St. John's Real Estate ments

A favorite topic everywhere from Tim Horton's lineups to open line radio shows is the condition of roads in and around St. John's. The harsh weather, heavy traffic, and stretched budgets combine to make potholes an all-too-familiar landmark throughout the Capital City, and even across the province. But in case you've ever muttered ...

It's the Friday afternoon leading into Thanksgiving Weekend. Of course, we're always filled with Thanksgiving as we drive home on a Friday afternoon. But at this time of the year we stop to think about all that we have to be thankful for. And for most of us, there's a lot! Friends. Family. Health. Justin Bieber. The list goes on and ...

Our St. John's Real Estate Roundup this time around visits St. John's East, long-time home of the most prestigious neighbourhoods in the greater St. John's area, and in all of Newfoundland and Labrador. New home construction has been going on in this area for hundreds of years, back to the days when the "old money" of ...

So by now everyone in St. John's and all Newfoundland and Labrador has heard the bad news... Hurricane Earl has blown away the GooGoo Dolls and everyone else scheduled to play at the big concert that was scheduled for this Sunday in Mount Pearl. That's really a shame; it promised to be one fantastic day. But hey, we're ...

How's that for a happy and sad title? Family fun is always good, of course, but it's hard to believe that we're within sight of the Labour Day weekend. Sure enough though, another summer is getting ready to pack up and move out, and turn off the heat on the way out. However, it's not over yet, and neither is the fun. If ...

Well another Regatta Day has come and gone. Wow, that was fast, and the rowers were even faster! For 80 years or so, the famous 1901 Outer Cove time of 9:13 seemed not even remotely beatable, but now crews are often disappointed if they can't get close to it. This year saw two teams in that territory, and in the 192 years of the event, very ...

If you've ever been to St. John's, even if just for a quick visit, you have undoubtedly heard of the Regatta. With 50,000 people showing up there sometimes, it's been called the world's largest garden party. But no matter how many times you've walked the shores or even rowed the waves, no matter how many hots dogs you've ...

St. John's is known as a fun-loving city, with more than its fair share of festivals and special events. We covered some of these in our last post, on "Five GREAT reasons to live in St. John's!" But even with such a wide range of things going on, when you talk about things that happen in and around St. John's, it's ...

St. John's is known as a great city, with lots to offer whether you live here or are just visiting. But what exactly is it that makes this place so irresistible? We figured it was time to lay out some of the things we keep hearing people talk about when looking for a home in North America's Oldest City. So here we go... ...