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EllisDon releases tool to help fast-track affordable home building

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EllisDon releases tool to fast-track affordable home building

It’s no secret Canada has a housing supply problem that is particularly acute in the affordable sector. So, prominent construction firm and development manager EllisDon has released Base Design, a tool to help alleviate this problem.

Canada needs to build more housing amid Trump chaos

As head of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, it’s up to Kevin Lee to advocate for an industry that employs 880,000 and generates nearly $200 billion in investment. 2025 was looking bright. And then came Donald Trump.

Stafford still developing in Toronto despite condo slowdown

While the Toronto condominium market is in a prolonged slump, Stafford’s choice of projects and the diversity of its business is enabling it to weather the storm and prepare to launch new multifamily and mixed-use developments.

GTA new home sales see sixth straight record low

The Building Industry and Land Development Association said in its Thursday report new home sales in March were down 68 per cent year over year, marking a sixth consecutive month of record all-time lows.

Toronto-Hamilton new condo sales hit 30-year low: report

A new report from Urbanation says new condo sales in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area have declined more than 60 per cent year-over-year to reach the “lowest quarterly total since 1995”.

Canadians turn against condos as a 'good' investment

According to a new survey by Rates.ca, about 30 per cent of Canadians say condos, once seen as a good investment, no longer hold that same appeal. Just 11 per cent say they would buy a condo as an investment.

Toronto resale market heads into prime time, sellers hopeful

The Toronto-area real estate market is already awash in homes for sale. Now, industry players are preparing for another large wave heading into May, prime time for listing single-family homes with gardens and lawns.

Somehow, we’re building even fewer homes

OPINION: Canada is in a generational housing crisis, and governments are running out of time to fix it. If we want more stable, livable homes, we need to build more purpose-built rentals, Adrian Rocca, the CEO at Fitzrovia Real Estate, writes.

Post office turned 12-unit building hits market for $3.5M

In Georgetown, Ont., the properties at 70 Mill St. and 72-74 Mill St. are being sold together as an assembly. Between them, you're looking at nearly half an acre of prime real estate, complete with heritage status and historic architecture.

What you need to earn to buy a home in Ottawa this spring

A new report from Ratehub.ca shows homebuyers in the capital needed an income of $133,350 to buy the average priced home in Ottawa last month, down from $133,600 in February. 

Canadian snowbirds cashing out of U.S. for good

The number of Canadian “snowbirds” planning to sell their second homes in sunny Florida and Arizona has surged this spring, many of them put off by the sudden chill that has blanketed relations between their homeland and the U.S.

Dispute over exchange of keys leads to 5 years of litigation

A Toronto buyer backed out of a real estate deal after the keys weren’t delivered to his lawyer on closing day. The dispute led to five years of litigation, despite the court finding that the issue could have been easily resolved.

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