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The Best Fish Stores in Toronto
The best fish stores in Toronto are where to go when looking for that true pescaterian showstopper: a weighty lobster, fresh oysters, beautiful fillets of salmon, or the clams to top off your perfect spaghetti alle vongole.Here are the best fish stores in Toronto.
https://www.blogto.com/toronto/the_best_fish_stores_in_toronto/GTA REALTORS® Release February 2019 Stats
March 5, 2019 -- Toronto Real Estate Board President Gurcharan (Garry) Bhaura announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 5,025 homes sold through TREB's MLS® System in February 2019. This sales total was down by 2.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis. Sales were also down compared to January 2019 following preliminary seasonal adjustment.
"The OSFI mandated mortgage stress test has left some buyers on the sidelines who have struggled to qualify for the type of home they want to buy. The stress test should be reviewed and consideration should be given to bringing back 30 year amortizations for federally insured mortgages. There is a federal budget and election on the horizon. It will be interesting to see what policy measures are announced to help with home ownership affordability," said Mr. Bhaura.
THE LIST — The Top 10 Highest Demand Condos In Toronto
These 10 condos are in the top 10th of 1% of the market, and routinely attract droves of clamouring buyers — most of whom will pay dramatically above the list price to secure a unit.
While all of the property developers, condo boards, and managers of these condos would undoubtedly love to bask in the glory of this list and take all the credit, the truth is in many cases, circumstance (or luck) plays a greater role than merit. We’ll get into those details in the breakdowns below.
Below is the list (on a ‘score’ out of 10), and some observations on each condo, from #10 down to the #1 spot. All of the stats noted below are featured on Strata.ca.
https://strata.ca/blog/the-10-most-sought-after-toronto-condos-in-2018
10 Times to Hire a Contractor
General contractors bring a design to life and oversee all construction. Use them on projects large and small.
Wondering if it’s time to hire a general contractor? These pros are experts at managing all aspects of a project, including applying for building permits, hiring subcontractors, overseeing work and cleanup, and more. If you’re thinking of undertaking a major home improvement project, remodel or new build, a general contractor will likely be a key member of your team. Here are 10 times it makes sense to work with a general contractor to help your project run smoothly.
Buyer Beware! 4 House Hunting Mistakes To Avoid If You Want To Find Your Dream Home
Looking for your dream home is tricky. Especially if you’ve never been through the home buying process before, it can be easy to make missteps or to get caught up in small details that really don’t make much difference. With that in mind, we’re here to help. We’ve pointed out four of the most common house hunting mistakes, as well as how to avoid them. Keep reading to make sure you stay on track.
https://freshome.com/moving/house-hunting-mistakes-to-avoid/
A first-time homebuyer’s guide to building a healthy credit history for homeownership
Spotty credit card payments might not seem like a big deal when you’re first starting out, but that banking boomerang will hit you hard when it comes back around during that first home purchase.
If you have an icky credit history, or outstanding consumer debt, you’re not alone. For every dollar of disposable income, Canadians owe roughly $1.78 to creditors, according to a recent Angus Reid survey. Canadians are notorious for having high levels of consumer debt, with 59 percent of those in debt having the majority of it on their credit card. Financial ignorance or simple credit confusion can often be to blame for the misuse of credit cards.
https://www.livabl.com/2019/02/first-time-homebuyers-guide-building-healthy-credit-history-homeownership.html?utm_source=Weekly+BuzzBuzzReport&utm_campaign=26dafeb2c7-NASA Reveals A List Of The Best Air-Cleaning Plants For Your Home
Though you wouldn’t necessarily associate NASA with indoor plants, the research institute did a study in the late ’80s on plant abilities to purify the air. A healthy home environment is vital to a person’s well-being, and houseplants contribute to it more than you might think. Their main benefit is acting as an air purifier, so it sounds only reasonable that NASA did a Clean Air Study, that found which are the best indoor plants at removing benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and ammonia from our surroundings – chemicals that have been linked to adverse health effects like headaches, dizziness, eye irritation, and others.
Toronto's Top French Restaurants
https://torontolife.com/food/restaurants/torontos-best-french-restaurants/
Top 5 French Cheeses for Your Dinner Table
Viva la fromage...
The production processes of wine and cheese are actually strikingly similar, both are fermented and aged and both have flavours which are based on terroir; including aspects such as dirt, rainfall, topography and exposure to sunlight. Just as with wine, cheese can be awarded the coveted AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) status to signify a level of quality, tradition and production standards, and, for the gourmet with budgetary restraints, great cheese is infinitely more affordable than great wine! The Top 5 French Cheeses for your Dinner Table are...
https://www.europeanwaterways.com/blog/the-top-5-french-cheeses-for-your-dinner-table/
St. Patrick's Day Events
St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year, which means an entire weekend of Irish-inspired partying.
Throw on your emerald green threads and grab a Guinness, here are five St. Paddy's Day events you won't want to miss in Toronto.
https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/must-see-st-patricks-day-events-in-toronto/
One Of A Kind Show
March 27 to March 31
Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto
https://www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto/en/meet-the-makers/artisans.html
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