Cottage maintenance that you shouldn’t forget to do
Sure, the cottage is all fun and games during the summer, especially around Canada Day, but keep in mind that there is always maintenance to be done (and we bet you didn’t get to any of it over the long weekend!).
Canadian housing affordability showing improvement, except in Toronto and Vancouver
On a national level, Canadian housing is becoming more affordable, but things aren’t looking good for buyers in the country’s most expensive markets, Toronto and Vancouver.
4 quick ways to get your backyard summer ready
And just like that - it’s summer. The forecast is consistently above 20 degrees celsius, and it will soon be hitting 30. Don’t worry if you forgot to get your backyard ready for the heat (and the long weekend).
Could the FTHBI even be used in Toronto? INFOGRAPHIC
The First-Time Home Buyers Incentive, a new national mortgage-equity sharing program, has been the subject of sharp scrutiny since it was first announced by the federal government in March.
A closer look at housing in the Sidewalk Toronto master-plan
Sidewalk Labs recently released its draft Master Innovation and Development Plan for the ambitious “smart city” project on Toronto’s east waterfront, Sidewalk Toronto. There are hundreds of pages to go through, but we took a closer look at the housing.
Average price of a new condo in the GTA nears $780,000
In May 2019, there were 4,794 new home sales in the Greater Toronto Area, according to Altus Group, the Building Industry and Land Development Association’s trusted source for new home market intelligence.
We have to improve housing affordability for future generations
I’m sensing a lot of negativity these days - not just in the housing market, but all around the world and close to home. And you know what? I’m tired. Thank goodness the Canada Day Long weekend is coming up.
Toronto homebuyers blame population growth for soaring housing prices
Housing prices are considered high in the Greater Toronto Area, and many of the professionals in the industry blame the lack of supply. Turns out that’s not how homebuyers see it.
More than 80,000 Canadians will be doing this on June 30
According to moving company, Two Men and a Truck, the weekend of June 30 is the busiest moving time of the whole year. Every year, 4.4 million of the 37 million Canadians move into a new home (or roughly 1.5 million families).
The potential of modular housing in Toronto
In an effort to combat homelessness, the City of Toronto is moving forward with a pilot project involving underutilized public land and modular housing.
