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Boat club in Mission's Aqua condos an 'unprecedented' asset
Boat club at Mission's Aqua is an 'unprecedented' asset
A boat club for residents of Mission Group’s Aqua Waterfront Village in Kelowna, B.C. is a one-of-a-kind selling point in Canada, CEO Jonathan Friesen said, and an idea he believes will be envied by other developers.
U of T residence aims to build community by design
The new residence at the University of Toronto Mississauga sets ambitious sustainability targets to meet LEED Gold while aiming to cultivate a strong sense of community through design for its 400 students.
Caneagle development supports Sudbury's housing goal
Montreal-based Caneagle Developments has been building in Sudbury for 40 years, but Mastrogiuseppe, the developer’s business affairs representative, said Project Manitou is its biggest development in the city. The 18-storey, 348-unit building includes a daycare and medical offices.
Chief planners know about Ontario’s housing challenges
For municipal chief planners, the housing crisis is a reality of their day-to-day work. They are expected to accelerate housing, manage growth, protect livability and translate decisions made by several levels of government into development that works on the ground.
Ontario Building Code to declutter 50 years of changes
A five-member independent advisory panel has been appointed to lead the first-ever comprehensive review of the Ontario Building Code with a mandate to root out duplications, anachronisms and undue complexities that have been added over 50 years of continual amendments.
Historic housing slump has not sparked a recession
The Canadian housing bubble is sure starting to look like it has fully deflated. After four-and-a-half years and a 20-per-cent hit to the average price of a home nationally, the market has finally stabilized.
No, the market will not solve the housing crisis
After years of crisis, the team of economists at the Desjardins Group wondered if the situation would soon improve for tenants. Short answer: no. In any case, not without governments financing more off-market housing.
Realtors take a step back as home sales slow
Thousands of Canadian realtors have left the industry or are taking a step back, as home sales dropped coast to coast. Real estate was once viewed as an easy way to make a living, that’s no longer the case.
Mortgage brokers gain ground among homebuyers
New consumer research from Mortgage Professionals Canada found that 38 per cent of recent homebuyers obtained their mortgage through a broker, up six percentage points from 2024. The share rose to 48 per cent among recent first-time buyers.
Middle East war is threatening your mortgage rate again
Last week brought a grab bag of mortgage updates, featuring musings from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. CEO Coleen Volk, Realtor.ca CEO Scott Neil, and concerning new developments in the mortgage rate market.
Builder dispute prompts calls for stronger oversight
Ken Washburn core childhood memories made the decision to relocate to Saint Andrews from Fredericton an easy one, with plans to turn his grandparent’s old two-car garage into a retirement home for himself and his wife, Trudy Gallagher.
Homeowner sues, alleges developer cut down his trees
A Vancouver Island property owner claims that a neighbour entered his land at least twice without permission, cutting and removing trees. The lawsuit, filed June 30, alleged that Roosevelt Place Ltd., hired construction and arborist companies to cut down trees.
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