Summer in the City? Absolutely!

The calendar may be telling us it’s spring, but the thermometer has me thinking about summer. A while back I penned a blog entitled Hamilton is Not JUST a Steel City.  If I had to pick a time of year that made this obvious, it would have to be summer.  Contrary to what many strangers [...]

A New Home – Is it the Right Choice for You?

This is an interesting topic for me, because believe it or not, I have never lived in a ‘second hand’ home. I know growing up, it wasn’t by my choice that the homes were always new, but even as an adult, I don’t think I ever thought –’It must be new’ – it just happened [...]

What to do about downsizing???

Over the past 18 years I have talked to many people about downsizing their home. What I found was this was an extremely emotional decision for many people and they needed special care and counseling as they realized they were moving into the next stage of their lives. After all we could be talking about [...]

Is Condo Living Right for You?

Deciding to live in a condominium is not just a decision on type of ownership, it is a lifestyle choice. When you are ready to buy your next home (or first home for that matter) one of the many choices you will make is whether to live in a condominium or a freehold. Both of [...]

Urban / Suburban

Back in December Ann talked about the virtues of living in the suburbs and she said to check back as I would be saying she is shortsighted. Well I won’t go that far, but there are many things that people don’t realize city living has to offer.  Let’s start with the close proximity to everything. [...]

Your Grateful List

The Holiday Season is a very emotional time for people. Children get excited thinking about all the gifts they may receive, people get excited about helping others in need, getting together with family, celebrating the religious holidays and so on. For some people it is a time to reflect on the past year, what they [...]

Urban / Suburban

The HGTV show has it right. There is a lot of difference between these two choices of lifestyle, with both having great things to offer. Gary and I are no doubt on opposite sides of this discussion, as we have both chosen very different neighbourhoods to call home. Neither choice is the right one for [...]

Giving Back

I can’t believe it has already been four years since I joined Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate. As an active volunteer in my community, it was important for me when deciding to make a change of company, to belong to an organization that supports and gives back to the community where they do their business. [...]

Hamilton is not JUST a Steel City

It really ticks me off when people ask where I am from and when I say Hamilton, they go, oh, that’s where all the steel factories are… making it obvious they think I live in a dirty, undesirable city. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I don’t waste any time letting them know! [...]