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Top 5 Home Reno Incentives in Ontario
When it comes to home renovations, if you're not thinking about energy efficiency, you're missing out! Not only will it save you money on your energy bills (in the short and long term), making green home improvements can add tremendous value to your home…
5 Costs To Consider When Buying A Home
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of buying your first home. However, many first-time homebuyers are surprised to find out how much they have to spend in addition to their down payment. There are several additional costs associated with buying a home that can tip you over budget if you’re not aware of them…
How To Increase Your Home’s Curb Appeal
Did you know? You can increase your home's value exponentially by maintaining it's curb appeal. Here are 5 ways to create a stellar first impression!
How to Upgrade Your Pandemic Work-From-Home Setup
As the pandemic continues, many homeowners are looking to upgrade their temporary work-from-home and virtual learning setups. The past several months of kitchen tables, beds and couches have taken their toll and it’s time to settle in for the long haul…
10 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Home
Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or a seasoned pro, buying a house is a big investment. It’s easy to fall so in love with a property that you lose sight of the more practical considerations – like a terminate infestation or flooding issues in the basement…
5 Tips to Style Your Coffee Table Like a Professional Stager
A coffee table is often the centrepiece of a living room. While it can be a landing space for remote controls and miscellaneous magazines, it’s also a place where your style can come to life. A stack of books, floral arrangement, tray, bowl or unexpected object can turn your coffee table into an art installation…
5 Reasons to Buy and Sell This Fall or Winter
As the temperature cools off, so does all the heat generated by the summer selling season. But, just because it’s no longer the busiest time of year in the housing market doesn’t mean your best chance to buy or sell a home has passed…
5 Trends in Luxury Residential Lighting
Whether you’re looking to illuminate your porch, hallways, or even some of your favourite wall art, there’s a luxury residential lighting option that’s perfectly suited for your needs…
5 Tips For Selling Your Luxury Home
If you have a high-end property to sell, everything from how you price it to how you market it has to be optimized for the right buyers. Working with a realtor who has experience in selling luxury homes can make all the difference…
3 Ways to Instantly Add Character to Your Walls
Adding character to your walls can completely change the look of a room! If you're looking to add some extra charm to a space, here are 3 easy and affordable ways to instantly add character to your walls…
Happy Fall!
As summer comes to a close, our family has been busy gearing up for yet another school year impacted by the pandemic. Our middle child started his first year of JK last week, and could not be more excited! We're looking forward to our kids getting back to in-person learning and resuming "normal" activities with their classmates…
3 Designer-Approved Flooring Trends to Elevate Your Home
Flooring is one of the most important elements of your home. When it comes to remodelling, there are many directions you can take to give your home a fresh, updated look. If you're upgrading your floors this year, consider these top 3 designer-approved flooring trends to elevate your home…
5 Ways to Turn Your House Into A Smart Home
Looking to turn your house into a smart home!? If you’ve been intimidated about setting up a smart home or thought it was too expensive, we're here to help make the process a little easier…
3 Area Rug Trends To Instantly Upgrade Your Home
It’s amazing how an area rug can instantly transform a space! From layering rugs with different textures to vintage-inspired patterns and prints, we’ve rounded up the latest area rug trends of 2021…
5 Houseplants You (Basically) Can’t Kill
Nothing adds more beauty and comfort to your home than lush flowers and indoor plants. Bringing houseplants into your home is not only aesthetically pleasing, it also offers amazing health benefits…
5 Ways To Get Your House Ready To Sell
Not sure how to get your house ready to sell? There are many steps you can take before putting your home on the market to increase your chances of receiving a solid offer from a buyer. From cleaning and decluttering, to painting and staging, here are 5 things to do before you sell your home…
Summer Kick Off
We are excited to announce that we have just launched our website, stellarrealtygroup.ca. We have some great tools under our resource section, which can help you begin your home search. You can also stay up to date with our sales and listings, visit our blog, and check out all the services we provide…
5 Ways To Make Your Home Feel Custom
Whether you’re building from the ground up, renovating, or just looking to make your house feel a little more like home, here are a few things to help make your home feel custom…
Happy Easter!
We have all endured a tough winter but thankfully spring is here! This is a time of renewal, when we all get to feel that sense of energy and optimism as the days grow longer. That feeling can be especially strong if you're in the midst of making big changes in your life or, like many of us, anticipating the upcoming widespread rollout of vaccines…
Happy Holidays!
It has certainly been a busy and unusual year! Our family welcomed our third child in April, during the first lockdown we had in the pandemic. Subsequently, I launched Stellar Realty Group in August, along with transferring brokerages to Keller Williams Neighbourhood Realty…