by Jamie Burke | Sep 16, 2024 | News
Walkability: it sounds like a straightforward concept, but when you consider the diverse landscape within major Canadian cities, it’s not quite an apples-to-apples comparison. Francesca Johnson, a realtor with Century 21 based in Calgary (which has a Walk Score* of...
by Jamie Burke | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Overlooking the horizon in Palm Springs, California, you would think that finding solar power for a residential real estate project wouldn’t be an issue. But Kevin Lesowski, asset coordinator at Gatehouse Design and Developments, based in Chilliwack, British Columbia,...
by Jamie Burke | Aug 20, 2024 | News
The term “missing middle” has become as common in today’s real estate vocabulary as “a hot market” or “location, location, location.” Cliches often have some truth in them — and in the case of the “missing middle,” it’s gaining traction in the Canadian real estate...
by Jamie Burke | Aug 12, 2024 | News
25 per cent. That’s the percentage of mortgage applications that Perch, a mortgage brokerage based in Toronto, receives from prospective homeowners who are single. That means about three-quarters of their applicants are coupled up, in some form or another. “People...
by Jamie Burke | Jul 30, 2024 | News
Close proximity to transportation = desirable housing A classic equation for property valuation in any real estate market. But how does this model stand in today’s changing world, with the rise of remote work and growing concerns about energy sustainability? ...
