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• Summer heat: will it keep your romance alive?
  According to a recent Angus Reid survey conducted for Direct Energy, nearly half of all Canadians report domestic discontent over the ...
• Teaching empathy at a young age
  What began as a discussion between 5-year-old Ethan Elharrar and his mother about showing kindness towards others became a Pre-K-wide project at ...
• How to choose a vacation spot
  While most real estate agents say the most important factors to consider are price range and location, figuring out how you want to spend ...
• Designing your home: for your kids or for you?
  “He’s basically going to take over the whole house,” said Caroline, laughing, of their two-year-old son, Jacob. “Whenever we’re looking into a ...
• Vacation properties: no summer deals
  With summer fast approaching, weekends filled with boating, tubing and jet-skiing are probably taking up head-space at work. And you may not be ...
• April: Resale’s Best Month Since Start of the Year
  “Prices are still low enough for first time buyers,” said Helen Tsakalos Handfield, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Royal (Jordan) Inc., serving ...
• Protecting our heritage
  “We have to protect what’s left,” said Claude Arsenault, president and founder of Société pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine de Pointe-Claire and ...
• Expensive homes likely to take longer to sell
  Ever wonder what you’d have to sacrifice for owning a million dollar home? The answer is a lot. You could buy 204,081 Big Macs, for $4.90 a pop, ...
• Mortgages: which one is right for you?
  Eleven per cent of all online mortgage applications in Quebec come from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, ranking the town fourth highest in the province. ...
• West End businesses taking a hit
  “Business has been piss poor,” said Nicholas Hoare, owner of the Greene avenue bookstore Nicholas Hoare. “The whole street is washed out. We’re ...
• The race to refinance
  About one in five borrowers took out an increasing amount of cash from their mortgages last year, with the average draw rising 20 per cent to ...
• Save energy and spend less
• Home ownership is always a sound investment
  While people are worried about when they’re going to retire and don’t want to take the risk of home investment, sometimes market woes have to be ...
• Housing market to rebound for 2010
  Housing sales have decreased, listings are down, and you’re trying to save money wherever you can. The good news? Positive expectations for the ...
• Practical benefits of home ownership
  “We know [owning a house is] our own investment for the future,” said Ryan Petche, 30, who bought a house in Beaconsfield last June with ...
• Romance for the Whole Family
  “I love the opportunity to teach my kids about celebration so they can have wonderful memories when they grow up,” said Linda Brookman, a social ...
• Home renovations: making your house a home
  Unlike Ryan Petsche and longtime girlfriend Dominique Quirion who moved from an apartment to their own home in Beaconsfield last July, most ...
• Making health eating a priority
  “We eat every day of our lives. We have to do it. So let’s do it with some joy and enthusiasm,” said Paul Gervasi, owner of Chef a La Carte ...
• The old adage holds true
  “You will likely sell for more money on a quiet street and for less on a busier street,” said Penny Ancuta, a real estate agent with Royal LePage ...
• Making your home eco-friendly
  Winding her way to the head of the check-out line at the grocery store, 8-year old Madison Cessford makes sure the baggers know to use her ...
• To avoid a holiday curse: safety first
  Last year during the two week holiday period, many children were treated for injuries in the Montreal Children’s Hospital Emergency Room (MCH ...
• Surviving Holiday stress
  “It’s the preparation that’s stressful,” said Bessy Deros, who lives with her family in Pierrefonds. “But once everybody’s here everyone helps ...
• Keeping home healthy during the holidays
  When hosting festivities, she makes sure to put out vegetable and fruit platters, focuses on staying social instead of staying on the couch, and ...
• Holiday home buying
  This year the holidays might not only mean Christmas stockings stuffed to the brim, presents for every night of Chanukkah and wish lists. It’s ...
• Investing in home ownership
  Buying your own home can be a daunting endeavour, and certainly more of a commitment than paying monthly rent. But the practical benefits of ...
• The inside scoop on credit
  So even before seeing what’s out there, invest in the every day decisions you make—from buying a car to paying off that credit card debt. ...