How You Can Protect Yourself And Your New Home

How You Can Protect Yourself And Your New Home

by Cassie Steele Buying A New Home: How You Can Protect Yourself And Your New Home  Canadian cities such as Calgary have some of the highest homeownership rates in the world. As more people make the decision to secure their very first home, they are faced...

5 Ways to Save On Energy

5 Ways To Save Energy   1. MAKE THE SWITCH TO LED LEDs are a great example of how innovation and technology can make your life easier. They last up to 25 times longer and consume 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs. Tip: By switching just five of your home’s...
Tips on Selling Your Home

Tips on Selling Your Home

By Cassie Steele A Clean Home Sells Faster The average home is seen 8-10 times (study by Sage Real Estate) before it sells. This means that you need to make sure that your house is clean and decluttered in order to make the viewings easier. It will also...
Technology Transforming Home Buying

Technology Transforming Home Buying

How technology is transforming home buying written by Cassie Steele “Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic,” said Arthur C Clarke, the science fiction author, screenwriter of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and inventor. These days, with...
Safely Securing a Mortgage

Safely Securing a Mortgage

Safely Securing A Mortgage Written by Cassie Steele  Canada is in a golden age for mortgages. Bank of Canada’s latest figures revealed that whilst households are in larger amounts of debt than ever before, only 0.24% of mortgages are in arrears, showing...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Detection

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Detection

by Nick Gromicko interNACHI A very important article discussing the importance of Carbon Monoxide Detection and the poisoning effects when found in your home. Also discuses carbon monoxide detectors placement and best practices. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless,...

Home Inspection Tips for Home Buyers

Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or a veteran homeowner downsizing or trading up, these valuable home inspection tips can help streamline your real estate transaction by making it go quicker and smoother, with the help of your InterNACHI-Certified Professional...
Elderly Home Safety Checklist

Elderly Home Safety Checklist

Home Safety Checklist for the Elderly The following is an elderly home safety checklist that is presented as a public safety for some seniors that are living in their own homes and should be aware of some of the pitfalls that might present themselves as safety...

Home Buyer Mistakes

 Home Buyer Mistakes To Avoid Deadly Mistake #1: Thinking you can’t afford it. Many people who thought that buying the home they wanted was simply out of their reach are now enjoying a new lifestyle in their very own homes. Buying a home is the smartest...
Save Money and Energy in Your Home

Save Money and Energy in Your Home

This post is about how to save money and energy in your home utilising 10 strategies originally posted on the InterNACHI site for home inspectors but has valuable information for anyone that wants to reduce their costs and reduce their energy consumption. Most people...