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• Spring brings new signs of life in housing market

  Looking to get into a bigger home, townhouse owner James VanderLinden decided last month was the time to make a move. A buyer in a struggling economy, he bought a new home under asking price - paying $1.1-million in midtown Toronto - but hadn't yet Read More... Posted Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:06 AM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: market, selling, home, house, money, housing, spring, sold, economy, townhouse, move, buyer

• Hiding the Evidence

  A recent client of mine purchased a house and was extremely happy with the transaction. After moving in, she found cracks in the foundation and evidence of water intrusion that had been deliberately covered up by the seller. She had hired an inspector Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:39 PM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, home, foundation, house, purchase, contract, seller, inspector

• Buy sooner rather than later

  EDMONTON -- Back in 1992, I bought my first place for $55,000. It was a two-bedroom townhouse-style condo. At the time, the average house price in Edmonton was about $100,000 and the government had just introduced the ability to borrow money from your Read More... Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 5:47 PM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: Edmonton, home, house, buy, price, two-bedroom, borrow, down payment, townhouse-style, condo, rrsp

• Is your home too air tight?

  (NC)-In attempting to conserve energy and reduce our heating costs, we can sometimes make our homes too air tight. In fact, for a house to be healthy, it needs to "breathe". It needs to expel moisture and other gases from inside and take in a constant supply of fresh air from outside. Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:56 PM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: home, heating, house, windows, humidifier, appliance, homes, pilot light

• Creating a work space that works for you

  (NC)-The idea of working from home seems like a dream come true: no long commute, no brown bag lunches, no dress code. However, the reality of setting up a work space in your house or apartment can be quite daunting. Whether you work from home a couple of days a week or operate a full-fledged home-based business, certain issues must be addressed in order to ensure that your work space actually. works. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:50 AM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: home, house, work, living room, kitchen, place, home office, office, room, door

• Two ways to ease your seasonal woes

  (NC)-While you may have packed away your shorts and already covered your outdoor barbecue, there's plenty more you can do in the fall to prepare for the cooler weather ahead. If you're tired of having cold feet indoors and walking around the house Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:24 AM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: home, winter, foundation, house, cooler weather, doors, electrical, windows

• The measure of all things not always dependable

  EDMONTON - When home size matters, shoppers should measure everything says Edmonton realtor Sheldon Johnston. Especially with private sales, claimed square footage is fraught with error. "Every house that I have dealt with in a private sale has had Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:42 AM by Jason Hafso | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Edmonton, realtors, sales, home, house, room, realtor, measure