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Toronto needs more beauty in its waterfront designs

Deborah de Lange, Ryerson University Apr 15, 2019

A healthy and happy city includes creating social capital — those benefits that come with social networks, public spaces and community, much as the Danes have in their famous city of Copenhagen. Toronto’s focus, too, should be on…

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Government of Ontario Unveils $28.5 Billion GTA Transit Expansion Plan

Building Apr 10, 2019

Transit users and commuters across Ontario can look forward to transportation improvements as part of the Government of Ontario's historic new transportation vision, Premier Doug Ford announced today. Joined by Jeff Yurek, Minister of…

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Greater Toronto home sales flat in March while prices edge up and listings fall

Building Apr 4, 2019

Toronto Real Estate Board President Garry Bhaura announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 7,187 residential sales through TREB’s MLS® System in March 2019. This result was inline with 7,188 sales reported in March 2018.…

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BILD launches ‘Building Answers’ Public Awareness Campaign

Building Apr 2, 2019

The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) has launched its Building Answers campaign to answer the top questions that GTA residents have about housing and development in a public, open and factual manner. The campaign…

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New single-family home sales in the GTA pick up in February

Building Mar 26, 2019

In February, the GTA new home market saw the highest number of single-family homes sold since April 2017, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today.There were 639 new single-family homes sold in…

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Report warns of criminal use of GTA real estate due to lax disclosure

The Canadian Press Mar 21, 2019

TORONTO – Criminals may be taking advantage of lax disclosure rules in the Greater Toronto Area to park billions of dollars in ill-gotten gains in the regional housing market according to a new report. The report out Thursday by…

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Kids under 12 will soon be able to ride GO Transit for free

Shawn Jeffords, THE CANADIAN PRESS Mar 1, 2019

Children under 12 will soon be allowed to ride on GO Transit for free, a move Ontario's transportation minister says will boost ridership and revenue on the regional transit system.Jeff Yurek said Thursday that the new policy will begin…

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GTA new home sales drop to 20-year low in 2018: BILD

Building Feb 1, 2019

Overall in 2018, there were 25,161 new homes sold in the GTA, according to Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new home market intelligence, making 2018 the year with the lowest number of new home sales in the GTA since Altus Group…

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Walk With Joy: Toronto’s Fragmented Urban Governance

Richard Joy Jan 24, 2019

David Crombie liked to say that we don’t need regional governance in the Greater Toronto Area as we already have it: it’s called the Province of Ontario. In his eye, a benevolent provincial government with almost limitless constitutional…

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Slowing new home market bringing GTA sales back to normal: BILD

Building Dec 20, 2018

In November, the GTA new home market saw more typical activity levels—both in new home sales and new project openings—after a relatively strong October, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today.There…

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