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Maxium Collection

Equiton launches The Maxium Collection

875 The Queensway is a boutique mid-rise that is being called a “game changer in condo architecture."
SingleKey report

Aspiring homebuyers sticking to rental markets

A convergence of factors are driving rental markets in six of Canada’s big cities and putting a chill on home-ownership rates.
CAO

CAO launches guide to support self-represented parties

In developing the guide, the CAO consulted with former Tribunal case participants and legal representatives.
GTA

Outlook predicts modest price growth for GTA home sales

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board's 2025 market outlook predicts a 2.6 per cent increase from 2024.
rental housing gap

Canadian homebuilders voice concerns over proposed tariffs

Homebuilders voiced their concerns over the Trump administration's now delayed plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods coming into the U.S.
tariffs

Retaliatory tariffs loom for buildings sector

Canada’s first round of proposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports includes a range of building materials and furnishings, and equipment and products used in operations, maintenance and housekeeping.
new home

GTHA records slowest new condo sales since 1996

There were 4,590 sales overall, with a 64 per cent drop from 2023.
Mississauga

Mississauga task force proposes new housing actions

A new report recommends 30 bold actions the city can take to relieve the housing crisis.
short-term rental

BC introduces new short-term rental registry

The Province of BC has announced the launch of a new short-term rental (STR) registry to cut down on the number of illegal rental operators.
Ottawa

New housing in Ottawa grows by 75 per cent

Townhomes dominated the volume of new housing in Ottawa last year.
renter feedback survey

Alberta is in a “homebuilding boom”

The province of Alberta is setting new records for housing construction in Canada, according to year-end data from CMHC.
BILD

Toronto’s luxury home sales surge in Q4 2024

Luxury homebuyers are slowly re-entering the top end of the condo market.
Graywood

Graywood partners with Hankyu Hanshin Properties

To mark their first collaboration, Hankyu Hanshin Properties will joint venture with Graywood on the development of Claystone, a boutique condo in Oakville.
building

Federal funding to boost building codes in P.E.I.

The investment will help adopt stronger building codes in all types of buildings and deliver more affordable energy.
Festival

Four-tower Festival community tops off in Vaughan

Menkes and QuadReal topped off a four-tower condo community in the south Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.
rental housing gap

Ontario introduces crane inspection schedule

All tower crane components must now be inspected and verified to be operationally sound at 10-year intervals from either its manufacture date or its previous inspection.
housing

Housing sizes shift across Ontario

There’s a shift toward smaller condos and larger single-detached houses across the province, according to new data from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.