CMHC Housing Starts for December 2013
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its first report of 2014, focusing on December 2013 housing starts.Last December, Canadian housing starts were trending at 195,760 units, compared to 196,430 in November. This is a six-month
Will Syrian refugees make an impact on the housing market?
The Toronto Star said this week that according to UofT planning professor David Hulchanski, the impact of housing Ontario’s 10,000 of the 25,000 Syrian refugees destined for Canada will be minimal. While 10,000 people is not an inconsequential sum on the
Churchill Woods by Greenpark and Starlane
We love when veteran homebuilders team up to develop a brand new low-rise community. This time, we are featuring Churchill Woods, a Mississauga project byGreenpark Homes and Starlane Home Corporation.The Greenpark and Starlane TeamIf you just take a
VIDEO: Richard West House Move by Pinnacle
This time last year, we asked, why did the Richard West House cross the road? At the time, the answer was, to allow our friends over at Pinnacle International to start construction of Pinnacle on Adelaide, their latest downtown Toronto condominium
The top spring home improvement ideas for 2016
By Kaitlin KrullIt might sound ridiculous given the current weather, but spring is here. If your home looks like it could do with a bit of spring cleaning and more than a bit of home improvement, then you’re in luck. We’ve compiled a list of some of this
RioCan Makes a Big Toronto Acquisition
It takes a really important plan for us to shift our focus to report on a non-residential real estate transaction. This week, it was announced that one of the biggest pieces of downtown land was purchased. No condos or low-rise homes planned, but still,
Trimart: Low-Rise Inventory Levels Stable
According to this week’s report from Trimart Research Corporation, the Total Market Area saw 1,804 new low-rise sales in May 2014. The East region saw the biggest gain with 102.8 percent more sales than the same period last year, and the Central region
The State of Affordable Housing
Mayor John Tory this week called a lack of initiative on bringing affordable housing to market “unacceptable.” He made the call from a city-owned lot on Madison Avenue that has been vacant since before it was designated for affordable housing more than a
They Don’t Call it Hogtown for Nothing
The Toronto Star reports this week that residents of the King and Bathurst area are gagging on the smell from a Quality Meat Packers abattoir nearby. Heat + humidity + hog killing does not, one imagines, add up to a very pleasant bouquet.Since the
Five Minutes with Michael Broccolini
It’s always fun to meet new developers in Toronto, to learn about what they are bringing to the city and how they got to where they are today. This week, the Toronto Star’s NewInHomes.com team had the chance to meet with Michael Broccolini, a Real Estate
