Crucial home improvement projects to tackle this spring
It seems as if we were just putting the patio furniture away and bracing for those blustery winter winds to start. There were a few lingering snowflakes last week but it looks like spring has finally arrived! The warm weather has me thinking of home
St. Catharines real estate is heating up!
With average home prices on the rise across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), surrounding areas are beginning to see an uptick in sales. For example, St. Catharines real estate started off the year on a hot streak with no signs of slowing down. According
Examining the architectural design of The Peak at Emerald City
Now that The Peak, the final 33-storey tower at Emerald City in North York, is launching soon, it’s the talk of the town. Elad Canada has planned and developed an extraordinary master-planned condo community at Sheppard and Don Mills, and a principal of
The shovels are in the ground at Belle Aire Shores in Innisfil!
The heavy rainfall earlier this week wasn’t enough to keep us away from the groundbreaking celebration at Belle Aire Shores in Innisfil! The presidents of Fernbrook Homes, Pristine Homes, and Zancor Homes were joined by Innisfil councillors and the
GTA resale market shows signs of increased supply
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its monthly resale market figures for March 2017, announcing that the market finally experienced a year-over-year increase in listings. There were 17,051 new listings in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last
Home price growth expected to slow over next 2 years
According to the latest report from Trimart Research Corporation, the supply and demand issue in the new low-rise market continues to bolster home prices. But, Trimart also notes that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced that
'We already have a high capital gains tax': Bob Finnigan
For our second Q&A regarding different cooling strategies for the GTA housing market, we caught up with Bob Finnigan, President, Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) and COO, Acquisitions & Housing, Herity, to see what he thinks about some
The argument for the OMB
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), the controversial arbitration body that handles land-use appeals, has been long criticized for favouring developers over residents; on more than one recent occasion, city councillors have launched a movement to have
Will amendments to the Growth and Greenbelt Plans worsen affordability issues?
Former mayor of Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, recently released a call out to Premier Kathleen Wynne, requesting that Wynne meet with the mayors and chairs of the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) to discuss the proposed amendments to the Growth and
The winners of the 2017 OAA Awards
The winners of the 2017 OAA Awards have been announced! The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) unveiled the winners of the Design Excellence category, as well as the winners for Best Emerging Practice, Concept, Landmark Designation, G. Randy Roberts
