by Jamie Burke | Oct 3, 2024 | News
“Just minutes away from local schools, shopping centres and recreation facilities … ” As one of the most commonly used phrases by realtors when describing their properties for sale, one doesn’t actually see “close proximity to hospitals” nearly as often as its more...
by Jamie Burke | Sep 27, 2024 | News
If you’re a real estate professional who grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, the word “mall” likely elicits memories of water fountains, cinnamon-sugar pretzels and Orange Julius. But in today’s market, the concept of a “mall” has shifted dramatically — much like the rest of...
by Jamie Burke | Sep 16, 2024 | News
Walkability: it sounds like a straightforward concept, but when you consider the diverse landscape within major Canadian cities, it’s not quite an apples-to-apples comparison. Francesca Johnson, a realtor with Century 21 based in Calgary (which has a Walk Score* of...
by Jamie Burke | Aug 30, 2024 | News
Overlooking the horizon in Palm Springs, California, you would think that finding solar power for a residential real estate project wouldn’t be an issue. But Kevin Lesowski, asset coordinator at Gatehouse Design and Developments, based in Chilliwack, British Columbia,...
by Jamie Burke | Aug 20, 2024 | News
The term “missing middle” has become as common in today’s real estate vocabulary as “a hot market” or “location, location, location.” Cliches often have some truth in them — and in the case of the “missing middle,” it’s gaining traction in the Canadian real estate...