Chantal Hébert – In Pursuit of Housing: The Impact of Canada’s Federal Election
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CREA reports September home sales post first month over month increase since March
The Canadian Real Estate Association says September home sales edged up on a month-over-month basis for the first time since March.The association said Friday that home sales for the month amounted to 48,949, their second-highest…
Residential construction continues to slow following April peak: StatsCan
According to Statistics Canada, residential construction investment decreased 2.9% in August, with declines posted in every province except for a slight increase in Nova Scotia.Investment in single family homes was down 2.6% to $7.0…
Does the Liberal Strategy Really Mean a “Home for Everyone”?
Throughout the election, the Liberal party’s approach to Canada’s housing affordability crisis was to promise a “home for everyone.” The platform was detailed under three key areas: unlocking home ownership, building more homes, and…
Canadian office vacancy rate highest since ’94, sublet space declining
CBRE says Canada’s national office vacancy rate rose to 15.7% in the third quarter of 2021, surpassing levels reached during the dot-com bubble and global financial crisis. But the outlook is improving, and although the fourth wave has…
GTA home sales and price shows little sign of slowing: RE/MAX report
The RE/MAX 2021 GTA Hot Pocket Communities Report examined trends and developments in 60 Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) districts, finding that inventory constraints propelled demand throughout the GTA and set the stage for…
Real sustainability must start with the house and the home
I was a carpenter and contractor for decades during and in between university. In 2008 an old injury flared up, forcing me to start looking for something else to do. I had some pressing questions about how we build and use our homes, so I…
The Power of Our Urban Constellation
Over the past year, there have been numerous articles discussing the exodus of Toronto. This city has rapidly become unaffordable for an ever-increasing per centage of the population. As a result, home prices in cities like Barrie,…
Home sales continued to cool in July, down 3.5 per cent month over month
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales cooled for their fourth consecutive month in July as new supply fell in about three quarters of all markets across the country.The association said Monday that seasonally adjusted…
Immigrants ‘fundamental’ to tackling Canada’s shortage in skilled trade workers
With its most recent budget, the Canadian government has greased the skids to get the country back to pre-pandemic growth rates.Its biggest commitment is a $180 billion infrastructure plan that promises everything from overdue upgrades…