TREB Foresees Stabilization of GTA Resale Market
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their mid-month resale housing market figures for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In the first two weeks of July 2014, there were 3,891 sales reported through the TorontoMLS system, a year-over-year increase
Trimart: Brampton Still Leads in New Low-Rise Sales
According to Trimart Research Corporation’s recent report, new low-rises should continue to sell steadily through the summer.The amount of new housing hitting the market isn’t quite as dramatic as it was during the spring, but that’s expected during this
CMHC: Housing Starts Remain Stable Through June 2014
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts figures for June 2014, reporting that housing starts in Canada were trending at 185,939 units. This is a slight increase from the 184,019 units in May 2014.The trending figure
Luxury Homes on the Rise in the GTA
Recently, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada released the 2014 Mid-Year Top-Tier Real Estate Report, highlighting four metropolitan areas where luxury homes are growing increasingly popular.Sotheby’s definition of a luxury home is any home that sells
Trimart: Temperature and Low-Rise Sales Increasing
Now that the summer heat is in full swing, Trimart Research Corporation is getting excited about the recent success of the new low-rise market. With 17 new site openings in June 2014, Trimart believes that sales will continue to climb through summer,
TREB: GTA Resale Market Heats Up this Summer
Along with the temperature, the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) resale housing market figures are steadily rising. According to the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), there were 10,180 sales reported through the TorontoMLS system in June 2014, which is a
Trimart: Low-Rise Inventory Levels Stable
According to this week’s report from Trimart Research Corporation, the Total Market Area saw 1,804 new low-rise sales in May 2014. The East region saw the biggest gain with 102.8 percent more sales than the same period last year, and the Central region
Got the Music in You?
Toronto’s most prominent mayoral candidates have actually found themselves some common ground – music. Loving music for its own sake is great, but it’s the economic impact of being a music-lover’s haven that has politicians excited.“Despite a small
Compact Suites in Toronto are Large in Comparison
By Barbara LawlorA little searching on the web uncovers a world of micro condo suites and apartments that make our smallest suites in the GTA seem huge.Last year, Global News Toronto reported on Canada’s smallest condominium suite measuring 297 square
GTA High-Rise Sales Surge in May
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and their trusted resource for new home market intelligence, RealNet Canada, announced that the sales of new homes remained stable in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) throughout May