The Rise of Smart Kitchens
Innovative homeowners are adopting smart technologies, creating kitchens that can think ahead and facilitate daily tasks. These smart kitchens are the control centers of the home, with appliances networked to work together and controlled by intuitive interfaces or simple voice commands. Imagine preheating your oven while you’re stuck in traffic or a fridge that reminds you when it’s time to restock on essentials – these are no longer the imaginings of science fiction. Courtesy of Canadian Home Trends.
Vancouver home sales down 3.8%in Sept. as lower rates fail to entice buyers: board
Vancouver-area home sales dropped 3.8% in September compared with the same month last year, while listings grew to put modest pressure on pricing, said Greater Vancouver Realtors on Wednesday (October 2, 2024).
“September figures don’t offer the signal that many are watching for,” said Andrew Lis, the board’s director of economics and data analytics, in a statement. Courtesy of Canadian Mortgage Trends.
Land Values: Could laneway homes be the key to unlocking new housing in Vancouver?
Builder Jake Fry has a simple idea that he believes could produce at least 30,000 new small homes in Vancouver over the next decade.
The idea: let Vancouver homeowners sell the laneway homes they’re willing to make room for in their backyards instead of being restricted to only renting them. …. laneway homes would be a relatively low-impact way of making room for newcomers. It’s something that California has just authorized as of October last year. Courtesy of BC Business.
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