Housing Market
Calgary home sales decrease 3.8% in September, prices also down: board
Home sales in Calgary fell 3.8% in September compared with the same month last year as prices also ticked lower overall.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Government & Policy
Before the Ballots: Housing Affordability and City Development
Explore key issues shaping municipal elections in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, including housing affordability, infrastructure, public safety, and regional governance. Jason Mercer sits down with journalist Jessica Smit...
via TRREB
Mortgage Rates
Stocks and bonds rise as jobs ease Fed-hike wagers: Markets wrap
By Rita Nazareth (Bloomberg) — A sharp slowdown in the U.S. jobs market drove stocks higher as bond yields fell on speculation the Federal Reserve won’t be forced to raise interest rates any time soon. Those bets revived...
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
Mortgage Rates
Canada's population is 300,000 higher than previously thought: statistics
Canada has about 300,000 more residents than previously estimated, with revised figures overturning earlier indications that the country’s population was shrinking, according to a new analysis by Vancouver-based credit u...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
New Development
Starbucks is now open at a future Broadway Subway station
Amid news of a wave of Starbucks closures, a new location has opened along Vancouver’s Central Broadway corridor. The coffee chain has moved into the ground-floor retail space designated for a cafe in the newly built The...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Government & Policy
B.C. Conservative MLA candidate's name to also appear on Burnaby civic election ballot
David Xie says he is no longer pursuing a seat on Burnaby City Council, but his name will still be on this month’s civic election ballot. He previously entered the municipal race under the New Burnaby civic party and is...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Government & Policy
Surrey mayoral candidate promises City-funded discounted $70 monthly TransLink public transit pass
If elected, mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk and his Imagine Surrey party would pursue creating a discounted one-zone monthly TransLink public transit pass for Surrey residents, with the City of Surrey covering the remain...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
New Development
Georgia Viaduct's Main Street exit to close for three months of construction
Drivers heading east out of Downtown Vancouver face months of vehicle traffic disruptions on the Georgia Viaduct, beginning with the closure of its Main Street off-ramp on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. The City of Vancouver issu...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Government & Policy
New Pacific Link oil pipeline to B.C.'s coast officially declared a national priority
The proposed new additional oil pipeline from near Edmonton to Metro Vancouver that would carry an additional one million barrels of crude a day to overseas markets is moving onto a faster federal government review track...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Government & Policy
Former Vancouver mayoral candidate is running for BC NDP
A former Vancouver mayoral candidate is running in the Vancouver-Strathcona riding for the BC NDP. Amanda Burrows, a renter, prominent social justice advocate, and the executive director of the First United Church in the...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Mortgage Rates
Fixed mortgage rates continue to climb as borrowers weigh the variable discount
Rising bond yields are pushing fixed rates higher, but experts are divided on whether Bank of Canada hikes will erode the savings offered by variable mortgages.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
Mortgage Rates
Bank of Canada won’t target house prices with interest rates
The Bank of Canada’s second in command said the central bank is limited in what it can do to address home prices, arguing that the housing market should remain an input and not a target of interest rate decisions.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
Opinion
This B.C. community is setting a new standard for wildfire detection and defence
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Jonathan Reid, who is a senior vice president of Wesbild Okanagan. ---------------------------------------- There is no sugar-coating the reality facing the Okanagan and many other com...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Government & Policy
A city southeast of Calgary could be getting a new outdoor pool
Plans for a new outdoor aquatic facility in Medicine Hat are moving forward, with city council giving the go-ahead to restart design work on the project. The proposed aquatics facility has been in the works for a few yea...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Renting
Canadian Rents Surged 20%, But the BoC Can’t Explain How It Started
Rental prices in Canada have been driven by more than just population growth. A new Bank of Canada (BoC) research paper breaks down the factors that can explain the recent surge in 1 bedroom rents from 2020 to 2026. They...
via Better Dwelling
Renting
Surrey mayoral candidate promises a ‘Senakw-style’ housing partnership, no new casinos
In back-to-back announcements, Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk promised to both create a “Senakw-style partnership” for rental housing as well as create a ‘no new casino’ moratorium. This is in the run-up to the O...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Housing Market
Man charged in alleged arson outside MP’s Toronto home now charged in another fire
They say the home was destroyed and neighbouring homes were seriously damaged, while others were doused in an accelerant but didn't ignite.
via Global News (Toronto)
Housing Market
Toronto hospital to greatly expand permanent housing program that reduces ER visits
Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Hospital Network says it's a more humane approach to helping the vulnerable and is also cost effective.
via Global News (Toronto)
New Development
Ontario Mondria Condos Under Receivership After $14M Water Damage Incident
The Mondria 1 condo project in Clarington, Ontario was placed under receivership over the summer, according to filings in Ontario Superior Court, and the series of events that resulted in the receivership is more unique...
via STOREYS
New Development
“A Year-Long Project”: Behind The Scenes Of Nuit Blanche’s 20th Anniversary
For one night each year, Nuit Blanche renders Toronto a de facto art gallery, with exhibits taking over streets, parks, public buildings, and unexpected corners of the city. But while Nuit Blanche can feel spontaneous to...
via STOREYS
Housing Market
Toronto board of trade calls for regulatory reform as city faces 550,000 shortfall on housing goal
'The housing gap has become one of the most significant constraints on the Toronto region’s long-term economic growth'
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
Housing Market
Toronto board of trade calls for regulatory reforms to spur housing growth
The Toronto Region Board of Trade is urging the province to amend zoning and building code rules as it says Ontario is on pace to fall well short of its goal of getting at least 1.5 million new homes built by 2031.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
Housing Market
Mortgage rate rise could 'suffocate' recovery: Ron Butler and John Pasalis on Canada's housing market
Watch: Ron Butler and John Pasalis on how home price declines are likely to continue into next year
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
Government & Policy
Opinion: Next B.C. government must end land-use and property-rights crisis
The province needs investment but who will provide it if ownership rights remain in judicial and legislative limbo?
via Financial Post
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