Healthy Home

Dear Urbaneer: How Do I Ensure My Basement Is Not Only Comfortable, But Safe?

September 15, 2021

Dear Urbaneer, Healthy Home, Recommended Reads

Welcome to this month’s installment of Dear Urbaneer, where I take on real estate questions from my inquisitive clients. This month, I am talking with a client who has set up a home office in her basement and is wondering about the wisdom of spending a great deal of time…

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Post-Pandemic Housing Trends To Watch For

August 18, 2021

COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Healthy Home, House And Home

Working in Toronto’s real estate trenches I have the unique vantage point from which to watch the ever-evolving state of architecture, interior, and landscape design, as I get to see what features and fixtures renovators and builders install in their product, and how prospective purchasers respond to it. Yes, our approach to shelter provides us with a…

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The Irony Of STILL Navigating COVID-19 On The 51st Anniversary Of Earth Day

April 22, 2021

COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Healthy Home

If the earth was flat, I might leap off it. Here, on the third rock from the sun, we are celebrating the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. One might say it’s ironic that instead of globally honouring, respecting, and nurturing Mother Earth this week, our collective attention is hyper-focused on mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic, just as…

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Dear Urbaneer: Can I Catch COVID-19 From HVAC Systems?

June 29, 2020

COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Dear Urbaneer, Healthy Home

Welcome to this month’s installment of Dear Urbaneer, where I take the opportunity to respond to one of my clients’ real estate queries. Last week, shortly after I posted my piece exploring How COVID-19 Will Likely Change How We Design Our Homes, I received a concerned email from a client who works…

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With COVID-19 Outbreaks In Long-Term Care Facilities, Is Multi-Generational Housing Better?

May 13, 2020

COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Healthy Home, Real Estate

The rise of multi-generational housing in Canada has been trending for a while now, particularly in cities like Toronto and Vancouver where a lack of supply and high housing prices have forced homebuyers to look for creative solutions to achieve their homeownership dreams. There are practical familial considerations as well. With aging…

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Hello Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Make Your Home A ‘Net Zero’ Hero

May 7, 2020

Healthy Home, House And Home, The Danforth

In an ideal world, Canadian housing would be producing energy rather than consuming it. Our shelter should be healthy, be easily maintained, produce food and water, cause no pollution, and be entirely self-sustaining. While this is far from the reality we live in at the moment, one such environmentally-friendly choice gaining momentum…

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Healthy Home: The Irony Of Navigating COVID-19 On The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day

April 23, 2020

COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Healthy Home

Here, on the third rock from the sun, we celebrated a major milestone this week: the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. One might say it’s ironic that instead of globally honouring, respecting and nurturing Mother Earth this week, our collective attention was hyper-focused on mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Is the virus Mother Earth’s attempt at reminding…

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The Movement To Hipsteading During The Covid-19 Pandemic & Toronto Real Estate

March 26, 2020

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street/Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, Healthy Home, High Park North / The Junction, Junction/High Park/Bloor West/Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale

Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design in Toronto, where I share my insights, ideas and point of view on the many facets of the Toronto Real Estate Market! So we’re six months into a global pandemic and, as we live and breathe with gratitude (I certainly do), the risk and…

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Healthy Home: What You Need To Know About The Health Hazards Of Living Near Power Lines

December 9, 2019

Healthy Home

Welcome to the latest installment in our Healthy Home series, where I explore how where we live can impact our emotional, mental, and physical health. I’ve covered a wide variety of topics in the past for this series, including the impact of light pollution, the dangers of buried oil tanks,…

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Dear Urbaneer: What Should I Know About Light Pollution?

August 27, 2019

Dear Urbaneer, Healthy Home, Leslieville/Riverside, The Danforth

Welcome to this month’s edition of Dear Urbaneer! Every month I take time to field real estate questions from our readers, which vary in topic and complexity but are always intriguing. This month, I am helping a reader wondering about the growing problem of light pollution and the impact on…

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Healthy Home

Dear Urbaneer: How Do I Ensure My Basement Is Not Only Comfortable, But Safe?

Post-Pandemic Housing Trends To Watch For

The Irony Of STILL Navigating COVID-19 On The 51st Anniversary Of Earth Day

Dear Urbaneer: Can I Catch COVID-19 From HVAC Systems?

With COVID-19 Outbreaks In Long-Term Care Facilities, Is Multi-Generational Housing Better?

Hello Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Make Your Home A ‘Net Zero’ Hero

Healthy Home: The Irony Of Navigating COVID-19 On The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day

The Movement To Hipsteading During The Covid-19 Pandemic & Toronto Real Estate

Healthy Home: What You Need To Know About The Health Hazards Of Living Near Power Lines

Dear Urbaneer: What Should I Know About Light Pollution?

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