Tag: Affordable
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This Nova Scotia co-housing community is creating connections—and more affordable homes
[ad_1] “I’m proud of what we’ve built—for a group of amateurs, it’s quite an accomplishment” Cate de Vreede and her family. (Photography by Meghan Tansey Whitton.) For more than a decade, Cate de Vreede dreamed of living in a co-housing community—a village where residents have private homes but share common areas and amenities. De Vreede, an environmental…
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Sri Lanka is firmly back on the holiday map – here’s why now is the time to return for affordable adventure
[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email It was 7am on a Tuesday and I was staring at pictures of naked ladies after climbing up an ancient rock fortress in Sri Lanka. Known as the Sigiriya Damsels, the voluptuous women were painted…
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Places to visit that are more affordable than the city
[ad_1] Last week, Cape Town was rated as one of the most ‘affordable city break destinations for 2023,’ leaving a lot of South Africans a little upset that the city is so cheap for tourists and not for them. If you are looking for a beautiful destination that’s kind on the wallet and on the…
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This international student found affordable housing on a roommate-matching site
[ad_1] Parth and Karen outside the home they share in Barrie, ON. (Photography by Lucy Lu.) As Canada continues to grapple with a shortage of affordable housing, international students are turning to new resources to find places to live. Parth Makwana, who’s 19, moved from Ahmedabad, India, to Canada last year to study culinary management at…
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Tiny home communities could help with affordable housing crisis
[ad_1] Article content Canada is facing an affordable-housing crisis that is leading to homelessness. The current federal numbers suggest we have 235,000 Canadians experiencing homelessness, but I think they are lowballing that number; and sadly, this is how funding is determined. Consensus is that the numbers started to grow in the 1990s with the responsibility…
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Affordable and Free Attractions Await
[ad_1] Are there cost-effective attractions to explore in Rome? Absolutely. Although Rome isn’t the most budget-friendly destination in Italy, there are numerous economical and even free activities to enjoy in this ancient and captivating city. Rome, the timeless capital of Italy, continues to enchant both residents and tourists alike. It’s renowned for its romantic allure…
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Homes more affordable but borrowers stretched by rising mortgage costs – Halifax
[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The cost of a typical house is 6.7 times average earnings in Britain despite the recent slowdown in the property market, according to new figures. Mortgage lender…
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Wacom launches four, affordable drawing tablets with the aspiring artist in mind
[ad_1] Wacom is back with four new mid-range drawing tablets for fledgling digital artists: the One S, One M, One 12, and the One 13 touch. The first two are your traditional pen tablets while the others feature a screen similar to an iPad. Measuring 152 x 95mm (6 x 3.7 inches), the Wacom One…
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Stop worrying, NIMBYS — affordable housing shouldn’t squash property values
[ad_1] Just down the street from my family’s Venice home, workers are smoothing plaster inside a 6,000-square-foot new house whose owners, a young couple from the Bay Area, will soon have a property worth $7 million. Across from that mansion-to-be is an 11-unit apartment building whose cracked stucco could use a new coat of its…
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I turned an old bed into a beautiful, affordable privacy screen – I just needed a $27 Kmart buy, paint, and zip ties
[ad_1] AN upcycling pro has impressed TikTokers with one of her most mesmerizing makeovers to date. She pulled it off with just a few materials and spent little money to accomplish the final result. 4 An upcycling pro mesmerized TikTokers with her DIY privacy screenCredit: TikTok/kiwianamama 4 She achieved the final result by upcycling a…