Test some laminate flooring before buying
 
Laminate flooring came to Canada nearly 20 years ago, and while I've been watching the flooring and the people who choose it for their homes, I've noticed something that's not true about other flooring choices. Laminates please a lot of people, but they also disappoint more than a few homeowners, too. The varied outcome, it seems, depends on the flooring you choose, where you use it and your expectations. more

Create arrangement in middle of pie-shaped room
 
Q: My wife and I are retired with no children living at home. more

First-timers remain eager to buy: Report
 
While higher housing values and tight inventory levels have hampered home-buying activity so far this year, longer amortization periods and alternative housing types have offset the impact on most major markets across the country, according to a report released this week by ReMax. more

`Boy, you get your value back with curb appeal'
 
Eager to cash in on the success of its downtown Walton St. heritage conservation program, this community east of Toronto is poised to branch out to the surrounding side streets, where historic homes and churches exist side-by-side with 19th-century commercial buildings. more