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Over the last 12 months we’ve shared ways you can upgrade your home, whether that means buying, selling or improving the home you have. It’s been fun exploring every facet of homeownership, but there were some topics that really stood out above the rest this year!
These are the top REALTOR.ca Living Room blog articles of 2022, as read by you. Take a look and see if any of your favourites made the list!
5. Closing on a Home? Avoid Doing These 4 Things
You may breathe a sigh of relief once your offer to purchase a home has been accepted, but you’re not quite done yet. Between the time you come to terms with the sellers and the moment you finally put your key in the front door, you’ll be navigating the closing process—along with its associated costs.
Making large financial decisions or getting too overwhelmed during closing can be detrimental to the entire process. We outlined things to avoid and why, which we hope helped many Canadian home buyers out there!
Read up on four things you shouldn’t do during the closing process.
4. Long-Forgotten Places: 6 Abandoned Places in Canada
There’s something fascinating about abandoned places. A shuttered institution with a haunted past. A long-forgotten resort reclaimed by the wilderness. A once prospering village left to decay—or with buildings perfectly preserved, but empty all the same. We’re often drawn to these places and the stories they tell, regardless of how eerie they may seem.
From an underwater hotel in Banff, Alberta, to an abandoned amusement park in Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, you loved these six abandoned (and a little creepy) places in Canada.
Explore these long-forgotten places in Canada…if you dare.
3. Where Canadians Are Buying Internationally
When Canadians travel, some people might head to the cottage or a hotel, and others may take flight to their second home abroad. While select international homeowners buy property for investment purposes, most opt for a home in a foreign destination strictly for vacations.
So, where are Canadians purchasing homes, and what are they looking for? We provided a breakdown of some international buyer data. Yes, the United States remains at the top, but can you name the rest of the top five?
See which countries topped the list for Canadian buyers.
2. Top Paint Colours for 2022: Bring Nature Indoors
The greatest canvas in your home are the walls and the paint colours you choose are one of the boldest ways you can put your personality on display. With millions of colour permutations out there, how do you possibly narrow down your favourite shades?
This year’s paint trends were all about serene, tranquil colours that bring nature indoors. They were subtle, warm, and allowed you to be versatile in your design—which means you could put them in almost any room for a fresh, earthy atmosphere.
Take a look at what the top paint colours were for 2022.
1. How to Remove Popcorn Ceilings
Yes, we’re as surprised as you are with this being our most-read article of 2022. If you live in an older home—or even some modern builds—there’s a good chance popcorn ceilings are commanding the overhead views. It seems a lot of you were tired of this all-too-common feature and wanted a guide on how to tackle such a project.
Get the inside scoop on removing your popcorn ceilings.
So there you have it, the top five Living Room articles of 2022! Some honourable mentions that you also seemed to really enjoy were:
