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Rohe's Multiplex Design Library to streamline Metro Vancouver housing dev.
Rohe's Multiplex Design Library to streamline housing dev.
Rohe Homes Ltd. and its architectural firm partners have created a set of modular multiplex designs specialized for the Metro Vancouver area, aimed at simplifying the development of multigenerational housing.
CMHC widens mortgage loan insurance for modular, prefab
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is expanding its mortgage loan insurance to include more options for prefabricated and modular homes. Buyers can purchase a factory-built home with a minimum downpayment of five per cent and access CMHC-insured financing for their mortgage.
Canada’s ‘real estate economy’ is costing us — here’s how
Canada has become a “real estate economy” with a major productivity problem. We have built on a foundation that prioritizes shuffling the ownership of existing houses over the productive investment required to grow. The trade-offs are now impossible to ignore.
New development could bring over 1,000 homes to Calgary
A massive new development could take shape in southwest Calgary, with plans calling for over 1,000 homes in Springbank Hill. The proposal covers roughly 53 hectares of undeveloped land.
Luxury condos sprout from restored 1930s auto showroom
After decades of neglect, an old automobile showroom is being lovingly restored and will form the base of a new 13-storey luxury condo of 58 residences, to be called One Marlborough.
Ontario power of sales rise, may be 'tip of the iceberg'
Distressed home sellers are popping up more and more in Toronto’s real estate market as prices continue to tumble, leaving hundreds of homeowners with no equity in their homes.
Brampton leads surge in Canada’s mortgage delinquencies
Brampton, a fast-growing city west of Toronto, is at the heart of Canada’s mortgage troubles as a growing number of homeowners miss loan payments and lenders force the sale of their homes. The municipality has the highest mortgage delinquency rate among larger Canadian cities
West of T.O., high-end realtors sense an animated market
Vigilant Toronto-area buyers have been waiting for prices to come down in upscale neighbourhoods. Now that many sellers have reduced their prices, some are betting that values will not fall significantly further.
Boxfort’s plan complies with zoning after hitting bylaw 'gap'
Boxfort Homes, a prominent home-builder for Revelstoke, B.C.’s affordable market, has been given the green light from city council to develop 34 units in Southside, despite community concerns about setback, more vehicles and water runoff.
Montreal-area home sales fall 7% in April
The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales fell seven per cent on a year-over-year basis in April as buyers continue to show “a certain degree of caution.”
Ottawa families look to smaller areas as housing costs rise
Families with young children are leaving Ottawa for smaller communities on the city’s edge, drawn by lower housing costs and the chance to buy larger homes with yards, according to a recent report from the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association.
Agents are filling gaps the system should close
OPINION: The uncomfortable question isn’t whether agents as professionals still matter. They clearly do. The question is whether the models that support them still fit the reality in which they now operate.
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