Housing Market
Toronto and Vancouver drop to weakest housing markets in UBS global ranking
Both cities are at 'moderate' risk of a housing bubble, with depleted supply in Toronto potentially raising the stakes
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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New Development
7,500-Unit Master Plan On Former Military Air Field Breaks Ground In Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County — land of wineries, farms, and quaint storefronts — will soon be home to one of Ontario’s largest residential developments: a 7,500-unit master-planned community located on the site of a WWII militar...
via STOREYS
Government & Policy
Small-Scale Infill Is (Finally) Showing Up In Toronto’s Housing Data
Small-scale infill projects have gone from a barely noticeable share of Toronto’s housing starts to a more meaningful one in just two years, according to a new analysis from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)...
via STOREYS
Renting
Vancouver rental report suggests income, not rent, dictates affordability
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...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Renting
Canadian Renters Caught Between Higher Rates And Homes That Don't Fit
Canadian renters with aspirations to move are facing much more than a logistical hassle, according to a new report on housing affordability from Statistics Canada (StatCan). The research, which draws from the fourth cycl...
via STOREYS
Renting
An Alberta city is seeing one of the worst rent affordability crunches in Canada
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...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Mortgage Rates
REPORT: Private Mortgage Awareness Gap Persists Even as Canadians Report Improved Finances
Despite widespread perception of risk, younger Canadians are more likely to consider alternative mortgage lending, calling it flexible and innovative TORONTO — Homeownership is a goal for many Canadians, but even as pric...
via Financial Post
Renting
How the U.S. could influence more expensive Vancouver rent
Vancouver rent prices have been steadily falling over the past few years. But according to new analysis from Rentals.ca, the U.S.-Canada trade war might mean that this relief is short-lived. Vancouver’s rental market wil...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Housing Market
New home sales in the GTA continue their positive momentum throughout August
Toronto, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Low-rise new home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) surpassed its 10-year average for a fifth consecutive month as momentum from the HST rebate program continues to get bu...
via Financial Post
New Development
Police officer, firefighter injured rescuing residents from burning Mississauga building
A police officer and 10 people were hurt early Monday morning after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Mississauga.
via Global News (Toronto)
New Development
Semi-Complete Lake Simcoe 'Hedge Road Landing' Placed Under Creditor Protection
The sprawling Hedge Road Landing subdivision project in Georgina, Ontario near Lake Simcoe has been placed under creditor protection midway through construction, according to Ontario Superior Court.The project is planned...
via STOREYS
Lifestyle
Surprising Canadian neighbourhood named one of the 'coolest' in the world
An unexpected neighbourhood in Canada was just named one of the coolest in the world. People seem to really love downtown St. Catharines in Ontario, so much so that hospitality media group Time Out ranked it among the to...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Renting
CanFirst Capital Lists 14-Acre TELUS-Leased Industrial Property In Mississauga
A newly-constructed “best-in-class” industrial property in Mississauga has hit the market, according to a listing that came online earlier this month.Owned by CanFirst Capital Management, the property is located at 6525...
via STOREYS
Government & Policy
New Municipal Election Poll Shows Strong Voter Support For Action on Housing Affordability in GTA and Barrie
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...
via TRREB
New Development
What Does 'Luxury' Actually Mean In Toronto Real Estate Today?
What makes an urban building one residents are excited to call home?Ask that question in Toronto today, and the answer will be shaped less by price point, height, or even fine finishes than it was a few years ago. Now, a...
via STOREYS
New Development
Toronto Started Just 156 New Condo Units In First Half Of 2026: CMHC
In the City of Toronto, developers broke ground on 156 condominium units in the first half of 2026, according to CMHC's new Fall 2026 Housing Supply Report. The decade average is roughly 7,000 units a year.Nationally, th...
via STOREYS
Housing Market
Canadian Housing Market Stuck Between Correction And Recovery: RBC
We’re a short jump past the midway point of the year, and the Canadian real estate market has remained stubbornly weak, with real recovery not expected until 2027, according to a report published last week by RBC.“Home r...
via STOREYS
Housing Market
$618K Condo Vs. $1.29M House: Inside The GTA’s August Resale Market
The GTA’s average resale price was $993,410 in August. For a household deciding what to buy, the more useful numbers were $617,593 for a condominium apartment, and $1,288,669 for a detached home.That is a $671,076 gap be...
via STOREYS
New Development
Building Around Transit: How GTA Housing Growth Is Following the Rails
Across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), one of the most significant trends in residential development is the shift toward transit-oriented communities. Rather than building housing in car-dependent locations, developers a...
via TRREB
Expert
6 Priorities That Should Guide Ontario's Housing Reform
For years, the housing crisis was treated as an unfortunate byproduct of growth rather than the defining economic challenge of our time. That is finally changing.Governments have begun to recognize that housing affordabi...
via STOREYS
Housing Market
Toronto-area homeowners are coming to terms with new reality: selling at a loss
Toronto home sellers are taking losses that were almost unheard of a few years ago
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
Housing Market
Man charged with arson at Liberal MP’s Toronto home, 2nd suspect wanted
Salma Zahid — who represents the riding of Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East — confirmed two cars at her home were destroyed during the overnight fire on Aug. 27.
via Global News (Toronto)
Lifestyle
Police make 2 arrests in violent Brampton home invasion
In June, four were involved in the break-and-enter, which led to two people living in the house being shot. Police said they were still recovering.
via Global News (Toronto)
Housing Market
‘God says ‘you can’t leave’: Toronto man whose home was hit by tree during storm proposes to fiance
A Toronto man didn’t let a massive tree limb crashing onto his Leaside home during Wednesday’s storm derail his plans to propose to his girlfriend.
via Global News (Toronto)
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