New provincial rules you should know if you are a real estate agent
When you buy or sell a home, it’s the largest transaction of your life, so you deserve to work with a well trained, competent, trustworthy real estate agent.
New short-term rental regulations you need to know if you own property in Toronto
The City of Toronto will be moving forward with the new short-term rental regulations that were proposed and approved back in late 2017.
The Year of Public Art in Toronto and the role of the new home industry
At the beginning of this week, Mayor John Tory declared 2021 as the Year of Public Art in Toronto. So, what exactly does that mean and can the new home industry play a role?
What a Liberal government means for the housing market
I’ll start by congratulating the Liberal party, Justin Trudeau, and all the MPs elected across the country - but what does a Liberal minority government mean for Canada’s housing market?
78% of Canadians want the next government to make home affordability a priority
With the federal election mere days away, the topic of housing affordability – and just what the next sitting government plans to do to alleviate it – continues to be at the top of Canadians’ minds.
Canadian newcomers play a key role in fuelling housing demand
According to the survey results, newcomers account for 21% of all homebuyers in Canada. If the international migration level remains the same, newcomers are expected to buy 680,000 homes in Canada over the next five years.
You should consider climate change strategies before heading to the polls
As we near the federal election, I have one thing on my mind aside from housing - protecting the environment and fighting climate change (though this is connected to new housing development).
Everyone has a basic right to adequate shelter
Yesterday was World Habitat Day, a day designated by the United Nations as a time to reflect on everyone’s basic right to adequate shelter.
IMF confirms building more homes is the best way to tackle housing affordability
The International Monetary Fund has confirmed what nearly everyone in the Greater Toronto Area’s new home building industry has been saying for the last few years - more supply is the answer to the affordability crisis.
New housing supply solutions you may not have heard before
A group of British Columbia real estate organizations recently made recommendations to the leading federal parties to help address housing issues in the province, and there are a couple ideas that seem like they might work in the GTA too.
