Browsing the blog archives for March, 2010

Canadian Real Estate Association Claims Changes are Enough

The Canadian Real Estate Assocation (CREA) filed its defense on March 25 against charges by the Canadian Competition Bureau that the Canadian MLS system stifles competition in the real estate industry. CREA argues in its response to the CC Board that the industry is already very competitive, and that there are a variety of buying [...]

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Any House Will Be Sold In a Flash if You Get Rid of the Junk

Just living produces clutter. Heaps of it. But unkempt junk is the one thing you don’t want when you’re attempting to sell your house for top dollar. In fact, nothing can turn a potential K-W home buyer off faster or send him running faster than a house that looks like a trash heap. The best [...]

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New Ideas for Green Kitchens

Click photo to watch video One of the areas in your KW home that uses the most energy is your kitchen. So a lot of research and development has gone into finding new materials and building more energy-efficient appliances to cut energy consumption. If you’re considering remodeling your kitchen (and who isn’t), you will be [...]

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Timely Suggestions for Kitchener-Waterloo Baby Boomers

It happens to all of us. As we get older, the prospect of joining the ranks of the retired in Kitchener-Waterloo becomes something we have to deal with. No doubt retirement can be a beautiful experience. But you will also have a number of decisions to come to grips with. One of the most important [...]

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Canadian Economic Scene Brightens – Interest Rates Stay Low

OTTAWA, Ontario – The Bank of Canada announced on March 2, 2010 that it’s overnight lending rate would remain at 0.25 percent. This was in spite of better than expected economic activity in the country over the last few months. Previously the BofC had predicted annual growth in 2009 of 3.3 percent and inflation of [...]

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Tiling a Bathroom Floor

Click photo to watch video If laying ceramic tile in your Kitchener-Waterloo home is a mystery to you, you’re not alone. Here’s a video that shows how it’s done. If you’re not sure of yourself you should probably try this out on a floor area that isn’t so obvious as a bathroom or kitchen. This [...]

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Pre-Teens Demonstrate New Technology

Here’s a question for you: How many text messages did you send today? If you answered somewhere between zero and none chances are you’re over 30. And if you’re somewhere between 30 and 65 you probably sent and received quite a few emails. Now consider your kids (or grandkids) who are between 10 and 24. [...]

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Dealing With Water Leaks in Your Basement

One of the most frustrating problems of home ownership is a leaky basement. Water leaks can be caused by a wide range of things, so there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Most people with wet basements start by installing a sump pump. But putting in a sump pump is a kind of last resort measure, rather [...]

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