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May 01, 2019 | Tyler Difley

Your best life: a rent-or-buy lifestyle checklist

When it comes to deciding whether to rent or buy a home, discussions of pros and cons tend to centre around the financial considerations. However, the rent or buy dilemma is about far more than just money. Another important consideration is lifestyle – which option will allow you to live the life you want? That's a difficult question to answer, but we're here to help.

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April 29, 2019 | Stefan Strangman

On the fence: what you need to know before you wall in your property

As spring starts to arrive in Calgary, homeowners might be looking ahead to the warmer months and the possibilities for home improvement or building something new on their property.

Many of the most popular projects involve fences, whether building new or breathing life into an old one. However, fence building can be fraught with frustrations: Who is responsible for fence construction between two properties? What are the costs? What should it be made of?

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April 10, 2019 | Gerald Vander Pyl

How to spring clean for a spring home sale

Spring is the time for cleaning up after the drab days of winter, but a good clean-up is also key to selling a home quickly and at the right price.

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April 10, 2019 | Geoff Geddes

SPONSORED: Self storage simplifies your move

When you're moving, it can be hard to think outside the boxes – where to get them, what to put in them and where to store them. It adds up to extra stress in an already stressful time, which could explain why storage locker rentals are on the rise.

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Feb. 28, 2019 | CREBNow

SPONSORED: Five tips for hiring a renovation contractor

Real estate lawyer Khalil Haji offers the following practical insights for protecting yourself in your next renovation project:

Helen Youn is Calgary's only certified KonMari specialist.
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Feb. 20, 2019 | Geoff Geddes

Go from distress to de-stress through decluttering

Too much clutter in your home can make you feel the same way you do after too much turkey dinner: stuffed and uninspired. Though it may have taken years to accumulate all those useful, somewhat useful and utterly useless items, you can get unstuffed in a fraction of the time by following a few simple guidelines.

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Feb. 28, 2019 | Donna Balzer

March in the garden: three tips for improving your home's curb appeal

If you are looking to dress up your house, here are three tips to help boost your home's curb appeal.
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Feb. 28, 2019 | Gerald Vander Pyl

Greener pastures: year-round advice for the perfect lawn

If your lawn is looking rather ragged, it's time to adopt a year-round routine of maintenance that will give you healthy, great-looking grass.

Here's some advice from the experts on what to do, and when.
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Feb. 20, 2019 | Gerald Vander Pyl

How to navigate the emotionally fraught process of selling the family home

For many empty nesters, downsizing means selling the family home where they have lived for decades.

Every nook and cranny of the home contains vivid reminders of their life, from pencil marks on a wall to record the heights of growing children, to cherished photos of family and friends.

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Feb. 06, 2019 | Cody Stuart

Money for nothing: novel ways to squeeze every cent out of your home's potential

Much has been written about maximizing the financial value of your home. From renovations aimed at resale value to putting that spare bedroom up on Airbnb, some of the ways a homeowner can reap extra revenue from their home are obvious. However, there are more subtle ways a home – or its contents – can bring in a little extra cash.

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