Top considerations when looking at golf communities. Braestone Club According to a recent NAVICOM study, there are 5.7 million golfers in Canada and they spend about $2.5 billion annually on golf-related travel. We get it. Golf is important to you and downsizing may mean you finally have the luxury of...
The Sandwich Generation: Caregiving for Your Children and Your Elderly Parents
For Terri Archibald—a busy sales manager, university instructor, and registered dental hygienist—it’s nerve-racking knowing her 83-year-old mom lives alone, 350 kilometres away. “It stresses me out that I'm not there if something happens and I can't be there in that moment and run up to the house when she needs...
55-Plus Communities in Owen Sound: An Interview with Sound Lifestyles
If you’re a home downsizer in Toronto or the GTA, maybe you’re wondering, “Where are the best places to retire in Canada?” In this month’s Up-Close & Personal, we discuss 55+ communities and introduce you to the idyllic yet vibrant city of Owen Sound, Ontario.Positioned in the heart of Grey...
Active Adult Communities—Is It The Right CHOICE For ME?
When it comes to downsizing, we are strong advocates of the Goldilocks principle. Simply said, when our clients decide to undertake this major life transition, there isn’t anything more important than finding a home that is “just right.” And it isn’t just a matter of figuring out whether you want...
A Taste of the Apple Pie Trail
Ontario’s Apple Pie Country is a fall getaway favourite Biting into a juicy, freshly picked apple is a joyful ritual of the fall season. If the fruit is doused in sugar and spice and wrapped within a flakey crust and baked, that simple joy quickly turns into ecstasy. Fortunately, in...
Colour Your World
3 Easy DIY Paint Projects that will make a big impact in your home Ah, Summertime. Are you soaking up the new-found freedom after a long lockdown? Between the patio-hopping, barbecues and weekends in cottage country, design aficionados rejoice that it is also the season of home improvement projects. And...