Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category

Amazing Houses, Crazy, Creative, Colourful Homes, Unique Listings

February 2 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Feature, Fun, Real Estate News Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Amazing Houses, Crazy, Creative, Colourful Homes, Unique Listings … Ideas are good.  We like ideas.  Maybe it’s your fine tuned sense of humour, a cleverly hidden whimsical side, that creative genius within, or the mysterious contents of an unfamiliar ziploc bag you discovered in the laundry hamper last night.  Big ideas, little ideas – no matter – they’re all good.  If... Read more

Unique Luxury Homes – Extreme Real Estate Listings

January 21 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Feature, Fun, Real Estate News Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Unique Luxury Homes – Extreme Real Estate … This week it’s a virtual open house as some of the coolest, funkiest, and craziest cribs out there open their doors to us for a look inside some of the more fascinating homes on the market. Unique Luxury Homes - Cool Unusual Homes For Sale (CNN Money) … Enjoy the Jetson lifestyle in a... Read more

Celebrity Homes, Castles, Country Music Stars, Amazing Houses

October 5 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Fun, Real Estate News, Video Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Celebrity Homes, Castles, Country Stars, Amazing Houses … Tonight I resolve to turn off the tv.  Let the real estate experts make their expert analyses.  The stock markets can go ahead and do that thing they do. Politicians are free to drone on about whatever it is they’re droning on about ’cause I’m not listening.  My ability to shape world events... Read more

Creative Real Estate Design, Weird, Wonderful, Unusual Houses

August 2 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Alternative, Fun, Real Estate News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Creative Real Estate Design, Weird, Wonderful, Unusual Houses. Time for a frivolous journey through the wonderful and weird world of alternative real estate – a look at housing options imagined and devised in a world where no mold exists. Does Your Home Meet The Feng Shui Standard (The Suffolk Times) … It’s all about energy flow, balance, and living in harmony with... Read more

Hot Listings, Cool Condos, Unusual Homes, Monster Mansions

June 21 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Fun, Real Estate News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ghostbusters Firehouse (courtesy Hook & Ladder 8 14 N. Moore Street New York, NY)
Hot Houses, Cool Condos, Unusual Homes, Monster Mansions … For most homebuyers, a nice house in a popular subdivison, a country home on a couple of acres, or a condo close to the office is the ideal.  There are those amongst us... Read more

Celebrity Homes, House Values, Real Estate Sales Trends, Home Ownership, Condo News

February 27 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Fun, Homes, Real Estate News, Stats, Trends Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Celebrity Homes, House Values, Real Estate Sales Trends, Home Ownership, Condo News …  Controversy in Brampton, the evolution of the condo, the latest sales trends, key things investors look for, and homes of the super-rich.  Here’s a compilation of recent news items grabbed from the four far-flung corners of the real estate universe (try saying that four or five times quickly). Taking Steps Towards Home... Read more

Active Adult Lifestyle, Exotic Destinations, Baby Boomers, Retirees.

December 2 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Downsizing, Empty nesters, Fun Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Active Adult Lifestyle, Exotic Destinations for Baby Boomers, Retirees … So you’re 55+ and starting to consider some of the retirement options available to you.  A rental apartment isn’t going to cut it, you’re not ready to downsize to a condo yet, a small bungalow is so 15 minutes ago, and you have the travel bug.  Why not kill two birds... Read more

Mississauga Condos, $63 Million Spending Spree

November 26 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Condo Living, Fun, MLS Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Condo News For Mississauga … As the late Marge Schott once declared, “It’s only money Honey.”  I read recently where an Andy Warhol painting sold at auction for $63.4 million.  While we may have grown accustomed to seeing these kind of dollar figures tossed around by governments, elite athletes & celebrities, and U.S. Powerball winners, there’s no getting around the fact that $63.4 million is still a... Read more

Guy Stuff, Man Caves, Small Spaces

October 16 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Fun, Seller Tips, Trends, Video Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

In this five hundred channel universe you’ve chosen to take a moment to read my blog, and for that, I am grateful.  Be honest with me though.  If ‘Tiaras and Toddlers’ or ‘Bumper Stumpers’ was on right now, would you still be here?  On second thought, don’t answer that – I’m not sure I can handle the truth.  Anyways, thanks again for... Read more

Real Estate Mash Up Vol 2, Best Deals, Divine Intervention

October 15 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Fun, Homes, Household Tips, Real Estate News, Seller Tips Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Real Estate Mash Up Vol 2, The Best Deals In Real Estate, Divine Intervention … Real estate news, household toys, the best deals in Canadian real estate, and help from St.Joseph.  These are just a sample of real estate news headlines I’ve come across lately with my car in neutral and my laptop on my … uh … lap, as I sacrificed yet a few more minutes of my... Read more

Alternative Housing, Floating Homes

October 15 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Alternative, Downsizing, Fun, Homes, Smart homes Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Watervilla Kortenhoef by Waterstudio, NL
Adventures In Alternative Housing. Floating Homes. Now that summer is nigh – it’s time to turn our attention from snow shovels, winter wear, and basic survival mode – to more leisurely interests such as bbq’s, sandals, and the nearest lake, river, or ocean. In previous posts I’ve written about housing options for boomers... Read more

Alternative Housing, Cave Homes

October 15 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Alternative, Downsizing, Fun, Homes Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Evolving Back To Our Roots? Adventures In Alternative Housing.  Cave Homes … In earlier Blogs I’ve written about a walking house and refurbished shipping containers as alternative styles of housing.  This week the focus is on an idea that may appeal to the hunter/gatherer still buried deep down inside all of us.   I Love What You’ve Done With The Place … Obviously,... Read more

Alternative Housing, Ultimate Mobile Home

October 15 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Alternative, Fun, Green news, Homes, Smart homes Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

0-60 in 3 Days
Adventures In Alternative Housing, The Ultimate Mobile Home, Green Living …  Ever wished you could pack your house into the moving truck and take it with you?  That’s a comment I frequently hear so, in the interests of public service, I decided to do a little homework to see how feasible that might actually... Read more

Alternative Housing, Recycled Shipping Containers

October 14 | Posted by Gary O'Brien | Alternative, Condo Living, Fun, Green news, Smart homes Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Adventures In Modern Housing Solutions – Recycled Shipping Containers … Adventures in modern housing.  Have you ever stopped to think where old shipping containers go when they are retired from service?  From humble utilitarian beginnings fifty years ago, the modern day shipping container is now evolving into a housing solution in dense urban environments where space and affordability are at a... Read more