Tuesday, July 23, 2019More Canadians seeking properties for investment or recreation
A new survey of RE/MAX brokers and agents has found that investment and recreational properties are on the rise across Canada, with 74 per cent of regions surveyed experiencing an uptick.
Monday, July 22, 2019Condo sales lead record quarter in Quebec
The province experienced an 8 per cent uptick in residential property sales compared to the same period in 2018 – the largest quarterly increase in sales since the third quarter of 2005.
Monday, July 15, 2019Energy retrofits announced for GTA residential buildings
The Canadian government has earmarked $5.75m in grants and loans to conduct “deep energy retrofits” within four multi-residential buildings in Toronto and Hamilton.
Multi-unit construction boosts housing starts in June
Condos, rentals coming to Montreal’s Molson site
Canadian home ownership dream still alive, says report
250 Lawrence announced for Toronto’s Bedford Park
Ministers shift around expanded Ontario cabinet
Federal Government details First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
Monday, October 29, 2018How electronic voting works in condos
Now that electronic voting is allowed in Ontario condos, how exactly does it work?
Tuesday, August 28, 2018Can developers enter section 98 agreements?
The Condominium Act does not prohibit a developer from entering into a section 98 agreement with the condo while it still owns the units.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018Can boards curb uses of exclusive parking spaces?
Can condo corporations enforce parking rules in spaces that are not owned by the unit owner, but of which they have exclusive use?
Hot Topics
Monday, April 8, 2019Early termination clauses open to possible abuse
How, exactly, is a developer permitted to simply cancel a project, sometimes a number of years after the first agreements of purchase and sale were signed?
Tuesday, March 26, 2019Maintaining and repairing condo elevators
It’s important to ensure users who rely on elevators to get around have access to this vertical transportation when needed.
Thursday, March 14, 2019Manitoba sticks to optional new home warranty
After first postponing the date the legacy legislation from its predecessor would come into force, the provincial government now plans to repeal the New Home Warranty Act.
Must Reads
Tuesday, June 19, 2018Lounge furniture targeted as multi-res fire risk
Some condo lobbies may be looking spare lately because the lounge furniture that usually occupies these spaces is being targeted as a fire risk.
Thursday, September 28, 2017HVAC switch over snared by hot spell
Tensions boiled over last week at Toronto apartment buildings without air conditioning as temperatures soared into heat wave territory in late September.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017Ontario leaves live-in superintendents exposed
For now, market demand and the goodwill of employers are still the prime determinants of superintendents' working conditions.
