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barrie condos: Goodbye concrete, hello glass! - 12/28/12 05:40 AM
RENOVATIONS: STATE OF THE ART New York contractor Nicholas S.G. Stern weighs in on the latest options for updating your home BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH Email Print 0 Share Peter Paige RELATED LINKS GETTING COLOR AND LIGHT RIGHT DECORATING WITH WALL TREATMENTS SECRETS TO A WELL-LIT ROOM SPECIAL OFFER
Q: What are your favorite new building materials?
A: At Stern Projects, we're using glass as a structural element for design features like stairs, rails, balconies, and roofs. We like Glassos crystallized glass; it has a milk-white surface resembling Thassos stone. Glass tile is also popular and plays wonderfully with light. Both are affordable, but the … (2 comments)
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barrie condos: Toronto luxury home demand on the rise - 04/18/12 07:37 AM
Toronto luxury home demand on the rise
Sales of luxury homes in the GTA continue to be strong.
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As status symbols go, they don’t have as much flash as a sports car, but high-end househunters are looking for a different kind of luxury in Toronto’s top neighbourhoods these days — two laundry rooms.
The well-heeled are also seeking out swimming pools — no matter how tiny — as well as home-office/homework rooms where they can catch up on work while keeping an eye on the kids.
Wine cellars are being downsized, but not expectations, says Paul … (0 comments)
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barrie condos: Hot market selling first then buying. - 01/23/12 01:00 PM
We’ve decided to sell our condo before we try to buy a home because we just can’t take the risk of carrying two mortgages at the same time. Selling first is usually the way to go, but with more than a decade of rising real estate prices in Toronto, there is a temptation to buy first. Buying first has some advantages. For instance, it’s possible that interest rates could move higher in the coming months. There are some very tempting mortgage offers, such as 5-year rates of 2.99 per cent, that we will miss out on because we’re not buying yet. In our case, … (1 comments)
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barrie condos: Economists predicting a correction - 01/10/12 09:54 AM
Economists predicting a correction haven’t yet decided whether to call it a blessing or something else, but a spate of condo projects in Toronto drove the country’s housing starts higher than expected in December – almost 15,000 above the previous month’s.
“The increase posted in December was mainly attributable to the multiple urban starts, particularly in Ontario and in Atlantic Canada”, Mathieu Laberge, deputy chief economist at CMHC’s Market Analysis Centre, said Tuesday. The exact numbers for 2011 are still being verified, but the Crown corp. is confirming the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 200,200 units in December, … (0 comments)
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barrie condos: Selling a home: 10 things you need to know - 12/10/11 09:35 PM
Selling a home: 10 things you need to know
SHUTTERSTOCK By Tony Wong | Mon Mar 21 2011
Comment (5) Recommend (4) People sell their homes for a variety of reasons, whether it’s because they need more space, they’re downsizing, moving up, leaving the country, or getting a divorce. They all have one thing in common: They want to get the most they can.
Here are 10 things you need to know about selling your house.
1. What’s my house worth?
It doesn’t hurt to get a second opinion at the doctor’s office. Real estate is no different. If you’re interviewing … (3 comments)
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barrie condos: Buy or Rent? - 12/03/11 01:37 AM
So, you’ve finally decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and buy your own home… how exciting! You are ready to fulfill your dream of having a place to call your own.
Buying a home is one of the biggest emotional and financial decisions you'll ever make. Prepare by learning about the proces
So, you’ve finally decided to fulfill a lifelong dream and buy your own home… how exciting! You are ready to fulfill your dream of having a place to call your own.
Buying a home is one of the biggest emotional and financial decisions you'll ever make. Prepare by learning … (5 comments)
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Roy Boni-Selling Barrie
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