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Facebook’s Impact on Real Estate
Palo Alto, California, is seeing some very substantial activity in their real estate market as a result of Facebook’s impending IPO (Initial Public Offering). Huge price influxes have started occurring since the beginning of the year, up to 10%, as … Continue reading
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Micro-lofts: Could you live in 226 square feet?
Would you live in a pint-sized apartment just to live in an ideal location? As a follow-up to our ‘Live in a Shoebox’ blog, we found a story about a man living in a 226 sq. ft. apartment in the … Continue reading
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Electric Cars Flop in China
With a large chunk of the world’s people residing within its borders, China is definitely a big target to get citizens on board with electric-powered transport. But with the less-than-stellar projections for clean-energy vehicle sales, adoption is anticipated to be … Continue reading
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Social Realtors Have the Upper Hand
The importance of being up to date with marketing methods is a seemingly overlooked element among real estate agents, depending on which side of the coin you are on. On one hand, there is a population of agents that see … Continue reading
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Trouble On The Horizon
There has been speculation, talks, meetings, discussions (whatever they may call them) about changes occurring in Canadian real estate as of late. Notably, two major blips on the radar have revealed themselves as being potently newsworthy; the first being numerous … Continue reading
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How Can I Start to Go Paperless?
Many wonder how we can start to cut down on paper with all the faxes, manuals, receipts, invoices, memos, and post-its floating around our offices and homes. Granted, it’s incredibly difficult to remove every speck of paper, but there is … Continue reading
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Building Benchmarks: The RBC Centre
One of the greatest new buildings in Toronto is the RBC Centre, a 42-storey sustainable wonder in the heart of the GTA. With energy efficient components throughout the design, the building has achieved great benchmarks. Using ‘flexible and super-intelligent’ ventilation … Continue reading
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Losing Touch
Environmentally, it’s no secret that the world isn’t doing so great. We have a major climate issue in conjunction with a world running on fossil fuel energies, which are adding to the climate issue, as well as having other negative … Continue reading
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Green Country Profile: Germany
One of the frontrunners in the the sustainability race is Germany, a country that is a financial epicenter for Europe and a hub of tourism. Not only does the country have the largest market in almost all fields of environmental … Continue reading
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Eco-Village: The Future or the Past?
Just when we thought we were starting to see countries make some headway in sustainability, an eco-village floats into our awareness and shows us how the real eco-warriors live. A small 80-person village in Russia called Kovcheg features residents that … Continue reading
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