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It’s a story of one of the world’s biggest private companies and biggest NGOs coming together to tackle one of the world’s biggest problems. Challenged by the United Nations to come up with a better form of housing for millions of refugees around the world, Sweden’s home furnishings giant IKEA has produced a prototype shelter… Continue Reading
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that home sales in the US were up 4.2 per cent in May, reaching a seasonally adjusted rated of 5.18 million. That’s the first time since November 2009 that that many homes changed hands, and before that it hadn’t happened since July 2007. The median price for a… Continue Reading
The typical consumer-directed marketing materials from telephone and Internet service providers in Canada put a lot of emphasis on speed. But it would probably surprise many Canadians to learn, if their only awareness of the state of our Internet came from these same marketing materials, that Canada’s Internet is actually ranked twenty-second out of thirty… Continue Reading
Consult a lighting designer about “doing something” with your living room or kitchen or your entire home for that matter, and he or she will probably stress one simple point, no matter what room you are discussing: layering. A room that is lit by a single source of light—it doesn’t matter whether it’s a naked… Continue Reading
It might not be an exaggeration to say that a lot of stakeholders in the real estate market, from realtors to bankers to builders to buyers and sellers, have been holding their breath waiting for the early June sales numbers from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). Now that these numbers are out, there could… Continue Reading
High-speed Internet access is one of those topics that makes people talk, and complain. And make lists. To find out where your country/city/neighbourhood ranks in the world for speed of connectivity, just consult the latest list of your choice. You will see that Japan now has the fastest commercially available Internet access speeds in the… Continue Reading
New photos and details are coming out about the fabulous Aqualina at Bayside condominiums from Tridel. The project was announced a little over a week ago, just as everyone started thinking about sun and water and the delights of summertime. Large crowds of interested potential buyers turned out at the Tridel head office for the… Continue Reading
Canadian housing sales in May were close to where they were last July, marking the first “noteworthy” increase in nine months, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) said today. On a month-over-month basis, sales were up 3.6 per cent in May compared to April, with new listings also rising. It was the largest monthly gain… Continue Reading
Canada’s financial system, which most of us take for granted as being sound and stable and solid as the Rock of Gibraltar, is overseen by the Bank of Canada. So well did the Bank’s governor, Mark Carney, do his job of “promoting the economic and financial welfare of Canada” that the Brits decided they needed… Continue Reading
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