Archive for August, 2007

Some reasons that you may consider to refinance your mortgage

1) The rates are lower than your initial mortgage rate.

2) You may want to consolidate your debts into one monthly payment, making it easier to handle.

3) If you have built up some equity in your home, you may want to refinance, to convert that equity into cash in order to use it for renos in your home.

Most lenders will allow you to refinance and take equity out of your home as long as the mortgage amount does not exceed 75 % of the overall appraisal value of the home.

Home Centre Group on Facebook

We are excited to announce that The Home Centre Group now has a discussion group on Facebook.  If you are registered on Facebook, we invite you to log on and join our home and garden discussions today, click here

It’s a great way to meet other home owners and share tips and suggestions in home related topics.  In the upcoming months we will be introducing contests and other fun events.   

Hope to see you there!

Ottawa Event - Creating-friendly gardens

Maria MacRae – Manager of the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Backyard Habitat Programs – explains everything needed to attract, feed and sustain birds, butterflies, frogs and toads in your garden.

Pre-registration necessary. Limit of 25. Phone 613-832-2965 or email reilly@magma.ca. Saturday August 25, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Reilly’s Country Gardens Nursery, 3328 Diamondview Road, Ottawa (Kinburn), Ontario.

Please visit www.rcgardens.ca for a map and additional gardening information.

An Easy Vegetable to Grow

Did you know that one of the easiest vegetables to grow are carrots?

You can plant seeds several times throughout the growing season, early spring into fall for a continuous harvest.  For best results the soil should be loose and deep.