Watering lawns and gardens, washing cars, filling swimming pools -- in the summertime our water use can double.
Keep water use to a minimum
July 30, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Mark Salerno, Corporate representative for the GTA (CMHC)Trends – The Condo Quickie
July 29, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Lisa Brandt, Special to QMI AgencyIt's a bit of marketing genius aimed at young professionals.
DF Consultants education in After Sales Service
July 28, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Darlene Freeman, Buyers ForumAfter a successful inaugural year, DF Consultants is expanding from working exclusively with new home buyers -- educating them in the After Sales Service procedures -- to working directly with new [...]
BILD member renovators – RenoMark
July 27, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Bryan Tuckey, President and CEO of BILDRemember that tune by The Clash that asked "Should I stay or should I go now?" Some homeowners across the GTA are thinking just that when it comes to renovating their home. Stay and renovate or sell [...]
Star Spaces – Pattie Lovett-Reid
July 26, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Marcy Cornblum, Special to QMI AgencyFinancial guru, Pattie Lovett-Reid has been saving her earnings from her baby sitting jobs and paper route since she was 15-years-old. When she received her first credit card, she hesitated to use [...]
EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative
July 23, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Mark Salerno, Corporate Representative of CMHCSustainable housing can help homeowners reduce their energy bills, improve indoor air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Give your TV a new look
July 22, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Lisa Brandt, House ProudA prevailing decorating philosophy has required a chic family home to appear as if a television doesn't exist.
How to look for a “social builder”
July 21, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Brent Wilker, Marketing manager for Conasys Inc.Here in Ontario, we have a lot to choose from in the way of new home construction.
Building on what we’ve got
July 20, 2012
By Homes-extra / Micasa | Source : Bryan Tuckey, President and CEO of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)Since the first glass panel fell from a condominium balcony last year, the Association and its members, along with its Ontario affiliate, have been actively trying to find a solution to the problem.
