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Cranes Are... Dropping? UrbanToronto Reports the Crane Count for Q1 2024
5/2/2024 | Posted in New Developments by Paul DeAdder
As of the beginning of April, 2024, 324 cranes towered over the skies of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), representing a slight, but persistent, downward ... More
Metrolinx & GTAA create paths to transit hub
2/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Paul DeAdder
The provincial transit agency and the GTAA (Greater Toronto Airports Authority) have reached an important step in a project that will make getting to and from area airports ... More
GGH region forecast to lead growth in new home sales
1/10/2019 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Sales of new homes should be positive in 2019 despite the challenges of affordability and interest rates.
... MoreGTA's loss is this region's gain
8/10/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Unaffordability isn’t expected to abate in the Greater Toronto Area any time soon, but as more and more people are discovering, there are cheaper places to live slightly ... More
Non-Toronto markets in Ontario see accelerated home price growth
7/25/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
While the Toronto residential market has seen the median cost of its housing shrink in Q2 2018, price growth accelerated in other major Ontario locales such as Kitchener, ... More
Unprepared market due for shock
5/23/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Paul DeAdder
A study out of Ryerson University warns of a severe housing shortage in the near future.
... MoreRegulations cost single-family home buyers in Canada's hottest markets an extra $229,000 on average
5/22/2018 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Research from the C.D. Howe Institute released Tuesday revealed zoning regulations, development charges and housing limits in and around southern Ontario's Greenbelt have ... More
3/13/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
There has been a sharp drop in sales of luxury properties in the Toronto area, but real estate agents are optimistic of improvement. This is according to a report released ... More
Toronto commercial market down from a year ago, outlook is positive
11/14/2017 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Commercial leasing slipped in October but the city’s real estate board says the market is still buoyant and the outlook is good.
... MoreWhy the GTA's detached houses remain a safe bet
9/27/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
In spite of recent scares regarding their values, detached houses remain the strongest real estate investment to be had in the GTA.
... MoreForeign buyers' tax is working says Ontario government
9/15/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
The number of non-resident owners of real estate in The Greater Golden Horseshoe has declined since the introduction of Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan in the spring.
... MoreThe truth behind GTA home prices
8/21/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Cause and effect; supply and demand – the reasons for record-high new home prices in the GTA are a matter of government actions and simple economics.
... MoreToronto casts shadow over nation's home sales, but realtors see signs market bottoming out
8/16/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Home sales in the Greater Golden Horseshoe just saw the smallest decline since Ontario’s housing clampdown, suggesting the market may be stabilizing.
... MoreForeign buyer activity in Ontario housing market about 5 per cent: government
7/5/2017 | Posted in Foreign Buyers by Paul DeAdder
Newly released figures show nearly five per cent of home purchases in Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe region were made by non-residents since the Liberal government ... More
Ontario to tax foreign buyers, expand rent control
4/20/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder
Ontario plans to help cool a hot housing market by bringing in a 15-per-cent foreign buyer tax, expanding rent control, allowing Toronto to impose a tax on vacant homes and ... More
