Year starts with a slight jump in Canadian home sales
The Canadian Real Estate Association released its monthly national home sales figures for January 2019, reporting a slight increase in activity.
What can Toronto learn from Montreal about family-friendly condo development?
A recent article in the Montreal Gazette caught our eye because it referenced how “Some condo towers in Toronto now include indoor playgrounds, and even maker spaces where kids (and adults) can work on arts and crafts.” The writer says this is “genius.”
See what these 5 policymakers have to say about housing supply
We’ve already shared the January 2019 resale housing market figures and a few highlights from the Outlook section, so now we want to highlight what some policymakers are saying about housing supply.
Expect fewer new homes breaking ground in Toronto during 2019
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its monthly housing starts figures for January 2019, reporting that starts held steady compared to the previous month.
How to increase the supply of missing middle housing in Toronto
The Centre for Urban Research and Land Development released a new report exploring strategies for increasing the supply of “missing middle” housing in Toronto.
Greater Toronto Area condo market expected to level out in 2019
Urbanation, a leader in Greater Toronto Area condo market intelligence, recently released its 2018 year-end market results, and it looks like 2019 will be a year of moderation.
Canadian housing market still highly vulnerable as overvaluation eases in Toronto
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its quarterly Housing Market Assessment, reporting that the country’s housing market overall is still highly vulnerable, mostly due to price acceleration and overvaluation.
Average selling price of a Greater Toronto Area home will exceed $800,000 in 2019
The Toronto Real Estate Board released its 2019 Market Year in Review and Outlook report, predicting more sales, higher prices, and tight supply.
More transparent bidding wars may benefit buyers and sellers
Bidding wars can make the resale housing market a scary place. But the only reason a bidding war can be scary is because you have to go into it blind. That may change soon.
Resale housing market starts the year off strong with an increase in sales
The Toronto Real Estate Board released its resale housing market results for January 2019, and also provided a sneak peek of this year’s Market Year in Review and Outlook report.
