5 Step Strategy for downsizing your home
Posted on Oct 06, 2026
In our “bigger is better” culture, there’s an expectation that each home should be larger and grander than the last. But life changes like divorce, kids leaving for college, or even the simple act of growing older can prompt us to find a smaller home that better suits our shifting needs and lifestyle.
In fact, the advantages of downsizing are being...
Serious about selling? 5 steps to make your home the best on the block
Posted on Oct 06, 2026
We all want to be good neighbours. But when it comes to selling your home, it’s not just about “keeping up with the Joneses.” It’s about outshining them at every opportunity!
If you’re looking to sell your home fast and for the most money possible, you’ll need a strategy to set it apart from all the other listings competing for buyers in your area...
Everything You Need to Know About iBuyersand the “Instant Cash Offer”
Posted on Oct 05, 2026
Technology is changing the way we do almost everything, and real estate transactions are no exception. In fact, a new crop of tech companies wants to revolutionize the way we buy and sell homes. iBuyer startups like Opendoor, Offerpad, and Properly are rapidly expanding into new territories, and now established players, like Zillow, are starting to...
Take Advantage of Your Home Equity: A Homeowner’s Guide
Posted on Oct 05, 2026
Homeownership offers many advantages over renting, including a stable living environment, predictable monthly payments, and the freedom to make modifications. Neighbourhoods with high rates of homeownership have less crime and more civic engagement. Additionally, studies show that homeowners are happier and healthier than renters, and their childre...
Sell It or Rent It Out? How to Decide What to Do With Your Home When You Move
Posted on Oct 05, 2026
How AI Is Changing the Home Search — and How to Make It Work for You
Posted on Sep 01, 2026
For most of the internet era, searching for a home meant the same ritual: set your price cap, pick a number of bedrooms, check a few boxes, and scroll. Then the real work started — sifting through pages of results, opening listing after listing, digging for the details that actually mattered. That ritual is quietly starting to give way. A growing...
2026 Mid-Year Market Check-In: What the First Half of the Year Tells Us About Your Next Move
Posted on Aug 05, 2026
For two years, most Canadians watching the housing market have been braced for one of two dramatic endings: a deeper slide, or a rate-cut-fuelled boom. Buyers waited for prices to fall further. Sellers waited for 2022 prices to come back. Both camps sat on the sidelines, watching for a signal.Neither ending arrived.The market didn't crash, and it d...
What You Can Negotiate When Buying a Home in Canada
Posted on Jul 07, 2026
When most people picture negotiating on a home, they picture one number: the list price. You offer somewhere under the asking price, the seller counters, you settle in the middle, and whoever gives up the most ground "loses." For a lot of buyers, that back-and-forth over the sale price is the negotiation.
It's only a fraction of it. The price is the...
HOUSE HACKING in 2026: what the hype got wrong and what actually works
Posted on Jun 05, 2026
If you've spent any time on real estate TikTok in the last few years, you've probably seen the house hacking pitch. Buy a property, rent part of it out, let your tenants cover the mortgage. Live for free. Build wealth while you sleep.It sounds like the kind of thing that works great in a YouTube thumbnail and falls apart in real life. And honestly...