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Government & Policy
The BC Greens announced that it will protect renters by implementing vacancy control and ending pet bans. In a policy brief, the BC Green Party said that “good rental homes” are key to solving the housing crisis, as more...
Renting
Colleen Hardwick, a former Vancouver city councillor and the mayoral candidate for the TEAM For A Livable Vancouver party, is calling for governments to take a more direct role in creating new homes that middle-income re...
Government & Policy
On October 26, voters across Ontario will elect the municipal leaders who will make some of the most important decisions affecting housing affordability and supply in their communities. This is a housing election, and vo...
Government & Policy
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said a new tax on unsold condominiums would improve housing affordability, but the election promise is drawing criticism from the Conservatives and mixed reaction from experts.
Government & Policy
With just over three weeks until the municipal election, campaign promises from the Vancouver municipal parties are starting to pile up — especially on housing, public safety, and jobs and the economy. Daily Hive Urbaniz...
New Development
Issued on behalf of BOXABL, Inc. LAS VEGAS, Sept. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — USA News Group News Commentary – Factory-built housing continues to draw attention as the U.S. affordability squeeze persists. According to Th...
Government & Policy
Mayoral candidate Kareem Allam of the Vancouver Liberals civic party wants B.C.’s provincial political parties to commit to extending SkyTrain’s Millennium Line to the University of British Columbia (UBC), demolishing th...
Housing Market
B.C. businesses have faced a number of challenges in the past several years, and a new survey from TD reveals how it has impacted them financially. It found that over 60 per cent of B.C. small business owners reported fa...
New Development
The refresh of a large south Edmonton green space has been dealt a bit of a setback, and it’s all thanks to Mother Nature. Located in the west end, just south of the Fort Edmonton Footbridge and next to the Edmonton Coun...
Renting
Vancouver is the country’s priciest rental market, and although rent affordability has (very slightly) improved over the last couple of years, renters in the city are still spending a staggering amount of their household...
New Development
A $1.3 billion power plant is in the works for an area approximately 200 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, with plans for a large data centre to be developed alongside it. The Black Bear Power Project is a proposed 466 M...
Government & Policy
The Vancouver Liberals unveiled their housing plan today, promising to make construction of new housing cheaper and faster if the party and mayoral candidate Kareem Allam win in the upcoming municipal election. They said...
Government & Policy
Housing affordability remains one of TRREB’s top advocacy priorities. At the federal level, financing is among the most effective tools for improving housing affordability. Over the past decade, targeted initiatives supp...
Renting
Vancouver or Toronto may come to mind when thinking of cost-of-living struggles, but a new study has found that a city in Alberta is seeing one of the worst rent affordability crunches in the country. The study from Sing...
This Week’s Top Stories
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Plan To Fix Housing? Just Change What Affordable Means Back in 2023, the CMHC said that building 3.5 million homes could restore 2004 le...
Government & Policy
Colleen Hardwick, the mayoral candidate for TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, released her party’s public safety plan ahead of the upcoming municipal election, slamming Ken Sim’s plebiscite while doing so. “Ken Sim was elect...
Government & Policy
TRREB continues to address the growing impact of government taxes, fees, and charges on housing affordability across Ontario. Government-imposed costs can account for an estimated 30 to 36 per cent of the total cost of a...
Government & Policy
Canada’s building boom and slowing population growth finally pushed it closer to its affordability target. Just kidding. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation‘s (CMHC) 2026 Housing Supply Report shows it was never...
Government & Policy
With the Vancouver election just over one month away, mayoral candidate Pete Fry just released his housing plan. Fry, who is a current city councillor and is running for mayor with the Green Party of Vancouver, promised...
Government & Policy
85% of GTA and Barrie residents are concerned about housing affordability and 69% say housing will impact their vote in the upcoming municipal election Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Barrie residents are signalling stron...
Home Buyers
The Conservative leader joined mortgage broker Ron Butler for a wide-ranging discussion on housing affordability, development costs and the federal government’s approach to homeownership.
Government & Policy
Infill developments in Auckland, New Zealand offer ready housing affordability solutions
Garry Marr
Rents keep falling and developers are looking to cut costs as affordability remains challenging
Housing Market
Alberta drivers could soon be paying less for auto insurance under the province’s new Care-First system, with drivers now expected to save more than previously estimated. According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)...
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