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Statistics Canada, Rentals.ca partner on Rental Market Industry Index
StatsCan, Rentals.ca partner on Rental Market Industry Index
Rental listing platform Rentals.ca will be furnishing Statistics Canada with the data for a new rental housing index designed to be available to the public. The index will focus on current market rents, as opposed to average rents.
Calgary's office-conversion program seen as national model
No community anywhere would willingly choose to have Calgary's nearly 30 per cent downtown office vacancy rate. The city has been busily working to convert underused office towers to residential housing, thanks to its one-of-a-kind incentive program for developers.
Six-home complexes coming soon to a side street near you
OPINION: After Vancouver council unanimously approved new zoning last fall allowing so-called “missing middle” housing along many of Vancouver’s lowest density residential side streets, planners say they are pleased with an early surge of interest from builders in these projects.
Halifax company is offering expandable homes
East Coast Expandable Homes was formed 10 months ago and began importing big rectangular boxes. The standard units are 20 feet x 20 feet, but can be made twice that big, to come in at 800 square feet.
Halifax’s Sprout Dwellings has big plans for small homes
The long-term plan for Halifax-based Sprout Dwellings is to expand across N.S., and eventually farther, by certifying contractors in other jurisdictions and shipping them kits of parts that would come with very specific instructions.
Builders take 'concrete' steps to reduce carbon footprint
A home-building company is touting new measures to reduce its carbon footprint, just days after Manitoba adopted new construction guidelines. Dueck Builders, which specializes in creating sustainable homes, wanted a low-carbon concrete from mass supplier Lafarge Canada.
T.O. unveils proposed 'transformational' mass timber building
Toronto recently unveiled designs for a mass timber, modular development proposed for the corner of Dundas Street West and Ossington Avenue that would see a 10 storeys mass timber building and three-storey laneway housing on an adjacent parking lot.
Co-owner of $3M Vancouver home wants court to order sale
A woman who co-owns a $3 million Kitsilano property with another woman she is not friends with is asking the courts to order the sale of the property. The two became “tenants in common,” an increasingly popular living arrangement.
Urbanimmersive announces resignation of 2 directors
Urbanimmersive, a provider of 3D digital twin solutions for real estate marketing, announced that Ghislain Lemire and Marc Blackburn have resigned from its Board of Directors. Lemire will be replaced by Board chairman, Simon Bédard.
Politicians’ visions need to involve the homebuilders
OPINION: The private sector builds all types of housing, in all places, for all Canadians. This means homebuilders can accurately relay the range of cost-increasing barriers to creating more housing that have been put in place by governments.
Soft housing market expected for 1st half of 2024
The Canadian housing market is expected to remain soft at least for the first part of 2024 while interest rates remain high. But some parts of the country will see busy markets as investors look for lower prices, forecasters say.
Ontario home sold at $800,000 loss after 11 failed attempts
An Ontario home re-listed for sale nearly a dozen times and eventually sold at a massive loss shows just how much prices tend to fluctuate in the GTA. The four-bedroom detached home is located in Mississauga’s Lorne Park neighbourhood.
Ottawa home sales rise, ‘consumer confidence is returning’
A total of 565 housing units changed hands last month, the Ottawa Real Estate Board reported last week. That’s up 7.6 per cent from the same month in 2022 but 16 per cent below the five-year average for December.
Experts predict 'snapback' in Toronto housing market
Real estate sales are expected to rebound this year after reaching a multidecade low in 2023. The total number of home sales reached 65,982 in 2023, according to Toronto Regional Real Estate Board data, the lowest sales recorded since 2000.
New rules target use of ‘exclusive’ real estate listings
This year, Canadians will see the effective end of the so-called “exclusive” real estate listing amid a crackdown on this tactic used by the Canadian Real Estate Association. Some realtors are asking whether it truly is the end of exclusives.
A look at draft anti-harassment rules for condo employees
Harassment towards property managers, directors, contractors and residents remains a significant problem within condominium corporations. It is an unfortunate reality that some individuals use verbal abuse, personal attacks, threats and intimidation as a means of getting their way.
Furnace or heat pump? Why not heat your home with both?
Can't decide whether to ditch your furnace for a heat pump? Having a hybrid system with both kinds of heating comes with advantages, say researchers and those in the HVAC industry. Here's a closer look at the pros and cons.
Water conservation key for future Metro Vancouver droughts
Metro Vancouver’s annual water use peaked at 5 a.m. on a Saturday in midsummer. At that moment, more water was flowing from taps than at any other time during the high-demand season, likely due to lawn watering.
Live like royalty at this castle Airbnb in Calgary
An escape from the daily grind, this whimsical Airbnb in Calgary is sure to provide the perfect backdrop to all ones storybook fantasies. In one of the city’s most luxurious neighbourhoods, this quirky castle perfectly reflects its historic community location.
U.S. mobile home co-ops provide housing security, climate resilience
As mobile home owners fight rising housing costs, some of them have hit upon a solution that also help alleviated climate change: collectively buying the land underneath their homes, also called resident-owned cooperatives.
Industry Events
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Canadian Home Building Association: National Fall Meetings
Oct 21 2024
to Oct 25 2024
Ottawa, Ontario
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Canada Real Estate Auction
Oct 22 2024
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MIPIM: The Global Urban Festival
Mar 11 2025
to Mar 14 2025
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
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Housing Central Conference
Nov 18 2025
to Nov 20 2025
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, BC
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