by Elise Dostal | Oct 8, 2021 | Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Ontario, Province, State of the Home Survey, Toronto
When you have an electrical or plumbing problem, the last thing you want to do is hire the wrong contractor – a bad contractor can turn an inconvenience into a nightmare. However, finding a contractor, especially a good one, could be harder than you expect. In fact,...
by In The News | Sep 22, 2021 | Home Maintenance, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Press Releases, Service Line Responsibilities, State of the Home Survey
This article by Lyle Adriano originally appeared in Insurance Business Canada on Sept. 22, 2021. Although many Canadian homeowners have experienced a home repair emergency over the past year, a considerable number of them do not have the funds to cover such a...
by Jeff Olson | Apr 6, 2021 | Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Intergenerational Communities, Service Line Responsibilities
Millennial homeowners make up 43 percent of new home buyers, moving into the market at a later age than prior generations. However, homeownership has been more stressful, expensive and disappointing than Millennials could have anticipated. In a survey, 63 percent of...
by Elise Dostal | Jan 29, 2021 | Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Intergenerational Communities, Public-Private Partnerships, Service Line Responsibilities
Almost 100 percent of Canadians 65 and older want to age in place, or continue to live independently in their own homes for as long as possible, according to the National Institute on Aging. Since nearly 30 percent of Canadians are Baby Boomers, with 5,000 retiring...
by Jeff Olson | Dec 11, 2020 | Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Service Line Responsibilities
COVID-19 has put the brakes on just about everything – except the home sales, which increased by 46 percent in September to set a record. The October sales figure fell less than 1 percent of that number, but still was up by nearly a third over October 2019. Home...
