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Listowel Gardens is a rare mixed-use rental community for rural Ontario
Listowel Gardens a rare rental community for rural Ont.
Listowel Gardens delivers an incomparable combination of multigenerational living and sustainability in rural Ontario, its developer BluView Developments Inc., said, allowing families and locals to stay put in their established communities.
Bond yield surge pushes fixed mortgage rates higher
Canada’s five-year government bond yield rose by about a quarter of a percentage point last week, prompting lenders to raise fixed mortgage rates. Several major banks raised fixed mortgage rates by 10 to 20 basis points.
Canada enters fall with fewer home sales in every province
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)’s August release counted 37,504 residential sales across Canada, down 6.9 per cent from August 2025. Sales also slipped 0.7 per cent from July after seasonal adjustment. Activity has gone largely nowhere since May.
Dunpar greenlit for 383-unit Mississauga development
Dunpar's proposal, which includes 142 back-to-back townhomes, a 10-storey apartment building with 241 units and a public park, has been given approval to proceed. The development is slated to replace one of the largest Swiss Chalets in Canada.
Canadian cities building more homes in flood zones
A significant number of homes around Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chatham-Kent, Ont., and Chilliwack, B.C., are located in high flood hazard areas, according to a Statistics Canada report released earlier this month.
Napanee sells former Suddard subdivision lands for $1.55M
A long-vacant piece of municipally owned land in Greater Napanee is slated to become a privately operated retirement living community after council approved its sale to Red Tree Developments for $1.55 million.
247-unit subdivision, retail proposed for Greater Sudbury
Sudbury’s planning committee will review plans to build 247 residential units in Val Therese, along with a restaurant and retail stores. The project, proposed by Norman and Georgette Paquette, requires rezoning the 16-hectare property and an official plan amendment.
A Vancouver housing wish list
An ad hoc coalition of Vancouver planners, professors and architects has released a list of 14 ideas to generate housing for average-income earners, who’ve been shut out of the market.
Tarion covers deposit losses for Toronto RE scam victims
Several victims of an alleged real estate fraud scheme have received partial reimbursements from Tarion, a non-profit organization created by the provincial government that backstops warranty coverage provided by builders for all new homes in Ontario.
Home sales in B.C. down again in August
B.C. home sales fell again in August on a year-to-year basis, down 4.7 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association, which says a "gradual recovery" is underway.
Surrey house prices dropping — where are the buyers?
The benchmark price in August 2026 for a single detached house in the Surrey-Central area was $1,322,800, down 8.8 per cent compared to August 2025. Back in August 2023, the benchmark price was $1,576,300.
Should you buy a house in the middle of a trade war?
The answer isn’t easy in a big and diverse country, with many different regional housing markets, and it only gets more complicated when you consider your own financial situation and how it might be affected by the escalating trade war.
Industry Events
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Québec City Real Estate Forum
Sep 29 2026
Québec City Convention Centre -
Ottawa Real Estate Forum
Oct 20 2026
Rogers Centre, Ottawa -
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
Oct 20 2026
to Oct 23 2026
Javits Center, New York, NY -
BUILDEX Alberta
Oct 21 2026
to Oct 22 2026
BMO Centre at Stampede Park, Calgary -
Calgary Real Estate Forum
Oct 22 2026
BMO Centre Expansion, Stampede Grounds
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