Manitoba home builders get top marks for energy efficiency

The rest of Canada is realizing what Manitobans have known all along --energy efficiency is important in the selection of a new home. The 16th annual RBC home ownership study found that 95 per cent of respondents felt that energy efficiency . . .

Posted: 2009-04-19

SOLD

Crestview Address: 326 Hillary Bay Asking Price: $219, 900.00 Sold Price: $215, 000 Taxes: $2, 729.25 Square Footage: 1, 084 Bedrooms: 3 + 1 Bathrooms: 2 Lot Size: n/a Listing Agent: Cliff Palmer, Realty Executives First Choice, 885-8999   Fort Richmond Address: 41 Mapleridge Ave. Asking Price: $214, 900 Sold Price: $251, 000 Taxes: . . .

Posted: 2009-04-19

Spaces for adults (and space for kids)

Cab-over design makes for user-friendly home

Say what you will about multi-level cab-over home designs, but they serve a distinct purpose. Just what would that purpose be, you ask? To provide a user-friendly environment for larger families, says Hilton Homes' Spencer Curtis. "We've had a lot of success . . .

Posted: 2009-04-19

Room to manoeuvre

Wolseley home converted for accessibility

When you walk by 139 Garfield Street, it looks like any other two-storey home on the street. That's exactly what Deborah Stienstra and her late husband, Patrick Kellerman, had in mind when they turned a bungalow -- built in 1923 -- . . .

Posted: 2009-04-19

New real estate mantra: local, local, local

Manitoba market up, despite troubled economy

We may have flooding, mosquitoes and painfully cold winters, but we continue to have a buoyant housing market. Compared to most of the other housing markets in the country, Manitoba real estate continues to be on an upswing for both . . .

Posted: 2009-04-19

New to Canada? Here are some tips on finding your new home

CANADA'S population is becoming increasingly diverse in nearly every region of the country. According to the 2006 Census, an average of about 240, 000 newcomers arrive in Canada each year. For many, finding a safe, affordable place to live can be . . .

Posted: 2009-04-19

Learn About The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. In this video, learn more about . . .

Posted: 2009-04-18

This prize is a winner

HSC Lottery top prize a well-thought-out gem

If you thought the grand prize show home for the Health Sciences Centre Foundation 2009 Home Lottery was the result of mere happenstance, think again. In fact, the planning process for the 3, 554-square-foot, two-storey show home (with 1, 000-sq.-ft. lower . . .

Posted: 2009-04-16

OFFERED AT

Mandalay West Address: 249 Khalsa St. Asking Price: $334, 900 Taxes: $921.74 Square Footage: 1, 656 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Lot Size: n/a Listing Agent: Sam Berenhaut, Royal Lepage Prime Real Estate, 989-7900   Southdale Address: 11 Bluewater Cres. Asking Price: $359, 900 Taxes: $4, 475.98 Square Footage: 1, 914 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Lot Size: 45 . . .

Posted: 2009-04-12

MIKE HOLMES: A bright idea -- for environment and wallet

There is more energy reaching Earth from the sun every day than we could ever use. It's free, safe and endlessly renewable. Why wouldn't you want to take advantage of it? Getting the power for your home from the sun isn't . . .

Posted: 2009-04-12