7 of Toronto’s best winter farmers markets
If you’re under the impression that all of Toronto’s farmers markets pack up and leave the city during the winter months - think again! Many of them are alive and thriving all winter long, connecting city dwellers with local growers and making it easy to
Greater Toronto Area poised to lead Canada’s top-tier real estate market performance this fall
With a busy summer behind us, it looks like the Greater Toronto Area’s luxury home market is poised for a strong fall, according to Sotheby’s International Realty Canada’s latest Top-Tier Real Estate report.
Housing starts take a downward turn in Toronto
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its May 2016 housing starts figures, announcing that the national trend declined last month. In May, Canadian housing starts trended at 191,000 units, down from 194,950 in April. The trend is a
How to support Toronto’s homeless this holiday season
Have you started your holiday shopping yet? This year, don’t forget to consult the 2017 Holiday Wish List released by the City of Toronto to support the city’s homeless and at-risk community. The City surveyed 50 agencies that operate
Is affordability reaching dangerous levels in Toronto?
According to the new RBC housing affordability measure, our biggest housing markets aren’t just expensive — they’re wildly expensive. Royal Bank economists say Vancouver is approaching “dangerously unaffordable” while Toronto is “moving closer to risky
Will Toronto remain unfazed by the new mortgage rules?
The new stress-testing mortgage rules mean Canadians need higher incomes to purchase homes. According to a video produced by Huffington Post, your household income needs to be approximately $144,946 to afford an average priced home in the GTA ($755,755),
Compact Suites in Toronto are Large in Comparison
By Barbara LawlorA little searching on the web uncovers a world of micro condo suites and apartments that make our smallest suites in the GTA seem huge.Last year, Global News Toronto reported on Canada’s smallest condominium suite measuring 297 square
How expensive is too expensive when it comes to Toronto condos?
A couple of years ago, a real estate market expert told me that condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area were on their way to reaching the point where they would no longer be financially feasible for the masses.
Toronto to get taller residential buildings, but is it a smart move?
Doug Ford just can’t seem to let go of his obsession with Toronto. First he cut the size of council nearly in half, and now his government is changing official development plans.
Rent in the Greater Toronto Area may have peaked
Urbanation’s third quarter purpose-built rental market results include data from rental buildings across the GTA, completed since 2005, which accounts for 68 buildings and 14,832 units
