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Royal Homes' new owners plan for smaller builds, larger factory
Royal Homes' new owners want smaller builds, larger factory
Four investors led by Sid Kerrigan, the former president of Brookfield Residential's Ontario division, have acquired Wingham, Ont.-based factory homebuilder Royal Homes, with plans to expand its presence and capacity.
Anthem offers flexible buyer program, with rental equity plan
Buying a home remains a daunting prospect for many Canadians, leading to slow sales and growing housing inventories. Vancouver's Anthem Properties is offering a way around the obstacle: a flexible homeownership pathway combined with a rental equity plan.
Residential developers cut jobs as downturn deepens
Mattamy Homes, Great Gulf, Polygon Realty Ltd. and Wesgroup Properties are among developers that have cut jobs. If the slowdown continues, more than 100,000 jobs in the homebuilding industry could be eliminated.
Master plan the missing middle
COLUMN: We’re still treating missing middle housing as one-offs - piecemeal projects squeezed into existing neighbourhoods. And it’s not fully working. If we want the missing middle to actually help solve our housing crisis, it needs to be delivered at scale.
Small Vancouver builders embrace citizen-developed housing
Builder Jake Fry, founding partner of Vancouver-based Smallworks, partners with “citizen developers” to help them densify and create options to let their kids buy in, to downsize and to create rental revenue, without having to leave the neighbourhood.
B.C. mortgage field gets biggest regulatory update in 50 years
Homebuyers in British Columbia will soon benefit from stronger protections and greater transparency when navigating the mortgage process, thanks to sweeping new rules set to come into effect in fall 2026.
Home sales are rebounding from ‘chaotic start’: CREA
For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has downgraded its 2025 home sales forecast, as the number of homes changing hands across the country in June rose 3.5 per cent compared with a year ago.
Will GTA home prices continue to drop?
The aggregate price of a home in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) decreased by three per cent in Q2 compared to the second quarter of 2024, but prices could increase by the end of the year, a new report says.
Why Canada’s condo market is unravelling
After a wave of rapid expansion, Canada’s condominium market is facing a dramatic reversal. Investors have now fled both the Toronto and Vancouver markets due to higher interest rates than during the pandemic, which have now made units unaffordable.
How Toronto condo sellers can stand out in a tough market
The condo had sat on the market for weeks. Then, this spring, in swooped Kori Marin and Ralph Fox. They painted the brick wall white and swapped out most of the seller’s furniture for high-end pieces. It sold within hours.
Cottage owners stuck in paradise as market stands still
This cottage market is at a standstill, according to a 2025 Re/Max cabin and cottage trends report. Year-over-year prices have fallen across half of all Ontario regions covered in the report, with declines between one and 20.3 per cent.
London councillor pushes back on rezoning proposal
London, Ont. planners recommend council greenlight a proposal from Southside Construction seeking to add roughly 4,000 new dwellings to Pack Road, between Colonel Talbot and Bostwick roads. It's being received with apprehension by the councillor whose ward it would impact.
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