Home Staging Tips: It's All About the Spa Atmoshpere!
Bathrooms and kitchens sell houses; so staging the bathroom is one of the best ways to get your house sold and off the market. We all get used to our bathrooms and tend to overlook what are glaring problems to potential buyers. The key phrase to shoot for in staging your bathroom is "spa-like" atmosphere. You want buyers to peek ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on February 4, 2010
Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Having both a TFSA and an RRSP may make good sense for people planning to buy their first home, says Bill Lott, a financial ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on February 3, 2010
Home Sweet Home Show
This time last year, the aisles of the National Home Show in Toronto were crowded with renovators and other contractors promoting the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) - the federal government's boost to get Canadians fixing up their homes to help the renovation/contractor industry during a flagging economy.
This year, the scene will likely be different when home shows come ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on January 14, 2010
Click on the following link to get to a great interactive map that lets you find out where your drinking water comes from in the Vernon area!
Just type in your address and let the map tell you where your drinking water source is -go on give it a try!
http://tinyurl.com/ycec2uf
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Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on January 14, 2010
By Paul Vieiera, Financial Post Published: January 14, 2010
OTTAWA -- Despite concerns about a Canadian housing bubble and high levels of household debt, a survey commissioned by the country's mortgage brokers suggests Canadians are exhibiting prudence when borrowing from a home.
The survey, ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on January 14, 2010
Printed in Financial Post January 12, 2010.
OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada Monday dismissed talk of a housing bubble in Canada as "premature," warning that calls for higher interest rates now in an effort to temper real-estate markets would be akin to "dousing" the economic recovery with cold water.
It delivered this message through a speech in Edmonton, and marked the first time the central bank ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on January 13, 2010
The BC Assessments of your property are on their way in the post to you or you may have already received yours in your letterbox. If so, be sure to read through it carefully. Below is a checklist to help you compare your assessment and understand it thoroughly.
Property owner’s checklist
Have you received your 2010 property assessment notice?
If ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on January 5, 2010
Why Attend an Open House?
Open Houses are a good way to experience the home that you are interested in. Online photos are a great way to narrow your search, but nothing beats walking through the threshold of the front door to help you visualize if a house is the home for you. Open houses are also a good way to get a close-up view of the neighborhood and its surroundings.
Check your local ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on December 18, 2009
Michael Babad
Published on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 3:49PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 8:20PM EST
Today's top stories from Report on Business :
North America's prospects brighten
North America's economic prospects continue to brighten, although the march to a sustained recovery is painfully slow. The Canadian and U.S. central banks today both cited an improving economy, ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on December 17, 2009
In Love with an Aussie Toilet
December 15, 2009, 9:22 pm
Today, I was fortunate to attend a meeting at the Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre here in Vancouver, B.C. This centre showcases environmentally friendly building materials that builders and home owners can opt to invest in. We were given a tour of the facility, and I was spellbound by the unique ...
Posted by The Don Miller Group Team
on December 17, 2009