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Canadian housing market maintains moderate degree of vulnerability

It looks like Canada’s housing market is finally balancing out, according to the latest Housing Market Assessment from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 

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Weekend tasks you should do around your home before August ends

The first long weekend in August is a great time to get some quick home maintenance tasks done. If you’re heading up to the cottage, you can use this post as a to-do list for next weekend or the weekend after.

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Condo buyers are heading to the outskirts of the Greater Toronto Area

Urbanation released its condo market results for the second quarter of 2019, reporting that there were 8,902 condo sales in the GTA, which is an increase of 77% year-over-year.

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Canada launches $100 million program to support first-time buyers

The Shared Equity Mortgage Providers Fund launched at the end of July 2019. It’s a $100 million, five-year program managed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation that will support existing SEMPs.

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Open auctions picking up steam in Toronto real estate

We’ve always said that the housing market and its participants would benefit from more transparency, and it looks like open auctions are catching on in the Greater Toronto Area. 

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Shared home ownership goals more important than looks when it comes to millennials dating Image

Shared home ownership goals more important than looks when it comes to millennials dating

According to a new global survey by HSBC Bank of Canada, 61% of Canadian millennials feel anxious about buying a property, compared to just 20% of baby boomers.

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Unpopular opinion: The housing market is in great shape

Is there an affordability crisis? Yes. Are we still lacking supply? Yes. Do we still need more high-density housing near major transit nodes and the zoning to accommodate this type of development? Yes.

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3 reasons why the mortgage stress test should not change (for now)

The mortgage stress test has been a hot topic since it was first introduced in 2018. Some in the real estate industry believe the policy has done its job and it’s time to revise it, and some believe it should remain the way it is. 

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Passive House design may be the way of the future

The federal government recently announced funding for a new affordable rental building in Whistler that will meet Passive House standards. There will be 24 units, including four studios, 13 one-bedrooms, and seven two-bedrooms.

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All-female development team hosts women-focused design consultation for Reina Condos Image

All-female development team hosts women-focused design consultation for Reina Condos

The Reina team identified approximately 650 issues that were brought up, and then separated them into 30 categories. The top five categories were layout, storage, soundproofing, flexible space, and greenery/natural elements.

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