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Calgary home resales retracted again in August
Calgary's residential resale housing market saw absorption rates slow in August due to slower sales activity, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB).
CondoBusiness
Vancouver housing market skipped summer lull
Metro Vancouver home sales topped the 10-year average by 25 to 30 per cent between June and August, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.
CondoBusiness
Automated doors aren’t just for accommodation
With automated doors on the upswing, an electrician explains how to successfully manage the installation of operators.
CondoBusiness
GTA home resales on track for record year: TREB
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reports that the GTA recorded 7,998 home resales in August, a 5.7-per-cent year-over-year increase.
CondoBusiness
Baby boomers driving luxury condo sales: report
Downsizing baby boomers are driving year-over-year gains in luxury condo sales in Toronto and Vancouver, according to a report released yesterday.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Two-tier postal service will favour multi-res
Apartment dwellers will be the comparative winners when the phase-out of home delivery forces single-family householders out into the elements to collect their mail.
CondoBusiness
CMHC detects high risk in T.O. housing market
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) recently released results from its latest House Price Analysis and Assessment (HPAA) framework.
CondoBusiness
Housing starts continued upward trend in July
Canadian housing starts reached a trend measure of 185,586 units in July, compared to 184,035 in June, reports CMHC.
CondoBusiness
Gemterra breaks ground on Joy Condos
Gemterra Developments Corporation recently broke ground on Joy Condos, a 22-storey condominium tower slated for 195 Bonis Ave. in Scarborough.
CondoBusiness
Iconic condos prime targets for rooftop photogs
Iconic condos are prime targets for rooftop photographers as urban exploration resurfaces in Toronto amid the glut of high-rise construction.
CondoBusiness
Vancouver condos lure ultra-wealthy homebuyers
Luxury market analysts conclude Vancouver is well positioned to attract more ultra-wealthy homebuyers who face economic and/or political turmoil in their own countries.
CondoBusiness
Pan Am and the sport of short-term rentals
A security expert says condos need to have a plan for responding to short-term rentals ahead of tourist draws like the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games.
CondoBusiness
Building permit values rose 14.8 per cent in June
The total value of building permits rose 14.8 per cent in June to $7.7 billion, following a 13.9 per cent drop in May, reports Statistics Canada.
CondoBusiness
Investors exit syndicate mortgage for SoBa condo
Centro Mortgage Inc. recently announced the exit of investors in a syndicate mortgage for a Fortress Real Developments Inc. project in Ottawa.
CondoBusiness
Calgary’s lower housing demand to persist: CREB
Calgary’s low housing demand is expected to persist through to the end of 2015, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board's mid-year forecast for 2015.
CondoBusiness
GTA condo sales up 14.4 per cent annually in July
July’s 2,429 condominium apartment sales in the GTA marked a 14.4-per-cent year-over-year increase, reports the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). Overall, last month’s home sales for the region
REMI Network
New product drove Q2 condo sales in the GTA
A total of 6,297 new condominium units were sold in the Greater Toronto Area during the second quarter of this year, according to Urbanation.
