housing

TORONTO – HSBC says it will offer rates below one per cent for some mortgages, which rate comparison website RateSpy.com says is a record low for Canada.However, experts say the rock-bottom rate comes with costs of its own.The…

VICTORIA – The B.C. government has launched a new land registry that it says will help combat money laundering and make the real estate market more transparent.Beginning Monday, any corporation, trustee or partnership that buys land in…

TORONTO – The Liberal government says it will take steps over the next year to tax foreign homeowners who live outside of Canada as part of a plan to lower housing prices.It's an idea that has been growing in popularity over the last…

TORONTO STARThe number of empty units in Toronto community housing has ''steadily increased'' in the last few months, despite efforts to fill those vacancies rapidly with people living in city shelters.While the agency reached a…

Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) school of community and regional planning released a new report that reveals COVID-19 proved that governments can respond quickly to improve housing during a health crisis. The…

A new report released by the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) concludes that individual regions across the province would benefit from speeding up the development approvals process and backs the case for a harmonized…

OTTAWA — Seven provinces have signed on to a federal rent assistance program created as part of the national housing strategy, newly released documents show.So far, the Liberals have only announced deals with four provinces to deliver…

In May 2020, Community Affordable Housing Solutions (CAHS) was incorporated as a federally registered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to creating new affordable housing options and innovative solutions. In advance of National Housing…

The Government of Canada has initiated the first round of the Housing Supply Challenge. The Challenge invites applications from across the country to propose new ideas and solutions that break down the barriers that limit new housing…