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Last updated Oct 14, 2026 · 6:15 AM ET
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New Development
The Mayfair West project to redevelop TransLink’s former Oakridge Transit Centre bus depot has evolved from a mix of low-, mid-, and high-rise buildings into a plan dominated by taller high-rise towers, enabling signific...
Housing Market
The PM said the overall dollar value of transactions contemplated by the condo conversion program is around $1.45 billion
Government & Policy
Converting British Columbia's glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as he defended his government's proposal.
Mortgage Rates
Sweet, black gold is flowing again, just as Canada hits peak mortgage renewal season. BMO Capital Markets says the recent Hormuz Strait deal is pulling Government of Canada (GoC) bond yields lower, though fixed-rate borr...
Renting
A new rental report reveals how a growing number of renters across Canada and here in Vancouver are using AI to assist them. The report comes from Rentals.ca and is separate from the rental platform’s monthly national re...
Government & Policy
Ontario was sitting on roughly $10.5 billion in development charge (DC) reserves by the end of 2024, according to a recent report from Desjardins that argues municipalities have become overly accustomed to the fees as a...
Industry & Regulation
Six deserving students joined the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) growing list of Past President’s Scholarship winners. The winners are all high school students pursuing post-secondary education. Each studen...
New Development
Analysis of demographics suggests Canada need not choose one development mode over another
Government & Policy
ELM Developments and Fiera Real Estate acquired the assembly at 270 Sheppard Avenue West on January 29. They broke ground on June 17. In a market where rental projects routinely spend years in rezoning, moving from purch...
Industry & Regulation
At TRREB, we believe in the power of education and the importance of supporting the next generation. Our Past President’s Scholarship awards reflect this commitment, providing talented secondary school students with the...
Mortgage Rates
The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%.
Government & Policy
As a central plank of its 2022 election campaign, the Ford government pledged it would construct 1.5 million new housing units by 2031.
New Development
Private wastewater companies see opportunity as municipalities struggle to keep pace with housing growth
Garry Marr
Financing the sale through a vendor take-back mortgage can allow the seller to step up when other lenders hesitate
Lifestyle
Is it Canada’s cost of living or did its bet on diploma mills tarnish its academic reputation? Statistics Canada (StatCan) researchers crunched the numbers on the country’s foreign postdoctoral fellows—elite researchers...
Advocacy Update
TRREB’s Government Relations Committee (GRC) Central Working Group continues to address key policy and housing issues affecting housing supply, development and the real estate market across the City of Toronto. Recent di...
Mortgage Rates
Bank of Canada officials rejected the notion that the country’s economy is in recession as they set borrowing costs earlier this month, though they acknowledged weak growth and labour market slack.
Housing Market
A new report says homes valued under $500,000 are taking up a bigger share of Ontario's real estate landscape, led by a shift in the condominium market.
Home Buyers
With some big-city dwellers still considering relocation, one report has found that an Alberta city ranked first in affordability to buy in. The new data comes from Royal LePage, which surveyed Canadians living in the gr...
Housing Market
Condos account for much of the recent uptick in affordability, with 46 per cent of that housing segment valued under $500,000 in 2026, up from 24 per cent just four years ago.
Home Buyers
If you’re contemplating moving due to sky-high housing prices in big Canadian cities, a new report could help you make the decision. Royal LePage released its 2026 Most Affordable Canadian Cities report on Tuesday, ranki...
Renting
Langley remains an affordable rental destination, and one that could become a lot more attractive when some key transit infrastructure projects wrap up. It also won’t be as affordable once the Langley SkyTrain extension...
Mortgage Rates
New consumer research finds recent buyers and newcomers are facing sharper affordability pressure, even as confidence in homeownership remains resilient.
Housing Market
A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing in British Columbia might be more about stabilizing the financial sector than housing, an urban planning expert says.
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