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Once again, we’re summarizing the trends in the real estate industry that we’ve seen on the rise this year. Today we’re going to talk about the home building trends that we just loved to see in 2022! Curves We’ve mentioned the popularity of curves in our Interior Design Trends post, but we just can’t exclude…

The Canadian economy is believed to be heading into a recession in the first half of 2023. When a recession sets in, the value of your stock portfolio may take a hit. While this may seem like a downturn, it also creates opportunities to expand your portfolio. Real estate, for instance, can offer you some…

If you’re looking into getting into real estate investing during a recession, keep reading.   In our last post we talked about why it is beneficial to invest in real estate during a recession, and today we wanted to share some insight.    So what are the tips & tricks of real estate investing during…

We cannot argue that the COVID pandemic has changed the way we treat our home space forever. Since we’ve been practically stuck at home for so long, we now understand the importance of having your own space for each of the tasks – it’s simply impossible to have your best performance when you’re working in…

You may be thinking about getting into real estate investing, but just don’t know where to start. There are just so many things to consider, and so much is at stake: if you succeed, you’ll create a stream of passive income and become financially free. But what if you don’t?   If you’ve ever been…

ICF vs Lumber   If you’re just starting to look into different building techniques and materials, you may be wondering: why pay more? Today we want to share some of the important “why’s” when it comes to ICF.   Better insulation.   Homes made with lumber have insulation gaps and thermal bridging, which results in…

ICF Sustainability   Why is ICF sustainable?   In the previous post we’ve already covered the main idea behind Insulated Concrete Forms. Now, we want to dive deeper into what makes it so sustainable.   We’re proudly working with Amvic as our main supplier of ICF, so we’re providing the data in relation to Amvic’s…

ICF: what is it, main principles, and pros and cons. What is an Insulated Concrete House? Insulated concrete house (ICH) is a house that is made using insulated concrete forms, or ICF. ICF, in its turn, is a system of expanded polystyrene (EPS) rigid insulation blocks separated by plastic webbing. Instead of the traditional wood…

How to build a house sustainably? We all know that climate change is more real than ever, and surely we want to take our part to make it better. We’re all doing our best – reducing, reusing, recycling… But what about our buildings? Did you know that the buildings sector is the third largest source…

Buy or build?   So you’re looking for a new dream home. Should you buy a house, build or wait? High interest, difficult approval processing, material and labour costs, low supply, conceding timelines, hard to determine development prices, existing house prices too high…   All these things are not helping with the decision making process.…