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Ironwood grows into new 118,000-sq.-ft. prefab housing facility
Ironwood builds new 118,000-sq.-ft. prefab housing facility
Ironwood Manufactured Homes is in the final stages of a major expansion that will boost its production up to fivefold and allow the company to deliver a wide range of new housing types, as well as commercial buildings.
Seniors’ housing the hottest real estate play in town
Seniors housing, fuelled by Canada’s aging population, is the best-performing real estate sector on the S&P/TSX composite index to date this year, said Dean Orrico, president and chief executive of Middlefield Limited, an independent equity income specialist.
What the median home price buys across Canada
The latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association set a benchmark of $776,400 for single-family detached home prices across the country. Here’s what you’d find if you applied that price to local markets across Canada.
Pros and cons of buying a condo in the GTA right now
With home prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) hitting four-year lows, many first-time buyers are thinking about acquiring their first condo, and one expert is weighing the pros and cons of entering the market right now.
‘We need to go big’: Non-profit, co-op builders
Housing in Ontario is at a breaking point and the private sector alone can’t fix it, says new research from the United Way Greater Toronto and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada.
The seven most sought-after neighbourhoods in Calgary
If you’re looking for a home in Calgary, you might want to act fast. Homes in some neighbourhoods are barely managing to hit the market before they are snatched up. According to Wahi, several neighbourhoods are more favourable than others.
A neighbour’s messy yard might be deal breaker
When buying a home the outside might matter more than what’s within for some Canadians, according to a REMAX Canada-commissioned Leger survey. The data indicates the look of neighbouring properties is key with 18 per cent of Canadians.
One family's plan to live under three roofs on one property
Vancouver's Lee family plans to sell their properties and converge in a multiunit strata property they're planning to build on a large lot they purchased in Kerrisdale. They are considering building a side-by-side duplex and a coach house.
Canada’s housing recovery ‘back on track’: RBC economist
Home sales are gaining momentum in several Canadian cities as earlier fears of an economic downturn fade, according to RBC assistant chief economist Robert Hogue. The rebound hasn’t stabilized prices in markets where affordability is strained and listings have surged.
New housing development starting to stall in Kelowna
Storm clouds are gathering over Kelowna’s construction sector as city hall sees a slowdown in development proposals. A slump in building permit values issued last year has continued into 2025, according to a report going to council.
Ont. records low housing starts with new housing tracker
Ontario's final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what's needed to achieve the goal of getting 1.5 million homes built. That's even with new categories in Ontario's updated housing tracker, including additions such as university dorms.
Fewer Toronto condos built than federal reports show
Home building in the country’s biggest market has declined even more than federal government reports indicate. Although CMHC data show condominium starts in the GTA are down significantly over the past year, statistics from industry groups paint a grimmer picture.
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