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A new study shows how front yards can serve as windows into the inner lives of their residents – and their feelings about their home, neighborhood and city.
Following the Second World War, the federal government led the country’s transformation from a rural to a suburban nation, despite lacking any constitutional jurisdiction in community planning.
As climate change increasingly threatens our daily lives, we must redesign our homes to better protect us and be part of the solution.
Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality specialist offers an easy, cheap, effective way to deal with it.
A new tax-free savings account could play a role in making the dream of home ownership more attainable for first-time buyers in Canada.
History indicates house prices are more likely to see a correction and prolonged stagnation, not a crash
Affordable housing has become a middle-class problem, and Ontario’s latest housing report reflects an approach that continues to marginalize those with the greatest need.
Current building codes do not include the most efficient way to keep houses standing and intact during tornadoes.
We need more research and research capacity that’s better suited to current housing challenges. We must inform housing providers and policy-makers to provide solutions and evaluate those solutions.
People tend to pay attention when things get personal, so you need to know how climate change is damaging things in your life.
Houses built more than 20 years ago are likely to be more vulnerable to bushfires than newer builds. But there are some simple and inexpensive ways to reduce your risk.
A new study in Glasgow suggests latent anti-Pakistani sentiment may affect the house-moving decisions of white British homeowners.
According to experts, ladybirds are no more dangerous than they were before.
Home can be a slippery concept. But psychologists have long understood that it plays a huge role in self-identity and emotional well-being.
Without protection, Iran’s spectacular American- and Italian-designed mid-century structures will be reduced to dust, beams and concrete blocks.
Home owners and first time buyers are right to be confused, so how should you play expected changes to a low rates environment?
Bigger houses take more energy to build them, and use more energy.
As domestic construction slows, Chinese property developers are starting to look overseas. The potential impacts are diverse, from property prices right through to regional diplomacy.
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