If Hurricane Sandy has taught us anything, it’s that disaster can strike at any moment in the most unforeseeable and traumatic ways imaginable. Perspective is always provided in moments of crisis; it makes us realize how temperamental our habitation of Earth can be, and that we are always at the mercy of the elements. We seem to lose touch […]
Speculations around market recovery are many. The desolate state in which the property market resides is remaining stagnant, with fragments of measurable recovery being made. Therein lies the question of how to inject some life into the current market; enough to drive a full recovery. A recent Vancouver Sun article highlighted a very interesting and probable […]
Real estate, according to a recent article, is responsible for the fall of one tree per 17 transactions completed. This may seem like a lot, and it may appear as an overzealous assumption, but rest assured that this is most certainly no exaggeration. Real estate, while putting roofs over peoples’ heads, rapidly destroys potential wildlife […]
Though it may be bitter-sweet, New Yorkers will fortunately not be subject to an even further ‘worst-case-scenario’ in terms of dealing with the aftermath of the notorious Frankenstorm, better known as Hurricane Sandy. According to a recent CNN article insurance claims for hurricane Sandy actually have an up-side…sort of. Let’s face it, nobody likes paying […]
A couple weeks ago we raised the topic of increasing natural disaster rates and the impeding “Frankenstorm” headed to the Eastern side of the US and Canada has basically proven our point. Along with raising the possibility of increasing natural disaster rates being tied to climate change, we also pointed out the suggestion for looking […]
…Or so they say. New studies and experiments attempting to find a suitable alternative to combustible fossil fuels as an energy source have come up with a possible solution in the form of a synthetic gasoline made from air and water. The concept of a sustainable energy to replace gasoline is a touchy topic at best. […]
We’ve said it before, so we won’t drone on about it , but we have to start somewhere. Housing has been in an obviously crippled state as of late, and in the spirit of exploring methods to instill stability, let us examine a theory that may in fact aid market recovery: home renovations. The housing […]
Lately we’ve had a bout of bad experiences with horrible customer service, so here we are addressing the issue. When it comes to people doing the absolute bare bones minimum required of their job description as opposed to taking an extra 30 seconds to go the extra mile – heck, not even the extra mile, we’re […]
Considering that the past year has been the warmest year on record in many portions of the world as a result of climate change, property investors and insurance brokers alike should be using this key indicator to promote what may be an overlooked area of consideration – weather and natural disaster insurance. Homeowners in the […]
Ever wonder what it’d be like to vacation in a desolate wasteland? Well, now you can stop imagining and get…excited? The environmental impact of the Alberta tar sand mines is about to be literally covered up and built over top of. Yes, that’s right ladies and gents, the tailing ponds resulting from the massive amount […]