Real estate blog entries tagged with green building by Marg Scheben-Edey - Collingwood, Ontario (RE/MAX four seasons realty limited)

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Home : Blogs : Marg Scheben-Edey - Collingwood, Ontario : Inside Collingwood - Blue Mountain, Ontario : Tag "green building"

green building: Canadian Housing Design Trends - 03/05/10 10:38 AM

The features that home buyers look for reflect the changing realities of the world we live in. For example, as the average age of the population rises, so does the demand for one storey homes. With environmental issues reaching our collective consciousness, so does the demand for "green" features increase.
I spent some time this morning reading various reports and studies to find out the trends home builders and renovators might want to pay particular attention to. What I found was not surprising at all. Buyers are placing increased importance on:
Open concept floor plans One level living Main floor master bedrooms Universal design Energy … (4 comments)

green building: How Would Your Home Score? - 01/23/09 01:15 PM

If you were selling or renting out your property, would you agree to provide the potential buyer or tenant with a report describing the energy efficiency of your property? What would the results of such a report show?
In October 2008, the Ontario legislature passed the second reading of Bill 101 known as the Home Energy Rating Act. If approved, this new act will require that owners of detached, semi-detached homes and units in multi-unit, low-rise buildings, who enter into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale on or after January 1, 2011 or into a tenancy agreement on or after January … (16 comments)

green building: A Real Estate Pioneer To Watch (and Thank) - 11/07/07 07:07 PM

"Ultimate Lifestyle Homes" "Live the good life every day" "Life as it should be!"
These are some of the current slogans being used by new homes projects here in our little corner of Ontario. They all try to encapsulate what we love about South Georgian Bay namely, the lifestyle that we are blessed to have thanks to the gifts Mother Nature has given us. But, I wonder... is development the very threat that will take away these gifts or will development find a way to harness and strengthen our bounty?
Think of it. We have a beautiful and expansive body of water that not … (2 comments)

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