Average female home buyer is 29

According to TD Canada Trust, single female women are most likely to buy a condominium, and the average age seems to be 29.
The article goes into greater depth, but interestingly enough two recent sales I've made were to single women in their mid-to-late 20s buying either apartment or townhouse condominiums.
"Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that."

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HRV fire hazard

Somehow, The Whig didn't pick up on this a couple of months ago when RealtySource first reported it (even though we included the announcement in their Real Estate section at the time) - but it's good to know anyways.
Some Venmar HRV (heat recovery ventilation) units may be subject to a fire hazard.

"Local fire departments warn that a defect in several brands of heat recovery ventilation systems has created a fire hazard.
Derrick Ethridge, fire inspector for Loyalist Fire and Rescue, said the department has already dealt with a few calls related to the defect. "The motors overheat," Ethridge said.
Loyalist Fire learned about the defect after receiving a release from Drummondville, Que.-based Venmar Ventilation, which asks people who may be affected to immediately turn off and unplug their unit and contact the company at www.venmar.ca or 1-866-441-4645 as soon as possible."

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Home inspections on new homes

Our industry has been making home inspections a critical part of the real estate transaction for some time now, but it's been standard generally only on existing homes.
There's a bit of a movement on now to hire an inspector for new homes as well, the idea being that just because it's new doesn't mean it's perfect. This article in the Toronto Star addresses some of those issues.