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Is your new home under construction? Are you anxiously waiting for it to finish? |
| Forums Might Look a Little Weird |
| I am making more changes to the forums. So they might look a little off kilter. |
| Website Updates |
| I am updating some of the software on the website. You may find portions of it temporarily offline while I do so. |
| Licensed Gas Fitter To Install Your Natural Gas Appliances |
| Burlington, Oakville. Do you have a gas stove or dryer? Need a BBQ line installed? How about an over-the-range microwave? Central Air conditioning? Call Joe at Spectrum Energy and tell him Greg with the mirror referred you. He'll help you get things going properly and professionally. |
| Jon St. Denis for your Insurance |
You are buying a new home and you are going to require insurance. Consider Jon St.Denis for all your home and auto needs.
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| Mortgage Rates on the Rise |
| Fixed rate mortgage rates will rise by about a fifth of a percentage point. Variable rates will not be affected. |
| Mounting Your Flat Display |
| I wrote an article on the basics of Plasma vs. LCD displays and mounting them to a wall in your house. There are many many options for doing such, but some restrictions depending on where you want to place it. |
| Metro Toronto Home Show - January 18 - 21 |
| The Metro Home Show is on and covering all things home decor. |
| Mortgage Woes |
| Sure, you've got a mortgage now, but what about refinancing that mortgage so you can get a few bucks out of your house now that its market value has gone up? Well be careful.. you could finance yourself right out of that house. The Toronto Star has a good article on what you should be aware of. |
| New Home Sales Up 4% |
| The Greater Toronto Home Builder Association has reported that new home sales in the area are up 4% compared to October 2005. That means 4012 new homes/condos were sold in October alone this year. |
| We Are Running Out of Skilled Trades |
| Mike Holmes is now writing for the Globe and Mail. Recetly there was a column from him about how our country is running out of skill trades. Looking for a career change? Think about becoming one of these skilled trades. I recently made the switch from an office job to a low-voltage contractor, and I'm not looking back. Maybe it will appeal to you to be creative with your hands as well as your mind. |
| Life Insurance Cheaper Than Mortgage Insurance? |
| When you get your mortgage your financial institution is going to require that you have some sort of insurance to make sure the bank gets paid back for their investment in case of your untimely death. The banks will offer this to you, but you may find that the terms and premiums are not the most reasonable when compared with Life Insurance from a regular insurance company. |
| Moving to Milton? New home owner information from Town |
| The Town of Milton has just released some informational packages aimed at purchasers of new homes in Milton. Some good reads, especially the 'Before You Buy' section, even if you are not moving to Milton. |
| Problems with the construction of your house? |
| Nothing is perfect, but if it's so obviously wrong and you fear it needs to be fixed then here's a couple of ideas on how to go about it. |
| How We Paid Off Our House In 3 Years |
| How Perry and Tiffany (are you guys reading this?) managed to pay off their house in 3 years by working like maniacs. Take a breather guys, goal accomplished! |
| Have you thought about networking your new home? |
| One of the things I do to help fund this site is install telephone/data/cable wiring in new houses. I offer solutions to 'future proof' your house and make it easy to handle the new media devices and applications that are becoming more common. |
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