Average selling price of a resale condo unit surpasses $560,000
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its resale housing market figures for May 2018, as well as the results of a recent Ipsos poll on the importance of housing in the upcoming Ontario election.
Tarion: Research Your Builder Before Buying a New House
By TarionBuying a newly built home from a builder is different than purchasing a resale home. Your attention should be placed not only on the home itself, but also on the reputation of the builder.All new homes in Ontario come with a warranty that lasts
Here are the 2018 Awards of Distinction finalists
The Ontario Home Builders’ Association recently announced the finalists of the 2018 Awards of Distinction! Excellence in building, design, renovation, sales and marketing is recognized across 41 categories.
It looks like the foreign buyers tax is working
It recently came to my attention that the province of Ontario had not published any new data on foreign buyers in the residential market since Doug Ford was elected. It wasn’t sitting well with people, and the government responded quickly.
More questions than answers
In a report issued yesterday, ONPHA (Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association) says that lower homeownership rates are about to create additional pressure on an already-strained rental housing market. The report, Where’s Home? 2013, released in conjunction
Marz Homes wins the H.O.M.E Gold Award for the second year in a row!
(L-R) Anthony Chiarella, Vice-President of Marz Homes, Christian Caswell, President and founder of CustomerInsight™, Dan Gabriele, President of Marz HomesIt’s been a pretty wild couple weeks for Marz Homes. The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA)
Mark Pavkovic of National Homes
Hero name: Manager of Land Acquisition and DevelopmentAllegiance: National HomesSecret Identity: Mark PavkovicAge: 33Time Active: 11 yearsOrigin Story:Mark attended the University of Western Ontario with hopes of getting into investment banking. School
Election Promises Sparked Development Talk in 2014
2014 was an interesting year in the GTA — Ontario held a provincial election that returned the Liberal party to power with a majority and the province also held municipal elections, which got John Tory in the mayor’s seat and again brought up the
First Mid-Rise, Wood-Frame Condo Coming Soon!
Remember last December when we told you to watch out for mid-rise, wood-frame buildings coming to Ontario? Well, the ball got rolling last week when the City of Burlington hosted the first official forum on six-storey, wood-frame construction.How will
Is Toronto’s slower spring market finally over?
While the region appears to be recovering from the 20% to 30% sales plunges that followed last April’s Ontario Fair Housing Plan, conditions were stubbornly subdued in the period between March to May – typically the busiest time of the year for home sales
