With higher home prices and mortgage interest rates squeezing Canadians’ budgets, more homeowners are looking to renovate their homes instead of moving. On average, Canadian homeowners said they spent $12,300 on home renovations in the last 12 months, according to the HomeStars 2023 Reno Report. Meanwhile, in the year ahead,…
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Citi bullish on KE Holdings stock, eyes growth in home sales and renovation sectors By Investing.com
© Reuters. On Tuesday, Citi reaffirmed its Buy rating on KE Holdings stock (NYSE: BEKE), holding the price target steady at $21.10. The firm launched a 90-day positive catalyst watch for the company, anticipating a series of favorable developments. Citi expects the company to benefit from a positive trend in…
Best Skilled Nursing Design 2023: A Tree-Inspired Building Redefines Care With a Small-House Model, More Staff
The Forest at Duke (TFAD), recently introduced a new building at the heart of its campus in Durham, North Carolina. The five-story building embraces the small-house model, with 10-bed households forming neighborhoods, each with a unique personality. The staff and caregivers were integrated into this model, fostering a sense of…
Kevin McCloud reveals what he’s learned about good design in 25 years of hosting Grand Designs
In the first century BC, a Roman architect and engineer named Vitruvius came up with three simple principles of architecture: firmitas, utility and venustas. In the 17th century, English diplomat Sir Henry Wotton translated these precepts as “firmness, commodity and delight”. Today, we take them to describe the qualities of…
Canada consulting on reviving ‘wartime housing’ design catalogue
In its latest efforts to address Canada’s housing crisis, the federal government is launching consultations to revive a revised version of a wartime housing effort: a standardized pre-approved design catalogue, with the aim of helping speed up construction. “We are living in a housing crisis, but it’s not the first…