News - March 15, 2024
CMHC Says New Home Construction Jumped 14% In February From Previous Month
Bounce-back from January was anticipated, says economist The annual pace of new home construction climbed 14 per cent in February...
News - September 18, 2023
Federal Government To Remove GST From Construction Of New Rental Apartments
Trudeau, Freeland to provide details and announce other cost-saving policies later Thursday The federal government said Thursday it will eliminate...
News - September 18, 2023
Estimating How Much Housing We’ll Need By 2030
In our latest report, Canada’s Housing Supply Shortages, we take a closer look at the gap between supply and demand in...
News - August 16, 2023
How Adding Condos Could Help London’s Once-Mighty Malls Evolve
Mixed-use model is a trend that's reshaping city malls, including London's 3 largest In the first episode of Season 3...
News - October 27, 2022
Waterloo Region Responsible For Creating 70,000 New Homes Under New Proposed Provincial Rules
The tri-cities will be on the hook for the creation of 70,000 new homes by 2031 under sweeping new housing legislation announced...
News - October 27, 2022
Province Tells Guelph: ‘Build 18,000 New Homes By 2031’
Guelph will see 18,000 new homes built by 2031, if provincial officials get their way. In a letter sent Tuesday...
News - January 13, 2022
More People Leaving Toronto, Montreal For Smaller Pastures As Pandemic Hastens Urban Exodus
Tens of thousands have left Canada's 2 largest cities in past year, official data shows Canada's urban exodus picked up...
News - September 27, 2021
3D Printing Could Help Build Homes With Unique Designs More Cheaply, Advocates Say
Robots, software speed up construction while making it precise, repeatable The Fibonacci House in Proctor, B.C., boasts spectacular views of...
News - June 1, 2021
New Stress Test Level Makes It Harder To Qualify For A Mortgage In Canada
Higher bar for stress test will reduce pool of qualified borrowers and cool the real estate market It's a bit...
News - April 19, 2021
Canada’s New Home Construction Hits Record High In March
Canada's average home selling price also soared 31.6 per cent year over year Canadian housing starts rose 21.6 per cent in...
News - February 16, 2021
How The ‘Missing Middle’ Is Pushing K-W Housing Prices Higher And Higher
Single detached homes are unaffordable for all but the highest-income earners in K-W When news broke that Waterloo region real...
News - February 1, 2021
London Apartment Vacancy Rate Hits Eight-Year High Of 3.4 Per Cent
London’s apartment vacancy rate jumped to its highest level in eight years in 2020, as new units hit the market...
News - January 18, 2021
Canadians Leaving Big Cities In Record Numbers: Statistics Canada
Canada's biggest cities are experiencing a record-breaking loss of people as urbanites move to smaller bedroom communities in search of...
News - January 11, 2021
‘All-time Low’ In Available Homes Fuels London Real-estate Frenzy: Realtor
The COVID-19 pandemic has done nothing to cool the “frenzy” in London’s housing market. Realtors sold a record 596 homes...