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...
by Jamie Burke | Aug 12, 2024 | News
25 per cent. That’s the percentage of mortgage applications that Perch, a mortgage brokerage based in Toronto, receives from prospective homeowners who are single. That means about three-quarters of their applicants are coupled up, in some form or another. “People...
