Recent Blog Posts by Szabolcs Pall

New Year, New Home, New Opportunities

As one of the newest residents in our neighbourhood, and a CENTURY 21 Capital Realty Sales Representative, a few observations are worth highlighting: 1)  Shoveling snow is not only a great way to keep fit; it's also an opportunity to meet your neighbours.  Winter shows no sign of letting up, and in 2 short weeks I've met a lot of our neighbours already, thanks for stopping and introducing ...

Home Renovation Tax Credit

What is HRTC?  It's the Home Renovation Tax Credit that was proposed in the January 27th Federal Budget, that will provide for a 15% income tax credit on eligible home renovation expenditures, and is family based.  Good between January 27th 2009 and February 1st 2010, it can be claimed for the 2009 taxation year on expenditures greater than $1,000, but no more than $10,000 and can provide ...

Who's doing your reno?

Among households that renovated in 2007, 41 percent contracted out all the work, while 31 percent did the work themselves or with the help of friends or family.  Over a quarter of households who renovated did a mix of both hiring a contractor and doing a portion of the work themselves.  In 2007, compared to 2006, the share of households that decided to do the work themselves decreased, while ...