Industry News
Nova Scotia quashes property tax surcharge
The Nova Scotia government has cancelled plans to impose a property tax surcharge on non-resident home and cottage owners less than two weeks after enacting legislation to do so.
Priced-out buyers flock to condos in Montreal area
Sales of condos and plexes in the Greater Montreal Area remained at sustained levels during April, despite a 17 percent decline for single-family homes.
Rodenticides nixed for B.C. mice and rat control
British Columbia is poised to make a temporary ban on rodenticides for mice and rat control permanent within commercial and residential properties.
AKRA will be a residential retreat near Yonge and Eglinton
Despite the growing hustle and bustle of Midtown Toronto, a new 22-storey condo called AKRA promises to be a retreat in the sky, just a few blocks north of the busy intersection of Yonge and Eglinton.
The impacts of BC’s increased housing supply
The British Columbia Real Estate Association has released a report estimating the potential impacts of increased housing supply on BC's housing market.
World’s tallest passive house planned for Vancouver
A 60-storey residential development is planned for downtown Vancouver. It will be the world's tallest passive house building.
RESCON observes National Day of Mourning
On this National Day of Mourning, workplaces across Canada are encouraged to remember those who have lost their lives, suffered injury or illness on the job, or experienced a work-related tragedy.
New design guide for zero energy multifamily buildings
A new advanced energy design guide is now available to help contractors and designers develop a viable plan for attaining zero energy multifamily buildings.
Average price of GTA condos up 20%
Greater Toronto Area realtors reported 7,932 condo sales in Q1 2022, representing a decrease of 15.6 per cent compared to the record 9,399 sales in Q1 2021.
Construction starts on Water Street by the Park
Construction of Kelowna’s largest and tallest development has officially begun. ater Street by the Park will redefine the skyline.
Only 1 in 5 Canadian households use smart home tech
In a new study about Canadian homeowners' attitudes towards sustainability, four in five respondents said that the issue of climate change is important to them and that they are concerned how it could affect future generations.
Breaking down home buying supports in ‘demand-sided’ budget
Supply will remain an ongoing issue as new supports push more first-time homebuyers to Canada's housing market.
20 new affordable townhomes begin ascent in west Toronto
Diamond Kilmer, Habitat for Humanity GTA and CreateTO broke ground on 20 new affordable townhomes just north of St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto’s thriving Stockyards community.
B.C. launches Mass Timber Action Plan
B.C. has launched the Mass Timber Action Plan and announced $1.2 million in funding for four new mass-timber housing and infrastructure.
Addressing housing supply in Budget 2022
Budget 2022 proposes a new Housing Accelerator Fund, expanding the Rapid Housing Initiative and incentivizing energy-efficient rental construction, among other key steps.
Montreal area home prices rose significantly in March
Overbidding occurred in half of all transactions in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area for the month of March.
New 2020 national building, fire codes released
The 2020 National Model Codes have been released including building, fire and energy. The 2020 codes include nearly 400 changes.


















