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Real Estate: The Why's and How's of a Low Maintenance Lawn
Have you ever wondered how much more fun time you could have if your lawn took less time to care for? Do you want to know how to have a low maintenance lawn and why? The savings to you are compelling.

Real Estate: The Why's and How's of Hiring a Contractor
Planning on home renovations, building an extension or remodeling your kitchen? A good contractor can help you make the most out of your budget and your project. If you plan on hiring a contractor, this is your step-by-step guide to making a good choice.

Real Estate: Ten Tips for Turning Your Home Into an Income Property
Are you looking for new ways to increase your income? Are you also looking to make some extra money to spend on having fun this summer? Here's how.

Real Estate: Is Home Ventilation Necessary?
Get the best experience possible from a breath of fresh air right in your home.

Real Estate: Renovating for Life's Changes
Get some renovation inspiration. Spring is the perfect time to think about your home. Start making your home more flexible, adaptable, comfortable and safe today.

Real Estate: Canadian Homeowners Get Paid to Go Green
Show the planet a little love. Change your environmentality and get paid to go green.

Real Estate: Developing Your Wish List and Priorities
Warm up your home and plan your renovation wish list.

Real Estate: Hiring a Real Estate Stager is Being Proactive in Today's Market
As we say goodbye to 2008 and we begin 2009, we find using all services available to us for selling real estate, increasingly more important.

Real Estate: The Gift of Greener Real Estate
For the eco-conscious homeowner on your list, give greener gifts.

Real Estate: 101 of Fractional Real Estate
As beach front properties get out of reach for a lot of potential buyers, fractional real estate ownership seems like the perfect solution.

Real Estate: Keep Cool When Buying Central Air
If you are in the market for central air conditioning, here's what you need to know to ensure you buy the right one for your home.

Real Estate: The Great Canadian Condo Craze
A condominium lifestyle offers the best of both worlds to many Canadians. You have the advantage of ownership, without the hassles of maintenance, repairs and security concerns.

Real Estate: Pre-Construction Flipping for Hobby and Profit
We have all seen the shows about flipping real estate. Buy cheap, fix it up and sell for a profit. What about new construction flips?

Real Estate: Spring into Accessibility for Your Home Renovations
Spring is a time of fresh beginnings. Make your home renovations fix-it and user friendly.

Real Estate: Catch the Green Wave in Real Estate
Looking for a home with a small ecological footprint and saves you money

Real Estate: Why Use A Realtor?
For the love of one of the largest investments many people will ever make, now is the time to have your team of professionals on your side starting with a Realtor.

Real Estate: Make it Your Resolution to Become a Voice for Accessible and Affordable Housing
Open your eyes and your connections and become a voice for others.

Real Estate: Welcoming Gift Guides for your Less Abled Visitors
Bring out the welcome and make it visible. What you can do to make your less abled friends and family feel more at home.

Real Estate: Should you rely on real estate to fund your retirement?
Planning out your portfolio now will ensure your holiday wishes for a happy retirement come true. In the investment world, diversity is the key and staying the course is the door to your future.

Real Estate: Realize Your Renovation Expectations
Baby boomers are not ready to move into a prefabricated one size fits all retirement community. They are opting to stay where they are and undertake renovations to add luxury and ease to their active retirement.

Real Estate: Real Estate Forecast Calls for Record Sales and Prices in 2007
The Canadian market is booming for boomers. Keeping your eye on one of your largest investments should be routine practice.

Real Estate: Helping Ontarians Go Green and Get Green at Home
Forget Tory blue and Grit red - the Government has gone green. New incentives are popping up in every province to encourage us to be more ecologically minded. Now is a perfect time to take advantage of these incentives in your own home. After all - every kilowatt counts.

Real Estate: Quick Curb Appeal Tips for Home Sellers
Harmonious and well placed extras ensure that your home will be off the market quickly so you can put your summer plans into full gear.

Real Estate: Theft Proofing Your Home
Most Canadians get away in the summer with family or friends for a minimum of a weekend if not extended vacations. As most burglaries happen in July and August, ensure you know how to protect your home from theft.

Real Estate: Contractor Red Flags
HGTV tells How to Spot Trouble

Real Estate: Ten Home Improvement Projects That Add Value
Time for a Change of address or just time to make some changes at your address. For most people your residence is your largest asset so here are a few tips to realize it.

Real Estate: About Your House
Attic Venting, Attic Moisture and Ice Dams

Real Estate: Make Gardening a Family Affair!
Sharing your garden with your children by allowing each child to choose what they would like to see grow

Real Estate: Managing Your Business
Tips on how to reduce your electricity costs

Real Estate: The Danger of Rising House Prices
What you need to be aware of

Real Estate: Tips on How To
Have a Fire-Safe Holiday

Real Estate: Protect Yourself Against Theft
Strengthen your home’s entry points against theft...

Real Estate: How Healthy is the Air in Your Home
Controlling Humidity is the Key

Real Estate: Accessible Housing by Design
Universal Ramp Design

Real Estate: Ideas for Summer Energy Savings
Union Gas offers tips...

Real Estate: Small Steps…Big Savings
You can do a lot to control your energy costs...

Real Estate: Check Your House’s Curb Appeal
How does your house look from the street...

Real Estate: Indulge in a Splash of Colour
Here are some colour proportion tips to help your garden dazzle…

Real Estate: How to Insulate Yourself From Rising Energy Prices
The price of all energy sources has increased…

Real Estate: Smoke Alarm Systems
Saveguard your loved ones...

Real Estate: Get your Asking Price -- or More
If you are thinking about putting your house on the market now and hope to sell ...

Real Estate: Holiday Decorating Ideas
For great visual impact when decorating your tree, use a theme ...

Real Estate: Oh No -- the Garage
Did you know that there is a term called Garage Psychology?

Real Estate: The Gift of Downsizing
Downsizing is one of the best gifts you can give your children and grandchildren ...

Real Estate: Furnishing the Senior Friendly Home
Furnishings ...

Real Estate: A Senior Friendly Home Environment
Specific adaptations for creating a "Senior Friendly" Home Environment

Real Estate: Downsizing
Considerations when relocating due to retirement or "down sizing"

Real Estate: Designing Buildings for Older Adults
An excerpt from The Building Guide Supplement ...

Real Estate: The Kitchen -- the heart of the home
For today’s home buyer, kitchens are one of the biggest factors in determining whether to purchase a specific home ...

Real Estate: Did You Know?
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has many publications and online PDFs ...

Real Estate: Instant Curb Appeal
It’s not too late to think about curb appeal ...

Real Estate: Condo Living -- Types & Advantages
There are many different types of condominiums available for purchase these days ...