That’s a Wrap on 2020 🎁📅

Happy Holidays from the REALTOR.ca team! View [online version]( December 2020 [Search for Homes]( [Living Room Trends & insights for your home]( Hi {NAME}, It’s been a unique year, to say the least. Despite the global COVID‑19 pandemic occurring at the start of the typically busy spring housing market, Canadian home sales made record‑breaking rebounds throughout the summer and fall. While you've been spending more time at home than ever before, our Living Room contributors continue to provide market insights and inspiration for the place that matters most. To wrap up this Living Room newsletter for 2020, we want to share the latest [market updates](#Market), some [holiday inspiration](#Holiday), [Real Advice with Rita](#Rita), and the [top Living Room posts](#Living) of 2020. We wish you and your loved ones the best of health this holiday season and for the new year. [] [Market Update]( "Many Canadian housing markets continue to see historically strong levels of activity, so much so that a new annual sales record this year is looking more likely every day." ~Costa Poulopoulos, Chair of CREA [View Housing Market Snapshot]( [Holiday Inspiration] [5 Tips for Winter Landscaping]( [Read More]( [6 Classy Ways to Decorate for the Holidays on a Budget]( [Read More]( [The “Real” Boxing Day: Tips for Painlessly Packing Up Your Holiday Decorations]( [Read More]( [] [R]( Advice with Rita Lighting Solutions and the Winter Real Estate Market This month, REALTOR.ca’s trusty [advice-doling REALTOR®]( tackles questions on investment properties, photographing your house for listings, and whether it’s still “cool” to buy a home in the winter. Do you have a question about homeownership, buying, selling, and anywhere in between? Submit your questions today! [Submit Your Questions](mailto:comms-crea@crea.ca?subject=) [] Top Posts of 2020 Here are Living Room readers’ favourite posts from 2020! [5 Things You Should Never Remove When Renovating an Older Home]( [CMHC’s New Underwriting Criteria: What Changed and What it Means for Home Buyers]( [Five Programs Available to First-Time Home Buyers in Canada]( [How is the Coronavirus Pandemic Impacting Canada’s Spring Housing Market?]( [Digitally Tour the Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Meet a REALTOR®]( | [Find a Home]( [Home ]( [Living Room Blog]( | [Contact Us](mailto:support@crea.ca?subject=) [Unsubscribe/Manage email preferences]( 200 Catherine St., 6th Floor, Ottawa, ON K2P 2K9 Tel: 613-237-7111 Toll Free: 1-800-842-2732 REALTOR®. Member of The Canadian Real Estate Association and more.