Renx Homes News Canada (RENXHOMES)
c/o Squall Inc.
P.O. Box 1484, Stn. B
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5P6

thankyou@renxhomes.ca
Canada: 1-855-569-6300

eQ homes to build out two Ottawa-area communities

1 week ago

eQ homes to build out two Ottawa-area communities

Ottawa's eQ Homes has been chosen by Neilcorp Homes to complete the build outs at two of its Eastern Ontario communities, Marshall’s Bay in Arnprior and Mill Run in Almonte.

Small-town Ontario builder finds niche with older homebuyers

Designing the Serviceberry, aimed at older homebuyers who comprise a key component of the customers in the town of Brighton Ont., has not only led to sales success for Gordon Tobey Developments. It also led to national recognition.

Ownright launches platform to power proptechs

Digital real estate law firm Ownright has launched the Ownright Developer Platform, a suite of application programming interfaces and tools that allows proptech companies to embed legal closing services directly into their platforms.

Housing starts largely flat in May from April: CMHC

Housing starts were largely flat in May compared with April as a slight rise in groundbreaking in multi-unit urban homes was offset by a marginal drop in starts in single-family detached urban homes, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said.

Home sales rose in May for the first time since November

Canadian home sales climbed 3.6 per cent in May in the first increase since November, but the real estate industry cautions it is too early to say the country’s housing market is rebounding after a two-year slump.

How a B.C. family multiplied their ‘single-family’ home

For the sake of their grown children, a Delta, B.C., couple decided that four homes were better than one. And so they set about the long and arduous task of converting their small rancher house into an intergenerational four-unit complex.

GTA sees slowdown in home renovations

Since 2020, renovation prices have increased the most in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) compared to 15 other Canadian cities, according to StatsCan’s Residential Renovation Price Index. Renovation spending in Toronto decreased 0.5 per cent in Q1.

Town denies rezoning for proposed development near wetland

Stratford, P.E.I.'s council has turned down a rezoning request that would have allowed townhouses to be developed on land verging on a wetland. R&D Builders applied to rezone the area from medium to high density.

More people are relying on a home to fund their retirement

Most Canadians believe that owning a home is a critical part of their retirement strategy and the number of them relying on the sale of their home to help them retire continues to rise, according to a major pension plan.

Toronto should repair buildings if landlords don't: mayor

After recently touring an apartment building badly in need of repairs, Toronto's mayor sent a message to building owners: if they can't repair their property, the city should do the work themselves and send them a bill.

Housing crisis taking a toll on middle-class workers: report

A new report is sounding the alarm over the impact of the housing crisis on mid-income earners in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, warning of the toll on key workers and risks to the overall economy.

N.W.T. wants to use federal funds to demolish derelict homes

A Northwest Territories deputy minister says the territorial government is hoping to use federal housing money to clear derelict homes from communities. The structures are falling into disrepair, and some contain dangerous materials like asbestos.

Industry Events