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Home maintenance: a reason to schedule those jobs

Posted on May 14, 2021

The snooze-you-lose cliche can apply to many things, among them the maintenance chores around your home. Putting off today what you can do tomorrow is sometimes a costly process, because it’s easy to overlook repairs that you should do…until you must do them.
Realtors like to help clients, potential and real ones, recognize how important it is to ke...

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Floating homes a niche market

Posted on May 10, 2021 in Buying a house

In the Lower Mainland, real estate and water go hand-in-hand. Really estate with views of the water, or better yet situated on the water’s edge, is always more desirable…or at least it costs more.
Some British Columbians even live on the water.
Living in a floating home has been a way of life in B.C. for well over a century. The concept was conceived...

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How to avoid whining about wine storage

Posted on May 01, 2021 in Home improvements

There are friends of Nexus Realty (they shall remain nameless) with an affinity for buying and storing (and yes, consuming) wine. There are likely many such friends of Nexus, but this particular couple has done it all when trying to accommodate a wine collection that at one time was several hundred bottles.
They didn’t buy a house specifically to fi...

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Bank of Canada revising economic outlook

Posted on Apr 25, 2021 in Government and real estate

When the Bank of Canada made its planned financial announcement this week, the headline that caught every analyst’s attention seemed to be about the brighter future.
The Bank is projecting that consumer spending will mean economic growth of 6.5 per cent this year, 3.7 per cent next year and 3.25 per cent in 2023. This projection is 2.5 per cent high...

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Earth Day: reviewing energy improvements

Posted on Apr 21, 2021 in Energy efficiency

There can be a legitimate connection between Earth Day (tomorrow) and real estate. Promoting energy efficiency is known ti be a valuable factor in selling a home, which means it’s important to both buyers and sellers.
The number of ways that homes are becoming more energy efficient seems to be growing all the time. 
In recognition of Earth Day, let’s...

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Splashes of colour to brighten your home, your office, your life

Posted on Apr 15, 2021 in Home improvements


“Our homes have become offices, entertainment centres and classrooms, which means the colours, sights and sounds in our rooms have an even bigger impact on our daily lives.”
If there’s ever a need for elevating your mood in a positive way, it’s now, right?
That statement is in a Postmedia story in the Edmonton Journal this week, a quote attributed to...

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