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A 'Portlandia' Home Raises an Eyebrow

March 5th, 2013
The aptly nicknamed Eyebrow House catches the eye of anyone who walks past it — just as it did with the location scouts for IFC's hit cable series Portlandia. The spaceship-style rear and innovative interior helped to inspire and set the scene for the plight of an alien played by a durian fruit in the episode "Feminist Bookstore's 10th Anniversary." http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/7538222/list ...
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BNN: Flaherty urges ‘prudent’ mortgage lending

March 5th, 2013
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is warning Canada's biggest banks to be "prudent" when lending money to home buyers in a bid to prevent another mortgage war among the top lenders. The terse message follows Bank of Montreal's move to cut its price on five-year fixed-rate mortgages to 2.99 percent from 3.09 percent. http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/4/Flaherty-urges-prudent-mortgage-lending-.aspx
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BNN: TransCanada shares higher on positive report

March 5th, 2013
Shares in TransCanada Corp. (TRP-T 48.33 0.00 0.00%) rose on Monday in the first trading following a positive U.S. government report on the company's controversial Keystone XL project.http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/4/TransCanada-shares-higher-on-positive-report.aspx
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Home sales slip further, but signs of traction emerge

March 5th, 2013
Canada's housing market may still be cooling, but there are fears in some quarters that "bubble fatigue" will pump it back up heading into the spring season. What economist Benjamin Tal means when he uses that phrase is that home buyers are skeptical about whether the residential real estate market is heading for a sharp price and sales drop. At the same time, mortgage rates are declining, n ...
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A Must See: Reconstruction Rescues a Michigan Barn

March 5th, 2013
One of the first pieces I wrote for Houzz had to do with my love of barns. Barns are just wonderful structures. A renovated barn is old and full of character, simple and large in its form. It's capable of containing a range of spaces, and it's handmade and industrial — as well as an antique that has had new life breathed into it.http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/6440569/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm ...
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Do you have a sunken living room?

March 5th, 2013
See the full Ideabook here: http://bit.ly/Zo4yP9https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151334953863806&set=a.247844258805.137673.129309818805&type=1&theater
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Scotiabank hikes dividend as profit climbs 13%

March 5th, 2013
Bank of Nova Scotia's (BNS-T 60.87 -0.26 -0.43%) profit rose 13 percent in the first quarter driven by strong performances in its international operations and its acquisition of ING Direct Canada. Scotiabank made $1.63-billion, or 1.25 a share in the quarter. That compared with a profit of $1.44 billion, or 1.20 a share during the same quarter last year. http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/5/Scot ...
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Pick of the Day

March 5th, 2013
Pick of the Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=290149597778198&set=a.241930959266729.56914.241929422600216&type=1&theater
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Inspiration of the Day

March 5th, 2013
Inspiration of the Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=265475970253352&set=a.197673470366936.49372.197669630367320&type=1&theater
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Pick of the Day

March 4th, 2013
Pick of the Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=549227071784545&set=a.222355147805074.61878.102313626475894&type=1&theater
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