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Home show opens amid sales decline

30 March, 2008 (18:04) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

As Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young sang: “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.”
They weren’t crooning about the housing market, but homeowners seem to be taking that refrain to heart. While sales of new and existing homes are down, homeowners are spending their time and money on remodeling [...]

Foreclosures up 60% in February

15 March, 2008 (17:29) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Foreclosure filings nationwide jumped 60% in February compared with the same month last year, but they decreased slightly versus January, according to a report released Thursday.
RealtyTrac, an online marketer of foreclosure properties, said 223,651 homes got hit with foreclosure filings last month, which include default notices, auction sale notices and bank [...]

James Cooper Mansion

25 February, 2008 (17:27) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Price range: $392,500 to $1,110,000Location: Bloor and Sherbourne streetsNamed after the mansion that sits on the site–built by a manufacturer in 1882 –James Cooper Mansion is a new project by Tridel. The developer will move the existing home to another location on the site, converting it into an amenity space. The building itself will be [...]

It’s all in a day’s perk wrangling over per diems

21 February, 2008 (03:22) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

State Rep. Douglas Bruce requested and was paid $750 in expenses for the first five days of the legislative session days that he very publicly did not work because of a clerical slip, state records show.
The freshman Republican from Colorado Springs is one of 73 lawmakers who in January claimed per diem on days the [...]

It’s all in a day’s perk wrangling over per diems

21 February, 2008 (03:19) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

State Rep. Douglas Bruce requested and was paid $750 in expenses for the first five days of the legislative session days that he very publicly did not work because of a clerical slip, state records show.
The freshman Republican from Colorado Springs is one of 73 lawmakers who in January claimed per diem on days the [...]

Finding peace, but without a road map

14 February, 2008 (18:04) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Review: The Band’s Visit (3 stars)When an Egyptian police band finds itself stranded in a dusty corner of rural Israel, the stage is set for a rollicking farce of Arab-Israeli culture clashes and misunderstandings. But that would be too easy. Instead, Israeli writer/director Eran Kolirin chooses to craft a gentle, heartwarming comedy in which the [...]

James Cooper Mansion

14 February, 2008 (18:03) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Price range: $392,500 to $1,110,000Location: Bloor and Sherbourne streetsNamed after the mansion that sits on the site–built by a manufacturer in 1882 –James Cooper Mansion is a new project by Tridel. The developer will move the existing home to another location on the site, converting it into an amenity space. The building itself will be [...]

Jan. metro home news promising

8 February, 2008 (03:17) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

33.8% Increase in January, compared with December, in houses under contract
6% Increase in January, compared with a year earlier, in houses under contract
Lower mortgage rates brought out metro-area homebuyers in January, raising hopes that a surge in contracts last month will reverse declining sales.
“In the third week of January, home showings went through [...]

Brighten your home’s exterior safely

4 February, 2008 (17:28) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Lights aren’t just for the holidays. Some homeowners use colourful outside decor to brighten up the winter. Here are tips from Home Depot on how to decorate safely:- Trade old lights LED lights use 80% to 90% less energy than traditional sets, and the lighting technology has improved to warm up the LED hues. Many [...]

Fun-Seekers Invoke Escape Claus

2 February, 2008 (02:11) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Donna Seidman’s client, a Montreal-based company with offices across the country, decided to give its holiday party some extra oomph this year. Call it boudoir noir. Inspired by a New York night club made famous by an episode of Sex and the City, the company will host the party at a Montreal resto-lounge.But instead of [...]