Are there too many condos in Toronto? Real estate wiz Brian Persaud takes on this contentious issue


    The following is a guest post by Brian Persaud, a Toronto based real estate agent, investor, analyst, TV show host, producer and author of the forthcoming book "Investing in Condominiums". He is a provider of Toronto condominium information and a good friend to the folks of BuzzBuzzHome. Read more

    A day at the Beach in November? You better believe it! Beach Club Lofts holding exclusive preview event this weekend [PICS]


    Those temperatures won't be going back up any time soon, so a day at the beach might seem like a "strange" concept at the moment.But it's not too hard to imagine spending a day at the Beach Club Lofts, the boutique residence by Zen Homes that's only Read more

    We're feeling like nobility just looking at these new renderings from The Royal Collection


    When you're searching for homes in a place like King City, we're guessing you might be looking for something with a hint of royalty. Well, this project by Zancor Homes registers pretty high on the royalty scale, so high in fact, that they simply named it The Royal Read more

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    Crowning glory: 432 Park Avenue officially on the market

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, WATER COOLER

    432 Park Ave 1271 feet

    See that above? That’s the view from New York’s future tallest tower, 432 Park Avenue, which is officially on the market today. Read more

    Condo Cage Match: Miami versus Boston

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    Celebrate the first day of spring with these six front lawn failures

    By | Posted on | Monika Warzecha Posted in WATER COOLER

    LandscapingIt’s the time of the year to clear out the dead leaves and dried-up pine cones that spent the winter on your front lawn.

    Today marks the first day of spring and many homeowners mark the equinox with grand plans for sprucing up their green spaces.

    But before you pick up a trowel and start poking around your back garden or front yard, we thought it might be prudent to remind you that growing your home’s curb appeal is an exercise fraught with, well, failure.

    A roundup of some of the weirdest ways home owners have plotted their yards and gardens, including some efforts that would make Mother Nature shudder Read more

    A new way to commute: diving from the sky in an urban wingsuit

    By | Posted on | Joyce Chen Posted in WATER COOLER

    We’re big fans of outside-the-car thinking for commuting (gondolas? Check), so naturally we had to share this video of two daredevils swooping into central Rio de Janeiro like bats out of hell.

    Ludovic Woerth and Jokke Sommer donned wingsuits, hopped off ultralight airplanes and flew into Rio de Janeiro, whooshing through a frighteningly narrow space between two towers. Read more

    Do not adjust your monitor: purposefully “glitchy” wooden furniture

    By | Posted on | Joyce Chen Posted in DESIGN, WATER COOLER

    Laviani Good Vibrations
    This “Good Vibrations” cabinet by Italian designer Ferruccio Laviani is a Photoshop effect brought to life.

    Created for design house Fratelli Boffi, the intricately distorted cabinet was carved from oak by a programmable CNC machine, according to Dezeen. Read more

    From Yankee Stadium to Burj Khalifa, man builds replica toothpick structures

    By | Posted on | Michael Aynsley Posted in WATER COOLER

    Stan Munro's Toothpick World

    A couple of months back we told you about toothpick San Francisco. Well, we found something that tops it: Stan Munro’s still-growing “Toothpick City” and “Toothpick World,” which feature iconic structures from around the world, including… Read more

    Sorry, but we won’t be able to forest skyscrapers with trees in the future

    By | Posted on | Monika Warzecha Posted in DESIGN, WATER COOLER

    Trees on towersNo vision for the future is complete without city skyscrapers graced with lush, green vegetation.

    Despite the many, many renderings of big buildings covered in trees, is there any concrete evidence that these dizzy hopes for green architecture will come about?

    After all, it’s not easy being green on the 60th floor of tower.

    Popular Science picked up on the trend in environmental researcher-turned-journalist Tim de Chant’s blog. Read more

    Meeting by the monster wall: Out of this world offices from around the globe

    By | Posted on | Monika Warzecha Posted in DESIGN, WATER COOLER

    Stockholm data centre caveWe all know that when it comes to creating an inspiring work space, its hard to compete with Google. The online behemoth’s Israel office is outfitted with everything from orange trees to indoor slides.

    But they’re not the only company that’s reinventing the work environment (though we have to admit, another one of their headquarters did pique our interest).

    From over-sized hammocks to secret caves, we’ve compiled a list of the awesome, inventive and outlandish work spaces from across the globe Read more

    Condo Cage Match: Seattle versus Chicago

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, WATER COOLER

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    Happily Ever After: 5 modern-day Disney Princess homes in Manhattan

    By | Posted on | Joyce Chen Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, WATER COOLER

    Snow White 1The most recent rendition of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, complete with politically progressive touches (Cinderella criticizes the kingdom’s cruel policies and hands her glass slipper to the prince, rather than leaving it in a midnight-induced tizzy) got us thinking about modern-day fairy tales.

    Specifically, modern-day fairy tales and real estate. Read more