We’ve been giving a lot of helpful hints on how to buy new low-cost or reused furnishings for your home at Realty Kitchen. However, an even better way to furnish home for low cost is to spend nothing. How can you do that? Through swap parties. Like most people, you probably have a few pieces [...]
Port Credit and Applewood, Rathwood were the top two neighbourhoods forMississauga in overall increase in value of the average sale price for a detached home. As home buyers looked to the 905 suburbs for more affordable detached homes, this resulted in an increase in value 2009 over 2008 of properties located outside of Toronto central [...]
Instead of making major renovations, transform your home by rejuvenating and modernising it. Here are 6 steps to upgrade your living space without breaking the budget Update your furniture: Give your favourite couch or recliner a new look. Add some colourful throw pillows to your living room. Reupholster your old chairs in rich looking new [...]
Has this happened to you? After hearing about the great new low interest rates, you decide to refinance your mortgage to the lower rate. However, when you go into your bank to make the changes, your bank’s financial advisor tells you that you are on the hook for some very expensive penalties if you decide [...]
The weather keeps changing day to day, but we are seeing those first nice days that herald the beginning of spring. Spring is always a good time to start thinking about getting rid of the stuff you don’t like – and picking up a few things to liven up your home. Here’s a couple of [...]
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has put Canadians on notice that today’s low borrowing costs are likely to increase by midsummer, if not sooner. Almost a year ago, Carney decided to combat the recession by taking the unusual step of promising to keep the bank’s overnight rate are the record low of 0.25% until [...]
