Thanks to social media platforms like YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, and Instagram, there’s an almost infinite amount of DIY inspiration out there. However, before you tackle that built-in bookcase or refresh your home with paint, you should know the DIY world is full of common—but thankfully avoidable—mistakes. To help you navigate your next DIY project, we spoke with three local home-owning DIY pros about the most common mistakes that are made.

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Not doing enough research beforehand 

When renovating her home, Tobie (@tobesgoesdiy) says she didn’t do enough research on installing tongue and groove laminate flooring and ended up installing it backwards. Similarly, in one of her first tiling projects, Dalyn…

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Are You Ready?

You’ve come to the right place! Now that you have decided to buy, RE/MAX Infinity can help guide you through the entire process and a REALTOR® can help take care of the rest.

Responsibilities can come at a cost – from financial commitment to necessary care and maintenance. You need to make sure that both fit your current lifestyle.


Check your financial standing

One of the biggest and most important purchases of your lifetime is buying a home. With the help of a real estate agent, you can avoid getting in over your head. It’s important to have some savings, and manage any debt before making a home purchase. In just a few steps you can determine how much you can afford, and with the help of our Mortgage Calculator you can…

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As many Canadians continued to work from home in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, this year’s tax season might be more complicated than usual. In some provinces, public health guidelines mandated all employees set up offices in their homes, and in others, the company you worked for determined who could do so. 

To compensate for the home office expenses they incurred, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced a new temporary flat rate method for the 2020 tax year, but some things have changed for 2021. It’s important to know what you can and cannot claim if you worked from home last year. Here are some guidelines for turning your pandemic work-from-home experience into a tax deduction on this year’s tax return.

What’s changed for…

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When it comes to interior design, lighting is often an afterthought, and that seems a bit dull. In fact, it should be factored into the layout and décor scheme as early as possible! This is largely because when you’re outfitting a space, having proper lighting is a sure-fire way to add character and elevate its style.

With the right information, you can easily update a room’s lighting fixtures without breaking the bank or exerting too much effort. We’ve already shown you how to illuminate your home’s exterior, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and even those tricky underlit places. Now we share a guide on how to choose lighting for one of the most used spaces: the living room.  

Read on for tips on finding the right type of light to fit your space’s…

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variable rate mortgage

For a long time, it was a common ideology that a variable rate mortgage was ideal when purchasing a home. The thought process was based on the theory that if the rate drops, you’ll be able to reap the benefits of lower interest payments as opposed to someone who is in a fixed-rate mortgage.

Before we get into the nitty-gritty of it, let’s review how interest rates impact a mortgage and the difference between a fixed-rate and a variable-rate mortgage.

Interest rates are determined by the Bank of Canada and often reflect the state of the economy. When the economy is strong, interest rates are high. This means that borrowing money would cost more, but you should receive a higher payout on your investments. When the economy…

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  • Pragmatic policy across interest rates, immigration and taxation could deliver a stable, albeit expensive Canada housing market through to 2027

  • RE/MAX Canada launches chapter one of Unlocking the Future: 5 Year Outlook Report in partnership with CIBC and The Conference Board of Canada

  • This series of reports, done in collaboration with relevant area experts, will be issued through 2022 and will leverage specific “what if” scenarios related to economic policy decisions, climate change, the future of on-premise work and technology, and how they may impact the housing market in Canada

The Canada housing market reflects more than just a commodity or an investment that is measured month-over-month or…

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Home Sales Forecast to Ease but Remain Historically Strong in 2022-2023

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate boards and associations in 2022 and extended the forecast into 2023.

Home sales have kicked off 2022 below 2021 levels, while price growth has continued to set records. This is consistent with strong demand meeting end-of-month inventory levels that are lower than they have ever been.

Along with the ongoing supply crisis, the other main factor expected to impact housing markets this year and next will be higher interest rates.

While discounted five-year mortgage rates have already begun to rise – a…

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RE/MAX Infinity welcomes our newest REALTOR® - Tommy Allen!

Before starting his real estate career, Tommy was in the automotive industry in Nova Scotia. Tommy will be joining Team Grandy, a team with over 25 years experience in real estate.   You can reach Tommy at 709-693-8245 or tallen@infinitynl.ca   Happy to have you with us Tommy!

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Canadians looking to purchase a home will be happy to hear there was a jump in new listings that hit real estate markets across the country in February 2022.

The number of newly listed properties jumped 23.7% month-over-month in February. That would have been an all-time record had it not been for the exceptional May and June Canada’s housing market experienced in 2020 following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) shows Canadians took advantage of the increase in supply as national home sales rose 4.6% from January to February 2022. Year-over-year, February’s home sales are down 8.2% compared to a record-breaking February 2021.

During CREA’s latest Monthly Housing Market…

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If you find your family growing, or spending more time at home has you feeling like you live in a tiny home, craving a more spacious abode could be your current reality. The obvious choice is usually to sell in favour of a larger dwelling, but the simplest solutions aren’t always the best—or easiest. 

You may encounter roadblocks to buying a larger home like prohibitive pricing, or not wanting to move away from a beloved neighbourhood, close family or friends. Whatever your reasons, things could be looking up with a vertical home expansion, especially if expanding horizontally is not in your cards.

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Not your average reno

Make no mistake, this is a massive and complex renovation that requires professionals from…

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