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Lenders put up money for green renovations

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This BuiltGreen home in Langley, by Morningside Homes, would qualify for incentives from TD Bank and CMHC.

Rate cuts and cash back as TD, Vancity roll out incentives

By Dermot Mack

A major bank is willing to cut lending rates to encourage green home improvements, and Vancity is expected to offer a competing program this spring.

Tight budget

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Formica countertops that look like granite (about $300); engineered hardwood flooring ($200); Pull-out faucet ($225) and an upscale real slate tile backsplash (expensive) create a budget kitchen makeover.

Single mom’s kitchen makeover “had to be under $20,000”

By Dermot Mack

In Metro Vancouver’s still white-hot housing market, it is easy for homeowners to be seduced into overspending on renovations, yet, as this condo kitchen attests, a home’s value can be raised without breaking the bank.

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Some would rather spend on a home than a fancy wedding

By Sylvia Shaw

Single women are changing the face of renovations in British Columbia as social trends such as delaying marriage, increasing divorce rates and better occupations have contributed to the burgeoning female home ownership market.

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By Frank O’Brien

It is an anomaly, more stark in Vancouver than anywhere else in the country: low-income owners living in million-dollar homes.

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