store or home center. But let’s take
Living With Your Ex After Divorce Is Becoming a Trend
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The biggest twist in the New York Times story announcing that former mayor Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray were separating wasn’t that they were splitting. It was that the couple, parents of grown children, planned