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Christan Bosley shares her key updates that can help you get the most from your condo. A customized murphy bed and smart storage solutions, great lighting and stylish upgrades are just a few features that can help you add value to your investment. Watch for more of Christan’s tips here!

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Power couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are known for their property flipping expertise, purchasing and reselling homes across the Californian coastline. The duo’s latest venture to go off the market is a 6,862-square-foot contemporary casa.

Nestled on the coveted Padaro Lane with celebrity neighbors like George Lucas, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis nearby, the four bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom retreat sold quickly. Decked out with high ceilings, a tennis court and prime ocean views, this abode is the definition of California dreaming.

Click through to take a tour of the pair’s lavish, seaside escape.

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Preparing to sell your house or condo? H&H editors Jen Koper and Lauren Petroff share four tips from Bosley Real Estate to get a better price for your home, faster. With a few easy changes, you can prepare your home to appeal to the largest variety of people possible and get top dollar. From decluttering to looking at your house from the buyer’s point of view, learn what it takes to get your place in order and ready for a sale. A Bosley Real Estate agent can help you put these tips into action! After you’ve watched the video, enter for a chance to win a $250 Visa Gift Card plus a Bosley Real Estate Consultation.

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Millennials in Toronto are starting to forgo home ownership in favor of renting (just half of those under 35 own their home compared to 83% of Boomers). A new development opening this October, The Selby is cashing in on that thinking: it’s a rental unit in downtown Toronto that backs the 150-year-old Gooderham Mansion.

The average monthly rent for a one-bedroom unit is about $2,000 — let’s take a look and see what boutique-hotel amenities (hello, dog spa!) that covers, which are targeted to tempt the Millennial set.

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Get expert real-estate investment tips from Jim Kim, a mortgage agent, and Aaron Charles, a real-estate agent, on how to flip a house. Discover how they transformed a dated Toronto home into a modern oasis in the city without stripping away its charm. Find out what they look for in a potential investment property and how they add value to homes. Plus, steal their secrets for making spaces appealing to potential buyers.

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Former head of menswear design at J.Crew, Frank Muytjens, and his partner, Scott Cole, an artist and restaurateur, have opened a country inn in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. Flush with period character and soulful vignettes, the storied 18th-century house, where the famous composer Leonard Bernstein once summered, is a place you’ll want to check out and check into. Click through for a virtual tour of the handsome, vintage-inspired space.

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Putting your home on the market? Steal designer Natalie Chong’s top three condo staging tips to make your space appealing to potential buyers. Learn why decluttering is essential, and discover what neutral paint colors Natalie recommends (hint: they’re not white!).

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Paris is always a good idea, especially when you’re staying in a beautiful apartment. Sound too good to be true? Feast your eyes on these stunning Paris vacation rentals for every price point. Featuring both modern and classic French design, each one is lust-worthy. Which one would you rent?

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It’s no secret that Toronto real estate has gone up in price over the last couple of years, with condos costing up to (and often over) $1 million. To compare Canada’s market to another northern nation with style, we took a peek at what Sweden has to offer.

Housed in a turn-of-the-century building, this bright two-bedroom apartment in Gothenburg, Sweden, is every bit as dreamy as the city itself. At just over 1,000 square feet, it costs 5,300,000 krona (or $829,232 Canadian dollars). Click through to tour the space, and let us know — would you trade your Canadian abode for this charming apartment across the pond?

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