CREA revises its 2011 real estate forecast
The Canadian Real Estate Association has revised its forecast on the 2011 real estate market, calling for a smaller decrease then had been originally expected.. Fresh off the heals of a strong end to 2010, CREA feels that momentum will move forward into 2
Highlights of the 2011 National Household Survey
Recently, the National Household Survey (NHS) released its third set of data about Canadian households. This release focused on “condominium dwellings in Canada.”For the NHS, approximately 4.5 million households across Canada were surveyed. This
Mandel Waits out the Low-ballers
By Penny MunozFormer Host of “Deal or no Deal”, Howie Mandel finally made a deal of his own, selling his Point Dume Malibu home for $7.75 million.Mandel’s real estate agent, Mike Gardner of Malibu Real Estate, said the Canadian born television
EnerQuality Announces EQ 2014 Awards Finalists
EnerQuality, the Canadian housing industry’s top certifier of energy efficient homes, just announced their 2014 Hall of Fame Award and released the list of finalists for the EQ 2014 Awards.It’s interesting that the Canada Green Building Council – Greater
Ontario struggling the most with Canada’s rental affordability crisis
Thanks to the 2019 Canadian Rental Housing Index, we now have a better picture of the rental affordability crisis in Canada, and it hits hard in Ontario. Of the top 20 federal ridings with the worst rental affordability challenges, 11 are in Ontario.
Top fall home improvement projects to prepare for winter
With just a few days until the official beginning of fall, the days are getting noticeably shorter and cooler—and as every Canadian knows, after fall comes a long, cold, snowy winter. After a summer filled with beautiful days spent in the backyard and
The S.S. Keewatin has Returned to Canada!
After more than a century cruising the Great Lakes, S.S. Keewatin's final journey ranked as her most memorable. The illustrious relic of Canadian maritime history finally came home.
Reid's Heritage Homes to Build Zero Energy Homes
Reid’s Heritage Homes has been chosen to be one of five Canadian home-builders from across the country to participate in an exciting new project in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada and Owens Corning Canada, part of the ecoENERGY Innovation
Toronto housing market supporting Ontario’s ‘vulnerable’ economy
According to a recent report from Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan, Canadian public policy think-tank, economic growth in Ontario is largely supported by the Toronto housing market. “Toronto’s hot housing market is the one leg propping up
What a Liberal government means for the housing market
That’s it — arguably the hottest Canadian election of our time is over, and we’re awash in a red sea. Except for Thornhill and Markham/Unionville, Oshawa and north Durham, the entire GTA is now held by the Liberal party.In downtown’s much-anticipated
