A nice little Niche to call home

Upscale River Heights condos will be green, state of the art

For the longest time, a compact parcel of land sat empty at the corner of Grant Avenue and Niagara Street. To the naked eye, nothing was going on. As it turns out, that was perception, not reality. Come early winter of . . .

Posted: 2008-09-14

Feast for the senses

Imaginative design draws rave reviews

So, you're looking for a new place to live, and you have an unlimited budget to work with. Unwilling to settle, you're searching for a two-storey home that has space to burn, is finished in only the finest materials, and has . . .

Posted: 2008-09-14

Laminates in the limelight

Art deco, wide plank just a few of the hot trends

We're not about to rip out the hardwood in our house (my husband would kill me), but if we were starting from scratch we'd certainly reconsider our choices. The versatility and durability of laminate flooring has come such a long way . . .

Posted: 2008-09-11

Jewelry for the home

From glitzy to quietly elegant, chandeliers are light up the house

Some people call chandeliers jewelry for the home. Others talk about their bling value, the touch of glitz and glamour they instantly provide. The fact is more people are dressing up their homes with chandeliers. And they're hanging them all over . . .

Posted: 2008-09-11

Counter measures

From laminates to granite, countertop options abound

For homeowners looking to remodel their kitchens, picking a durable and good-looking countertop is a way to make the room both comfortable and practical. Kitchens are usually among the busiest rooms in the home, the place where families cook, eat, gather . . .

Posted: 2008-09-11

Canadians buyers invade U.S. housing market

OTTAWA -- Canadians have been flooding into the depressed U.S. housing market, purchasing a record number of homes south of the border, and twice as many as a year earlier. Armed with what until recently was a strong currency, most were . . .

Posted: 2008-09-11

New arrivals snap up homes

Immigrants seen as boosting local market

A growing number of immigrants and new arrivals from other provinces are snapping up new homes in Winnipeg and helping to prolong the city's eight-year home-building boom, industry officials say. Although there doesn't appear to be anyone who tracks new-home purchases . . .

Posted: 2008-09-10

Fading flowers

As fall approaches, it's time to get started on the long list of garden- cleanup chores

Summer's over. It may not be official yet, but it certainly feels like fall. There's that unmistakable nip in the air, along with a faint bouquet of decay from the remains of crops rotting in the fields. The wasps are getting . . .

Posted: 2008-09-09

Building booming in Manitoba

Biggest rise in permit activity in Canada

The private sector was back in a nail-pounding, concrete-pouring mood in July, leading the charge as Manitoba banged out the biggest provincial increase in building permit activity in the country. New Statistics Canada figures released Monday show Manitoba municipalities issued $193.5 . . .

Posted: 2008-09-09

House prices too high in city: study

Homeowners warned of drop

OTTAWA -- Canadian homeowners should be prepared for a fall in housing prices, warns a study that estimates homes in most cities are overvalued by as much as 25 per cent. With the exception of Toronto and Edmonton, houses in Canada's . . .

Posted: 2008-09-09