A CLOSER LOOK: Checks work both ways
The growing trend in today's real estate market is for homebuyers to have their real estate sales offer conditional upon an acceptable home inspection.
BANG ON!: New products worth thought
When you begin to plan your renovation, it's a good idea to explore what products and materials are available to do the job.
Housing starts tumble (Aug. 12, 2008)
London's residential building boom appears to be over, with construction starts down 26 per cent this year over last.
Sales nearly break record (Aug. 6, 2008)
If the London-area economy is in a tailspin, homebuyers don't appear to have noticed.
Home building permits in city go paperless (Aug. 2, 2008)
The City of London's building permit division is leading the nation with a new electronic system for building permits.
A CLOSER LOOK: Checks work both ways (Aug. 16, 2008)
The growing trend in today's real estate market is for homebuyers to have their real estate sales offer conditional upon an acceptable home inspection.
BANG ON!: New products worth thought (Aug. 16, 2008)
When you begin to plan your renovation, it's a good idea to explore what products and materials are available to do the job.
BANG ON!: Energy efficiency will save in long run (Aug. 9, 2008)
At a recent Canadian Home Builders' Association meeting of members from across the country, past-president Richard Lind reported on the "remarkable success" of our industry's environmental efforts.
CONDO CULTURE (Aug. 9, 2008)
Persistence needed to block trespassers
A CLOSER LOOK: Get informed about insurance (Aug. 2, 2008)
If a fire, flood, tornado, or other natural disaster were to destroy or damage your home, would you have the right insurance coverage to rebuild your house?
BANG ON!: Changes to mortgage regulations welcome (Aug. 2, 2008)
In a recent article, Michael Moldenhauer, president of BILD (formerly the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association) gave the federal Finance Department two thumbs up for their recent move to ensure Canada's housing finance system and housing markets remain rock solid.
MY LONDON: RiverBrink stamps Weir legacy (Aug. 17, 2008)
The great London art and book collection that got away is turning 25 in beautiful Queenston this summer.
Photos worth a thousand words (Aug. 3, 2008)
The power and beauty of the photograph have new meaning for me after a visit to Museum London last week.
MY LONDON: Sparton left mark on vinyl in 1950s, '60s (Jun. 22, 2008)
It is always a pleasure to give an old Sparton record a spin. They were made right here in London -- and, as I've just been discovering, played a major role in Canadian vinyl 50 years ago.
GROWING CONCERNS: Clover, stones practical options (Aug. 2, 2008)
The perfectly manicured, weed-free, green lawn may be becoming an ideal of the past as many homeowners and businesses turn to more economical and practical alternatives.
