Category: Real Estate


Urban:13; Suburban:7 -- No Love for the Suburbs?  Discuss: Suburban Homes Have No Character Top 6 Friday: Real Estate Advice From Our Expert Hosts Sunday Host Video: Sarah and Philip of Urban Suburban Share Real Estate Tips International Home Tour: Sacred Spaces, Costa Rica Real Estate: What Kind of Bathrooms Sell Houses? Sandra Rinomato Reveals Buyer Trends Can You Afford Home Ownership? Gail Vaz-Oxlade of 'Til Debt Do Us Part Helps!  Dress My Nest: My Baby's Big Girl Bedroom Makeover Real People Living in Condos: Big Impact, Low Budget Organization Solutions Video Exclusive: Til Debt Do Us Part Host Gail Vaz-Oxlade is a Pepper!  Sold: Most Expensive Home in American History? Makeover: Staging and Decorating a Small Space It's February: Dream Big with 3 Canadian Mansions!  Question of the Week: Do You Feel Pressure to Buy Real Estate?  Top 5 Friday: Top Reno Projects Worth Investing In 
 
Nov
10

Urban:13; Suburban:7 -- No Love for the Suburbs?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 11/10/2011 12:00:00 PM
Well, in 20 episodes of our hit show Urban Suburban , hosted by brother-sister team of real estate contrarians, Sarah Daniels and Philip DuMoulin ,13 went the way of the city . I live in the city , and honestly, I'm kind of over it. Well, I am and I'm
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Sep
26

Discuss: Suburban Homes Have No Character

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 9/26/2011 4:57:00 PM
Have you been watching Urban Suburban ? Brother-sister real estate duo Sarah Daniels and Philip DuMoulin try to sway clients between buying an urban or a suburban home. Sarah is all for the suburbs while Philip pushes the city. So far, the score is in
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Sep
23

Top 6 Friday: Real Estate Advice From Our Expert Hosts

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Posted by Alicia Cox 9/23/2011 2:03:00 PM
Are you looking for a home? Trying to sell a home? If you need real estate advice , you've come to the right place -- HGTV Canada's hosts are expert sources of information. We have lots of host tips available, but for this week's Top 5 Friday , I've gathered
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Sep
18

Sunday Host Video: Sarah and Philip of Urban Suburban Share Real Estate Tips

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Posted by Alicia Cox 9/18/2011 9:38:00 AM
Morning and happy weekend! We've started a new video feature called Sunday Host (I'll make the same joke I did last week, for those of you who are new) -- we're riffing on the traditional Sunday roast. Roast/host...host/roast... Anyway, last week was
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Aug
16

International Home Tour: Sacred Spaces, Costa Rica

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Posted by Vanessa 8/16/2011 4:45:00 PM
I first visited Costa Rica in 2010 and loved it. I surfed, explored the rainforest, saw beautiful water falls and really enjoyed the relaxed attitude . I know it all sounds very cliché but — at least where I was in Nosara, on the west coast — Costa Rica
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Jul
20

Real Estate: What Kind of Bathrooms Sell Houses? Sandra Rinomato Reveals Buyer Trends

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 7/20/2011 5:32:00 PM
Let's get one thing out of the way: more bathrooms is always better than less. This is not a post about first-floor powder room or no first-floor powder room because I think we can all agree that given the choice, most people would take the house or condo
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May
29

Can You Afford Home Ownership? Gail Vaz-Oxlade of 'Til Debt Do Us Part Helps!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 5/29/2011 8:27:00 AM
All this cutesy curb appeal talk has gotten me thinking of the stressful side of home ownership : what if you're not sure you can afford it? What if *gasp* you're having trouble holding on, financially? Gail Vaz-Oxlade , the feisty host of 'Till Debt
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May
20

Dress My Nest: My Baby's Big Girl Bedroom Makeover

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Posted by Mia Rodak 5/20/2011 11:48:00 AM
It's a well-spoken rule here at HGTV.ca HQ that nobody is allowed to buy, renovate , redecorate or refinish any part of their homes without sharing it here and so I guess my time has come. And I do it not just to be a self-indulgent show-off (though admittedly,
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Apr
21

Real People Living in Condos: Big Impact, Low Budget Organization Solutions

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Posted by Guest Blogger 4/21/2011 10:38:00 AM
Ask any condo dweller (myself included) about the downsides of condo-living and the biggest gripe is usually concerning the lack of storage. Our loft-style condo came equipped with a tiny entry closet, a closet that holds a stacked washer/dryer and a
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Apr
07

Video Exclusive: Til Debt Do Us Part Host Gail Vaz-Oxlade is a Pepper!

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 4/7/2011 2:43:00 PM
I've been a fan of Gail Vaz-Oxlade 's since the first time I saw her dolling out the-truth-hurts advice to couples struggling with their finances, on the original Til Debt Do Us Part . When I saw that we here at HGTV are getting us a Home Edition , I
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Apr
01

Sold: Most Expensive Home in American History?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 4/1/2011 3:16:00 PM
I hope this story is NOT an April Fool's joke. Though the facts certainly hold no big surprises... A Russian billionaire , Yuri Milner, 49, bought THIS unfathomably sprawling property in the heart of Silicon Valley -- Los Altos Hills, CA -- for $100 million.
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Feb
28

Makeover: Staging and Decorating a Small Space

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Posted by Vanessa 2/28/2011 2:56:00 PM
After recently moving into a house with my boyfriend, I'm putting my beloved first home on the market. After two weeks of fixing, cleaning, painting and staging , my condo is sparkly and ready for sale. Just in time for the last day of Makeover Month
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Feb
02

It's February: Dream Big with 3 Canadian Mansions!

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Posted by Guest Blogger 2/2/2011 2:08:00 PM
You know how some people tape up pictures of supermodels to keep motivated for their fitness and diet goals? Well, I check out real estate well beyond my means in preparation for my one day dream home . Like the supermodels, it’s an ideal that's terribly
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Jan
03

Question of the Week: Do You Feel Pressure to Buy Real Estate?

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 1/3/2011 4:42:00 PM
Happy New Year!! When are you going to buy a home? Oh you're not? Oooooo, you better start thinking about it. Interest rates are low right now. Five-year mortgage rates are even better than variable rates, and desirable areas will only keep getting more
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Dec
11

Top 5 Friday: Top Reno Projects Worth Investing In

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Posted by Elana Safronsky 12/11/2010 10:17:00 AM
I'm sorry. I know it's Saturday. Anyway. If you've recently bought a home that needs a little work, or are simply ready to give yours that long overdue update, no doubt you're wondering which projects will yield the best return on your investment . And
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