PODS Moving and Storage Blog

These last couple of years have been crazy for many reasons — not least of all the booming housing market. While things are definitely slowing down, many families are still upgrading to new living quarters, taking advantage of the relatively low interest rates and recently discounted (though still pretty friggin’ high) house prices — cha-ching! So for those of you with impending moves on the horizon, here are another 8 Moving Hacks to make packing easy-breezy — if not altogether fun!

There are several reasons to pack up your life and relocate to a new home — retirement, heading out to college, a new job, a new love. Whatever your reason, moving is a daunting task that requires weeks (or months) of planning, extra money, sweat, and sometimes tears. That’s exactly why we’ve put together this compendium of moving guides. So wherever (and why-ever) you've decided to go, you’ll know how to prepare for moving with confidence.

Following a brief pause in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, the Toronto housing market — buoyed by a combination of low mortgage rates, low inventory, strong immigration, and suspected foreign speculation — continued a long run of precipitous growth. For perspective, if you bought a home in the city of Toronto in 2010, the value of that same home today has increased by at least 150%! A big part of this long-term gain has come most recently as the average sale price of a home in Toronto has increased by a staggering 40% since May 2020.

As life begins to show signs of getting back to normal, home design trends are reflecting the move toward spending less time at home and more time doing the things we used to do — like date nights, rather than every-single-hour-cozied-up-with-the-family nights. We’ve checked in with a few experts to find the hottest home design trends, 2022 style. From kitchen and bath to textures and colors, here’s what’s out, what’s in, and how to decide what works for you.

If you’ve been asking yourself, “Is a garage remodel worth it?,” the answer is a resounding yes! Whether it’s a job that’s been on the to-do list for a while, you’re prepping your home to hit the market soon, or you’re turning to renovation as an alternative to competing in this hot housing market, now is the perfect time to do it! And that door? It’s only one of several garage remodel ideas that will have heads turning — for all the right reasons. Check them out!