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Resort HQ offers prefab/tiny homes and resort living
Resort HQ offers prefab/tiny homes and resort living
The resort and prefabricated / tiny homes markets have become a new focus for Hamilton-based investment and property management company Forge & Foster, which is expanding its presence in the sectors in Ontario.
Tyndale Univ. campus plan to renew Toronto neighbourhood
The Bayview and Lawrence Avenue neighbourhood in Toronto has a recent, new green-lighted plan to significantly intensify 22 acres of the Tyndale University campus on a plot of land bounded by ravines along one of the Don River tributaries.
Does Vancouver need a NYC-style approach with Airbnb?
Should the City of Vancouver take the New York City (NYC) approach to Airbnb and short-term rentals, or will it just make things worse? NYC recently implemented strict regulations against them, which some equate to a ban.
Vancouver's thorny problem: The 3-bedroom condo pledge
In September the B.C. government set targets for 10 municipalities that need to up their housing game. The targets called for a total number of units of housing and for homes with three-or-more bedrooms for families.
Vancouver mayor makes plans to focus on more homes
The mayor of Vancouver, Ken Sim, released a seven-point proposal to prioritize new housing construction, allow for increased density around transit hubs, speed up a plan for 26 villages in the city and increase enforcement of short-term rental regulations.
Edmonton zoning renewal to impact many neighbourhoods
Edmonton is planning a major zoning revamp that will change the city for decades to come. Urban design expert and executive director at the Urban Development Institute Edmonton Kalen Anderson described the potential impact on specific city communities.
Ottawa council split on fourplexes as it seeks to ease zoning
Ottawa is preparing to loosen rules to allow taller and denser housing in a new zoning bylaw, but some are asking whether the city should go further to ensure it doesn't lose its share of $4B in federal funding.
Ontario Tories tabling law today to protect Greenbelt
Still reeling from the $8.28-billion land swap scandal that is now the subject of an RCMP criminal probe, the Ontario Tories will move to enhance protection of the two-million-acre environmentally sensitive swath on Monday.
New government efforts expected to boost rental construction
In addition to cutting the five-per-cent goods and services tax developers pay after construction completion the federal Canada Mortgage Bond (CMB) program was increased by $20 billion to $60 billion and allocated to new rental construction.
Homeowners face tough choice to sell home as costs climb
As more and more homeowners face mortgage renewals at surprisingly higher interest rates, some are facing the dreaded prospect of having to sell a home they can no longer afford. However there are steps financially stretched homeowners can take.
Some Ontario houses selling way below asking: Zoocasa
Real estate in many parts of the Ontario is selling for 10 per cent less than listing prices, and in some areas buyers are only willing to offer about 58 per cent of the advertised price as of September 2023.
Pandemic buyers struggle to unload cottages, prices cut
Cottages listing for $1.5 million and under on less sought-after lakes are vulnerable to price corrections and could fall in value 30 per cent in 2024 according to John Fincham, a broker in the Parry Sound and Muskoka regions.
Canada now building fewer homes than during pandemic
A new report has painted a grim picture of Canada’s housing construction. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has revealed the country’s new housing construction levels are lower than during the worst point of the COVID-19 economic shutdown.
Home sales dropped in Sept., prices to fall in 2023: CREA
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has downgraded its outlook for home sales and prices in 2023. Resales fell for the third straight month while the number of sales listings nationally rose six per cent month over month.
National year-end price forecast downgraded: Royal LePage
The median price of a single-family detached home increased 3.4 per cent YOY to $833,600, while median price of condominiums increased 3.8 per cent YOY to $587,400. Quarter over quarter there were modest declines in both housing types.
Quebec and Canada reach $900-million deal on housing
Quebec and Ottawa reached an agreement on Friday for the construction of housing, in which the federal government will grant $900 million to the province as part of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF).
Is your home covered for fires, floods (are you sure)?
Canadian homeowners are increasingly worried about how their homes might fare in the event of an unforeseen climate disaster. As global temperatures rise extreme weather events like these are becoming more severe and likely to occur.
Rocks, glass, condoms: B.C. homeowners sue over bad soil
Langley homeowners who bought topsoil to enable a healthy lawn, were instead sold what they allege was defective soil littered with rocks, glass and even condoms. They are seeking $80,000 for a replacement of the lawn plus damages.
Fannie Mae launches new US workforce housing program
Fannie Mae has launched a new financing program to support the availability of workforce housing for middle-income renters. The new Sponsor-Dedicated Workforce product is intended to preserve workforce housing by placing rent restrictions for the life of a mortgage.
The Texas cure for homelessness
In Houston, the number of homeless people has fallen by more than half in 10 years. Private and public actors who quickly house the most vulnerable, without preconditions, have enabled nearly 30,000 people to maintain a roof over their heads.
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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