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CMHC forecasts gradual housing market recovery

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) predicts average home prices will likely decline in 2026 and then slowly rise, while housing starts will continue to fall throughout 2027 and 2028.
Prima Living expands Ontario presence

Prima Living expands Ontario presence

Prima Living completes a $118-million deal to acquire nine seniors residences, encompassing 689 suites, from Chartwell Retirement Residences.
GTHA

GTHA rental market shows improvement in Q2

Urbanation’s Q2 data reveals condo lease transactions climbed to a record 18,923 units, a 5 per cent annual increase that underscores strengthening demand across the GTHA.
Multifamily rent growth rests on renewals

Multifamily rent growth rests on renewals

On average, Canada’s private rental housing stock delivered roughly $1,093 of monthly operating income per unit across a universe of 533,000 units in 12 major markets during Q2 2026.
RentSafeTO eyed to aid criminal prosecutions

RentSafeTO eyed to aid criminal prosecutions

Toronto’s Planning and Housing Committee calls for more criminal investigation and prosecution of rental housing landlords engaging in fraudulent evictions or chronic property neglect.
ASHRAE 90.1 to parse out operational emissions

ASHRAE 90.1 to parse out operational emissions

A planned optional companion document to the widely referenced energy efficiency standard will give new prominence to guidelines that are currently included as informative appendices.
Affordable housing feels brunt of climate risk

Affordable housing feels brunt of climate risk

Residents of social and affordable housing have increasingly been within range of severe flooding and wildfire threats, and disproportionately unprotected by insurance.
Oakville

Oakville approves 5,600-home, mixed-use community

Oakville Town Council has approved the official plan and zoning amendments for a 27-acre mixed-use community on a former General Electric manufacturing site.
CMHC

CMHC launches 2026 Housing Research Awards

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation launched a new round of the annual Housing Research Awards competition.
Ontario to tweak rules for mortgage brokers

Ontario to tweak rules for mortgage brokers

Proposed new rules could free Ontario’s mortgage brokers from redundant due diligence when dealing with sophisticated clients and ensure they promptly report compromising professional circumstances.
GTHA

GTHA housing policies diverge from buyer preferences

A new C.D. Howe Institute report states that land-use planning policies have become increasingly disconnected from consumer preferences for ground-related housing.

Hazelview secures $150M for Fund VI

Hazelview Investments has completed the first close of its newest private real estate vehicle, the Hazelview Canadian Multi‑Residential Fund VI.
Val-Martin

New funding pushes Val‑Martin revitalization toward completion

The Governments of Quebec and Canada have announced a new financial commitment to complete the final phase of the Val‑Martin project’s South Block
Acquisitions propel credit rating actions

Acquisitions propel credit rating actions

An uptick in acquisitions underpins a flurry of credit rating actions and a generally upbeat assessment of the North American corporate real estate market in Q2 2026.
rent declines

June’s easing rent declines point to stabilizing market

Easing rent declines reported in June suggest Canada’s rental market may be stabilizing after a prolonged downturn.
Nova Scotia public housing locks in wind power

Nova Scotia public housing locks in wind power

The Nova Scotia government has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement for its public housing portfolio, locking in rates for electricity generated at the Mersey River Wind Project.
500 Upper Wellington

Fengate, LiUNA open new Hamilton rental property

The partners recently celebrated the official opening of 500 Upper Wellington, a 260‑unit purpose‑built rental community in Hamilton.