The design of missing middle housing plays a crucial role in the economic viability and local acceptance of such projects, according to a principal and a project manager from Victoria, B.C.-based Xquimalt Developments.

After acquiring the Whistler Racket Club and vacant land surrounding it over eight years ago, Vancouver-based developer Beedie is eager to get the long-dormant redevelopment plan moving and believes it has the right team to transform the site.

A set of standardized housing designs that emphasize dense, quick-to-build, affordable builds without cookie-cutter aesthetics is the aim of the Canadian government’s Housing Design Catalogue, says a key contributor from one of the architectural firms that spearheaded the effort.

Toronto's BVM Contracting is getting more requests from homeowners and investors interested in densifying residential properties these days, but a company executive cautions that planning around the financial viability is a key consideration in such a project.

Housing markets in Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa were lively in October, defying a sales slowdown that has impacted even the consistently strong markets of Calgary and Edmonton. Toronto and Vancouver continue to report both sales and price drops.

Sutton Group Realty plans to deepen its relationships with franchise partners and invest in itself even in a dismal housing market, viewing the moment as an opportunity to grow across Canada.

UPDATED WITH QUOTES: The Bank of Canada has cut its overnight interest rate 25 bps to 2.25 per cent. While it's a move welcomed by the real estate and development industry, it's not a panacea for the housing sector.

Two Greater Toronto Area home builders are prioritizing medium-density townhome developments in established neighbourhoods, leveraging market and community demands for "gentle" density.

Despite the doom-and-gloom media pronouncing obituaries for our housing market in Canada, the big picture hints at a welcome recovery to come. Real estate is a desirable asset that goes in cycles and after a low, it always comes back.

Calgary and Edmonton are leading Canada in “missing middle” housing development such as stacked townhomes and multiplexes, while Toronto and Vancouver are falling behind, the Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation (CMHC) has found.

Real estate investment firm Cameron Stephens has started construction on The Towns of Lambton Mills in Etobicoke, a townhome community that represents its first equity investment, and the first to start construction.

Increasingly potent and frequent wildfires in Canada have contributed to skyrocketing home insurance premiums in areas of high risk, posing a challenge to housing affordability, an analysis by Wahi and MyChoice found.

A series of housing market reports released this week show continuing challenge for both home sales and prices Canada-wide. But the national market is expected to recover in 2026, driven by years of pent-up demand and further interest rate cuts.

Creo Developments is borrowing a page from the federal government, offering its own "tax break" for first- and second-time homebuyers at its Morrison Walk community in northern Vancouver.

A partnership between Mattamy Homes’ Alberta division and Promise Robotics will unite the two in scaling up the delivery of housing through Promise’s factory-based manufacturing process.

A $107-million expansion that will double the mass timber production capacity at Toronto-based Element5 is a response to increasing demand for housing that can be built quickly and affordably across Ontario and for its other markets.

I've been saying for quite a while we need creative thinking and cooperation to solve the housing crisis. On Sept. 14, the Canadian government launched Build Canada Homes to work toward building affordable housing at scale and at speed.

CGC Inc. is working to lower the embodied carbon in housing and other forms of building construction through its line of gypsum wallboard products, vice president Sid Tetz told RENX Homes.

Strength in Alberta’s home construction market has provided enough optimism for Star Building Materials to expand its production in the province, doubling its capacity to manufacture key home construction products. 

A strategic partnership between Edmonton-based homebuilders Kimberley Homes and Mac & Mitch Homes that has Kimberley build, market and sell Mac & Mitch’s entry-level housing is a move made to weather a post-COVID economy.

Vesta Properties’ Aspen Village in Calgary is proving popular with buyers in part because it is being developed around a cluster of needs-based commercial and retail amenities, the company's Alberta sales manager says

RESCON, an industry group representing Ontario’s homebuilders, has given almost two thirds of municipalities in Southern Ontario a failing grade on meeting their housing goals in the first half of 2025.

Canada’s central bank has reduced the overnight interest rate by 25 bps to 2.5 per cent, its first cut since March and a decision welcomed with open arms by the country's housing, commercial real estate and development industries.

Modular or prefabricated construction continues to grow in prominence in Canada, and in the wake of the federal government’s Sept. 14 announcement of the Build Canada Homes program, is to play a major role in addressing the country’s housing needs.

Origin, the first condominium phase at The Beachlands in Victoria, B.C., presents an opportunity for a “true waterfront, beachfront site” amid pent-up demand for this type of housing according to the CEO of developer Reliance Properties.