My heart always goes out to ...

Found this great list on Apartment Therapy, of all the benefits of buildings that have a greenroof. Living in the condo it is obviously not as practical. But its a good option to increase greenspace, as we slowly become more and more developed.

The Benefits of a Green Roof

Having a yard is great, but a lot of us don't have the luxury of extra space in front or behind our buildings. So, imag ...

20 Unmissable Vancouver events in May 2012

During May, antsy Vancouverites head out and take part in all the hallmarks of the upcoming, sweet summer season, when the town glows and every visitor falls in love and eyes beachfront condo prices.

Where do I begin? May kicks off with the highly-anticipated Spot Prawn Festival in honour of our plump, coastal c ...

The Funhouse Mirror

The national average home price was down in March from where it stood last year. But home prices are not declining. Confused?

Average prices are affected by changes in the mix of sales, so year-over-year price comparisons can be like looking in a funhouse mirror: distorted.

To illustrate: line up a class of kids by height, calculate the average. Now excuse the ten tall ...

The Canadian economy back to normal

With the release of Finance Minister's new budget, we can safely say now that there are no immediate changes to the mortgage rules, however, as we already knew, interest rates will start to increase as the economy continues to grow. There were few surprises in Jim Flaherty's budget, with an emphasis on reducing the deficit, which is not a bad thing. We will ...