housing
CondoBusiness
The GTA condo market: its not all bad news
The Greater Toronto Area’s condo market hasn’t emerged completely unscathed. But it’s not all bad news.
REMI Network
New standard for accessible homes announced
The a new, national standard for affordable, adaptable and accessible homes will form the foundation of a new Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification module.
REMI Network
Licenses needed for short-term rentals in Vaughan
The City of Vaughan is regulating its short-term rental market after a bunch of public consultations that started in 2018.
REMI Network
Affordability main concern as real estate sector focuses on supply
Developers, investors, lenders and experts are cautiously optimistic about the real estate sector, according to a recent report from PwC Canada and ULI.
CondoBusiness
Streamlined approvals to provide faster housing: report
A new RESCON report finds that there are ways to increase the speed and efficiency of housing approvals, which will help provide more housing supply.
REMI Network
BILD flags housing as municipal ballot-box issue
BILD is flagging housing as a ballot-box issue in the Greater Toronto Area’s upcoming municipal elections.
CondoBusiness
Peter Milczyn named Ontario’s new housing minister
Peter Milczyn, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore, was sworn in as Ontario’s housing minister at a Queen’s Park ceremony this morning.
CondoBusiness
ICE District helps MacDonald Lofts residents relocate
ICE District is assisting residents of MacDonald Lofts find safe and affordable housing with the help of the Government of Alberta and Homeward Trust.
CondoBusiness
Province should address affordability: OHBA, OREA
The OHBA and OREA are calling on the provincial government to provide ideas to ease the growing housing affordability challenges many Ontarians are facing.
CondoBusiness
Home renovation spending in Ontario is set to increase
Homeowners in Ontario are set to increase renovation spending, according to the latest Housing Market Insight from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Student residence recognized for interior design
Toronto’s new Parkside Student Residence has won an Award of Excellence from the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO).
CondoBusiness
Heather Tremain named Options for Homes CEO
Heather Tremain, a Vancouver-based development consultant and Harvard Fellow, has been named the new chief executive officer of Options for Homes, a non-profit affordable home
CondoBusiness
February housing starts relatively unchanged
In February 2016, the trend measure of Canadian housing starts was 198,880 units, compared to 199,107 units in January, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing
CondoBusiness
2016 housing trends at the National Home Show
According to the National Home Show, a home and garden consumer show owned and operated by the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), three
CondoBusiness
CMHC warns of overvaluation in 11 urban centres
According to the Housing Market Assessment (HMA) from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), which looks into evidence of problematic housing market conditions in 15
CondoBusiness
Housing affordability eroded further in Q2: RBC
Excluding the Toronto and Vancouver markets, Canadian housing affordability remained relatively stable in Q2, according to an RBC Economics Research report.
REMI Network
First-time buyers big drivers of housing market
First-time buyers are significant drivers of the current housing market, according to CAAMP's new spring report.
