Daily Commercial News: CHBA unveils new homes Sector Transition Strategy

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association has released a strategy detailing reforms needed to enable the industry to build 5.8 million homes in the ne... Read More

Feb 09, 2024

The Canadian Press: Homebuilders group pushing for 30-year mortgages to boost construction in Canada

The group that represents residential builders in Canada wants Ottawa to offer a 30-year amortization period for insured mortgages on new homes. The C... Read More

Feb 09, 2024

STOREYS: Interest Rates Won't Fix Housing Affordability: Macklem

Don't leave it to interest rates to fix Canada's ongoing housing affordability crisis, said Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem during a Tuesda... Read More

Feb 08, 2024

CP24: A new report has identified the Ontario cities where house prices have fallen the most

New homeowners may be “feeling the sting” of falling house prices in a number of Ontario cities, including Burlington, which fared the worst compa... Read More

Feb 08, 2024

Global News: Housing rebound risks upending Macklem’s inflation battle plans: realtors

After a year-long slump, Canada’s housing market is showing early signs of recovery, and realtors say pent-up demand, the chronic shortage of homes,... Read More

Feb 08, 2024

Real Estate Magazine: Ontario making strides in housing supply, urgent action needed to address affordability crisis: OREA

The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) recently published its latest policy report, evaluating the progress made by the Government of On... Read More

Feb 07, 2024

Global News: Urban boundary reversal ‘quadrupled’ Ontario housing crisis, developer report says

The Ford government‘s attempts to free itself from the Greenbelt scandal may have magnified the long-term effects of Ontario’s housing crisis, acc... Read More

Feb 07, 2024

Real Estate Magazine: Change the real estate game at the REALiTY 24 Conference in Ottawa

Don’t just play the game – change it! With over 30 of the biggest names in real estate, sports, marketing and technology, the REALiTY 24 Conferenc... Read More

Feb 07, 2024

BNN Bloomberg: Canada’s Housing Target Falls 1.5 Million Units Short, CIBC Says

According to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce research, the Canadian government is underestimating the number of new homes needed to address a spira... Read More

Feb 07, 2024

CTV News: Canada's housing crisis: New funding isn't a 'long-term' solution, warns researcher

As a crushing housing stock shortage, record prices and skyrocketing rents spur an exodus from Canada's biggest cities, the federal government announc... Read More

Feb 07, 2024

Postmedia Network: LILLEY: Trudeau ignored warnings on immigration, now you pay the price

The Trudeau government was warned that their rapid push for higher and higher immigration numbers was having a negative impact on housing and health c... Read More

Jan 15, 2024

The Star: GTA home prices rose in final quarter of 2023 compared to a year earlier, report finds

GTA home prices climbed 5.1 percent in the final quarter of 2023 compared with the same period the year before, a new report released by Royal LePage ... Read More

Jan 15, 2024

CBC News: Ottawa may 'rein in' temporary resident numbers as housing concerns intensify, minister says

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he'll be scrutinizing the number of international students and other non-permanent residents coming into Canada,... Read More

Jan 15, 2024

Real Estate Magazine: Home prices from last quarter rise 4.3% YoY, anticipation for market shift amid potential rate cuts: Royal LePage

During Q4 of 2023, the aggregate Canadian home price increased 4.3 per cent year-over-year to $789,500, Royal LePage reports in its House Price Survey... Read More

Jan 15, 2024

CBC News: There are no simple answers to the immigration and housing question

On Thursday, Chrystia Freeland was asked whether Canada has an immigration problem. In her response, she suggested Canada has a housing problem. Canad... Read More

Jan 15, 2024

REMI Network: Many Canadians are serious about buying a home in 2024

Nearly one in five Canadians have serious home-buying intentions for this year. A new Wahi survey of Angus Reid Forum members looked at ownership pros... Read More

Jan 12, 2024

BNN Bloomberg: Canadians give Trudeau low marks for housing affordability in poll

Two in three Canadians say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is doing a poor job of introducing policies to make housing affordable, accord... Read More

Jan 12, 2024

Real Estate Magazine: Real estate landscape shifts: Benchmark home prices sharply decline while Ontario cities lead affordability wave

Canada’s national benchmark price for homes hit its 2023 peak last June at $760,600 before it made a downturn over the following five months, accord... Read More

Jan 12, 2024

BNN Bloomberg: This Ontario city saw the biggest drop in home prices

Home prices dropped in real estate markets across Canada between summer and late fall, with Ontario cities seeing the largest declines, according to a... Read More

Jan 12, 2024

The Canadian Press: Government was warned two years ago high immigration could affect housing costs

Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, inter... Read More

Jan 11, 2024