By Kelsey Pudloski The Pantone colour gods have spoken. 1. Lush Meadow – 18-5845 Photo: ohhappyday/Instagram A deep, yet vibrant green that will lend an organic quality to your interiors. 2. Riverside – 17 -4028 Photo: beautifulhomesinthenorth/Instagram This greyish blue has a moody ambience. It pairs well with nearly all of Pantone’s fall shades. 3. Spicy mustard – 14-0952 Photo: csdecoranddesign/Instagram Add a little zest to your home...[ read more ]
By Kelsey Pudloski and James Bombales If your Instagram feed is teeming with design bloggers, you’ve likely come across a #shelfie or two. A search for the hashtag yields over 380,000 posts, each surface more perfectly styled than the last. While the word itself originated from social media, the shelfie is essentially a vignette — a grouping of objects that...[ read more ]
By Kelsey Pudloski It’s a scenario we all dread — you’re groggy-eyed at 7am, standing in front of a messy closet with clothes strewn about, feeling as though you’ve got nothing to wear. “When you open the door and stuff starts falling out, that’s when you know it’s time for a closet revamp,” said Dan Petcoff, co-owner and operator of...[ read more ]
By Kelsey Pudloski The scariest part of Halloween may be the tacky decorations. From the severed arms that litter the aisles of the dollar store, to your neighbor’s lawn display of giant inflatable pumpkins, holiday decor can be a truly gruesome sight. Give your home a festive feel, without sacrificing on style, by incorporating these 10 must-have Halloween decor items....[ read more ]
By Josh Sherman The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently jointly released their Emerging Trends in Real Estate report. The annual report identifies what investors should look out for in the Canadian and American real estate markets over the following year, drawing on a vast number of sources. ULI, a nonprofit and research organization, and PwC, the global...[ read more ]
By Kelsey Pudloski Whether you’re going away to college or gearing up to put your kids back on the school bus (rejoice!), it’s important to clear out the clutter and get organized before classes begin. These five stylish accessories, all priced under $50, will help to make this year your most productive yet. 1. Airen Grove hook rack from Anthropologie, $24-28...[ read more ]
By Josh Sherman As the third quarter marches on, BuzzBuzzHome News spoke with economists from some of Canada’s biggest banks about what to watch for in the nation’s housing market over the next several months leading up to 2016. Here’s what they said. Stock market volatility Weaker stock exchanges in general could slow the Canadian housing market, says Randall Bartlett,...[ read more ]
By Sean MacKay Photo: Steve Jurvetson/Flickr Prices in Canada’s two hottest housing markets have continued to rise sharply in 2015, with home prices in Toronto and Vancouver up 8.9 per cent and 10.3 per cent in June over the same time last year, respectively. But despite market activity that has made headlines across the country in the first half of the year, TD Bank’s economics team...[ read more ]
By Michael Aynsley Some 4,375 homes changed hands across Greater Vancouver’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in June — the second highest monthly total ever, just 59 transactions shy of the all-time record of 4,434 set in May 2005. According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV), June sales were 29.1 per cent above the 10-year sales average for...[ read more ]
Sotheby’s International Realty Canada’s new findings about luxury home buyers highlights the contrasts between what well-heeled purchasers are looking for in a home. By: Monika Warzecha Photo: James Bombales Going against the commonly held belief that aging Baby Boomers are going to have to squeeze into a smaller home as they age, the Sotheby’s report found affluent Boomers in major...[ read more ]