New Homes Articles
Making Parade of Homes a comfy adventure
The 2011 Fall Parade of Homes has started with a bang. Crowds for the first week have been terrific. The weather has been a pleasant mix of warm and cool, so you could take your pick of prime new home visiting weather. Last year, we printed a primer for attendees; just . . .
September 24, 2011
Best-selling bungalow
Older Broadview model is still Majestic
Just because a new home design is 11 years old doesn't mean it's obsolete. The Majestic, a model conceived "way back" in 2000, is solid proof of that statement, says Broadview Homes' new home sales consultant Joanne Olson. "It's one of our older open-concept designs -- it may be one of the . . .
September 17, 2011
Big, bold and a bargain
Terra Commons condo project a suite deal
WHEN RE/MAX Professionals' Glen Harvey talks about his newest condominium project -- Terra Commons -- he can barely hide his excitement. "At 340 units in total, it's the largest condominium project in the city, " he said of the development, found at 1225 Troy Ave. (just west of McPhillips Street). "Not only . . .
September 17, 2011
Parade of Homes offers shoppers' paradise
It's Saturday morning, you've got your paper and your coffee and now you're planning your day based on what's listed. Not to worry -- your day and part of your next three weeks' worth of entertainment unfolds today. The 2011 Fall Parade of Homes officially opens at noon today, Saturday, Sept. . . .
September 17, 2011
The stuff of dreams
New HSC lottery show homes are a win-win proposition
Never let them see you sweat. It's a now-familiar maxim which homebuilder extraordinaire Steve Maric seems to embrace. Plenty of sweat (and maybe a few drops of blood and the odd tear) went in to getting 39 Silverside Drive, the latest HSC Lifestyles Lottery show home, ready in time for would-be . . .
September 10, 2011
Home hybrid
All the layouts covered in this design
There is no such thing as the ideal home design. If you live in a bungalow, there are times when you wished it had some of the attributes of a two-storey home. Or, if you live in a two-storey home, it's not difficult to find yourself wishing you had a home . . .
September 10, 2011
Fall Parade of Homes set to deliver dreams
There has been a constant flurry of activity on south Waverley, south Lagimodiere, west off Plessis, the westerly extension of Leila, south of Kildare and throughout communities such as Stonewall and Oakbank. That flurry is the finishing touches being put on 100 new show homes in readiness for the 2011 . . .
September 10, 2011
Love affair with well-built condominiums
APPARENTLY, pent-up home buying demand in the Waverley West area isn't confined to Bridgwater Forest and South Pointe.As it's turned out, if you build condominiums -- build them well, in a prime location and at an attractive price point - home buyers will come, en masse."When we had our grand . . .
September 10, 2011
Done right, to the last detail
Hallmark house lets you live with the 'Wow Factor'
IT goes without saying that the 'Wow Factor' plays a central role in selling any new home. That said, liveability is equally important. If a home isn't as liveable as it is eye-catching, chances are it won't sell as quickly as it might if it were a well-rounded design. It's a . . .
September 3, 2011
HST would prove disastrous for campaign
AT a total of 55 to 45 per cent, voters in British Columbia opted to return to the old PST/GST form of taxation instead of the Harmonized Sales Tax. The hated HST was brought in by then-premier Gordon Campbell on July 1, 2009, contrary to an election promise of his . . .
September 3, 2011
