CMHC Predicts a Soft Landing for Canada’s Housing Market
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its Housing Starts report for April 2014, predicting a soft landing for Canada’s housing market.National housing starts were trending at 183,515 units in April, compared to 184,602 in March.
Granite Homes Opens Two Models in Guelph
Attention home hunters prowling East Guelph for their dream homes - Granite Homes just opened two new models; one at Morning Crest and the other at The Highlands!The Lilac Lilac LilacMorning Crest features a great collection of semi-detached homes and
Our Top 10 Toronto Parks (in no particular order)
1) Bluffer’s Park, foot of Brimley Road: It’s beautiful — those cliffs! — and it’s lakeside, which means you can always stick a toe in to cool off. There are wonderful trails and marshlands, and it’s just commercial enough so that you can buy an ice
The Academy Condos Starting at $188,800!
One of the Greater Toronto Area’s next up-and-coming neighbourhoods is featuring a great opportunity to own real estate in the heart of the excitement!The Academy Condos by Devron Developments and Lemine Group will be a 26-storey building with over 330
Average Price of Detached Resale Jumps to $965,670
Recently, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its resale market results for April 2014, highlighting some expected and unexpected findings (the average detached resale price falls under both categories).For April 2014, GTA REALTORS reported
The First-Time Homebuyer Experience
One of the best ways to learn more about buying your first home is to talk to a first-time homebuyer who has already gone through the process. That’s why we chatted with Gea Koleva, a 30-something Torontonian woman who recently purchased her very first
Urbanation Releases Q1-2014 Condo Market Results
Urbanation, the industry’s leading source for information on Toronto’s exciting condominium market, released its Q1-2014 market results.Throughout Toronto CMA, 5,140 condo units sold during Q1-2014, which is 5% above the five-year average, and is nearly
Make the Right Choices for Your Senior Years
Downsizing is a big theme in the real estate sector, particularly now with aging Boomers making up nearly 30% of the Canadian population; the entire Boomer generation will hit 65 by 2031, making the proportion of seniors about 23%, versus 15% in 2011.
Five Toronto Architects Win Governor-General’s Medals
The winners of the Governor-General’s Medals in architecture were recently announced, giving praise to the best new buildings in Canada.The list of 12 awards, which are presented every two years, “recognize outstanding achievement in recently built
Tridel to Alter Urban Living in Toronto’s Garden District
Anyone involved in the new home industry and real estate in general has already heard of Tridel’s new Toronto condo, Alter. With such slick branding and a recently released rendering, Alter has been the talk of the town!Just last week, Tridel released
