On the heels of two Bank of Canada rate cuts in 2025, real estate experts, buyers and sellers are watching with cautious optimism to see whether lower borrowing costs will translate into renewed housing activity — particularly in major markets like Toronto and Vancouver, where sales have hit record lows.

Local homebuilder Silvergate Homes expects to begin delivering Phase 1 of the Prudhomme’s Landing mixed-use community in Ontario's Niagara region later this year, kicking off its biggest project to date.

Mave, a Toronto-based technology company, has raised $5 million to develop its artificial intelligence (AI) marketing assistant for real estate professionals and grow its team, as it readies for expansion across North America.

REMAX Canada is expanding with 17 Ontario offices and over 1,200 agents from competitor Royal LePage in what it calls the largest conversion in the brand's history.

Duplexes, townhomes, condos and estate lots are planned to be offered in the first self-developed residential projects at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia.

The renaming of the Sudbury and District Home Builders' Association to the Northern Ontario Home Builders’ Association (NOHBA) reflects the expanding scope of the organization, its CEO and chair told RENX Homes.

Adaptation to the ups and downs of the housing market has been core to Thomasfield Homes’ Mayberry Hill project in Grand Valley, Ont., located in an area described as a generational asset for the Guelph-based homebuilder and developer.

A "true reset” and “upswing” are words real estate industry groups are using to summarize expectations for the Canadian housing market in 2026.

Pineapple Financial Inc. (PAPL-A) took the first step to transfer its $13.7-billion mortgage portfolio to the blockchain, a move the CEO of the Toronto-based brokerage says will lead to greater transparency and security and new product offerings.

For years, buying a home in Canada came with an unspoken promise: Even if the process felt stressful, the investment itself would pay off. That assumption is now disappearing.

Hamilton-based Found Spaces Realty Group will gain “freedom and flexibility” within its operations by joining The Real Brokerage Inc., Found Spaces’ founder and CEO Sandy MacKay said in an interview with RENX Homes.

GUEST SUBMISSION: None of us would disagree 2025 was a year of uncertainty and industry shifts, from condo to rental pivots to nation-building sentiments and affordability conversations becoming increasingly prominent. This occurred not just in big cities, but across Canada.

Luxuria Homes is building two housing projects within Calgary’s University District designed to meet the distinct demands of very different demographics which live in, and are drawn to, the large mixed-use community.

Anyone working in the real estate industry, especially pre-construction houses and condominiums, understands this is a cyclical business. Savvy real estate professionals have faith the market will eventually come back, and pass on that optimism to clients and potential clients.

Industrialized home construction is the best way for Canada to achieve the federal government’s goal of building 500,000 homes per year over the next decade, according to participants at a recent MaRS Discovery District event.

Partnerships and innovations will be vital to scale up affordable housing across Canada, panellists speaking at the Toronto Real Estate Forum (TREF) said.

Sales for a three-building Peterson Group condo development in Vancouver remain steady in a slow market because of the project's boutique features, its vice-president of residential projects Barrett Sprowson suggests.

2025 was a year rife with question marks for the housing industry, but 2026 will be a year of answers, principals from Markham, Ont.-based homebuilder and developer Geranium said.

From AI-powered insights to co-buyer apps, digital tools are transforming homebuying, empowering Canadians to make smarter, faster, and more transparent real estate decisions, while reinforcing the value Realtors bring to the process.

Two years ago, lenders descended on Vandyk Properties and began placing the Mississauga developer’s projects under receivership. Now, Camcos Construction has been selected to complete two of the Greater Toronto Area housing developments.

A tool created by real estate advisory Turner Drake & Partners synthesizes the pressures on Canada’s housing markets into one measurable number, with the intent of helping the industry and policy makers identify and relieve stressors in the sector.

One-in-10 Canadians plan to buy a home in the next 12 months, according to a survey commissioned by REMAX Canada, even as more than half expect the economy will worsen in 2026.

Today we welcome a new Column, Beyond The Curb, and contributor Joel Fox, co-founder of Ownright. Joel's first column explores the relationship between clarity and confidence in the home-buying market. It's a timely topic, with November being Financial Literacy Month.

One of the silver linings born out of the B.C. Lower Mainland’s depressed pre-sale condo market is the availability of top development and construction talent, says a developer active in Surrey and Langley.  

Low- and medium-density residential land sales haven’t escaped the southern Ontario housing market slump, but opinions and optimism differ somewhat on the near-term prospects for a recovery in the sector.