Some new home owners aren’t getting the park they paid for
Altus Group and the Building Industry and Land Development Association released new findings that say that parkland payments to municipalities can add $20,000 to $30,000 to the cost of a new home.
Neighbourhood factors that Toronto homebuyers don’t care about
In the real estate industry, it’s important to know what location factors are important to buyers, but it’s also important to understand what people don’t care about.
Canadian housing starts trend upwards as Toronto construction takes a breather
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its monthly housing starts figures for April 2019, reporting an upwards trend due to strong multi-unit starts.
Only 15 Church Lofts available at 260 High Park in Toronto!
We recently had the opportunity to visit the 260 High Park presentation centre to learn more about the dramatic church conversion development in Toronto.
Modern families in Toronto value neighbourhood safety when buying a home
When it comes to buying a home in Toronto, young modern families prioritize safety, work and family. You’ll be interested in what urban dwellers don’t care about when it comes to home location.
Toronto still highly vulnerable as Canada’s housing market improves
In the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s quarterly Housing Market Assessment, the overall condition of Canada’s housing market moved from high risk to moderate risk, mostly due to an easing of price acceleration.
See why Brampton is one of the best places to live in Canada
It’s the oldest line in the real estate handbook, “location, location, location.” But what matters most to you? The Best Places to Live: Canada Liveability Report by RE/MAX may help you decide.
Only those within the top 10% of earners can afford a Toronto house: study
Even as housing prices have cooled throughout the GTA since the 2016 market peak, the average house still fetched $873,100 as of March, while the typical condo unit costs over half a million dollars, at an average of $522,300.
Shifting the focus to first-time buyers
We tend to always have a slight focus on first-time buyers, but now that we’re fully in spring mode, we want to shift the focus into a higher gear. For all of May, we’ll have even more tips and news for and about first-time buyers!
How Ontario can amp up affordable housing development
The key to building more affordable housing lies in the availability of public surplus lands, which is government owned land that is “vacant or underutilized, that is no longer needed to deliver government goods and services (Infrastructure Ontario).
