1/7/2020 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Ruth Halperin
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The dominance of the condo market in terms of price growth could soon end as millennials start to shift their preferences to established homes, according to a market survey ... More
9/19/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Condominium lawyers are waiting to see how the jurisdiction of the online Condominium Authority Tribunal expands, while mediators say online dispute resolution will become more ... More
7/6/2018 | Posted in New Developments by Ruth Halperin
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Canada's steel tariffs will significantly increase the prices of structural steel products.
... More 12/22/2017 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Ruth Halperin
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Canadian mall owners are adding condos and apartments to their shopping centers, seeking to capitalize on a supply-constrained housing market while reducing exposure to a ... More
11/25/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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The Building Industry and Land Development Association says the GTA's supply of newly constructed condos last month hit its highest level since it began tracking that data ... More
11/8/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Ontario's new condo tribunal is accessible but will only mediate and adjudicate one kind of dispute to begin.
... More 8/7/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Housing trends show clear evidence that the Places to Grow intensification policy introduced a decade ago has now come into full effect.
... More 8/3/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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For the second consecutive quarter, new condo apartment sales in the Greater Toronto Area have reached a new high.
... More 8/1/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Names of Ontario condominium directors will be listed in a public database under new regulations unveiled this month, as the province begins to implement a new law to protect ... More
6/28/2017 | Posted in Ontario News by Ruth Halperin
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The Ontario government is considering a review of preferential sales practices for pre-construction condos as part of its wide-ranging reforms of the housing market.
... More 5/16/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Toronto’s trying to make it more affordable to rent in one of the world’s hottest housing markets. New measures may have the opposite effect.
... More 5/16/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Investments by Ruth Halperin
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For new investors, it's easy to get overwhelmed by facts, figures, formulas, and different investment calculations. And, although many people are aware of condo investing ... More
3/27/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Sales of new high rise homes in the Greater Toronto Area have surged in the first two months of this year according to latest data from Altus Group.
... More 3/17/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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The commonly-held perception that there are too many condos for sale in the Greater Toronto Area has been challenged by CIBC’s Benjamin Tal.
... More 2/16/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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There were 27,217 new condominium apartment sales in the Greater Toronto Area in 2016, a record 34 per cent increase compared to the year before, according to Urbanation ... More
2/16/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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A plain language summary of the first round of proposed changes to rules under the Condominium Act was posted yesterday on Ontario’s Regulatory ... More
2/9/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Fervour is particularly strong in the Queen and King Street West areas – bidding wars can attract more than a dozen contenders.
... More 1/20/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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One of the big surprises of the resale market in 2016 in the Greater Toronto Area was the strength of the condo segment. The shortage of listings in the single-family home ... More
11/25/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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With Vancouver’s real estate market in retreat, industry pundits are wondering how long the Toronto market’s strength will perservere.
... More 11/16/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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There were a total of 6,677 new condominium apartments sold across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) during the third quarter of this year, according to Urbanation Inc.’s ... More
10/28/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Foreign buyers play a limited part in condo sales activity in the Greater Toronto Area but investors play a key role in the market according to a new report from ... More
10/25/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Sales of condos in the Greater Toronto area were up 22.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the same period of 2015 but the market remains constrained by tight ... More
10/22/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Some observers have speculated that foreign investors will turn to Toronto’s real estate market after BC tacked a 15-per-cent tax on all non-residents ... More
10/21/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Sales of high-rise homes in the GTA are set to break records in 2016 according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).
... More 10/18/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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As new mortgage rules come into effect that will limit the borrowing power of many buyers, there's uncertainty about the consequence this will have on Toronto's red-hot ... More
10/18/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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According to the just-released results of a recent survey, major intersections play host to the costliest condominium units in downtown Toronto.
... More 9/23/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Sales of high-rise homes in the Greater Toronto Area are on course to hit a whole-year record in 2016 with year-to-date sales already the highest ever.
... More 8/8/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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The supply of new condos in the Greater Toronto Area hit the lowest level since 2010 in the second quarter of 2016.
... More 7/4/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Ruth Halperin
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Condominiums are becoming an increasingly important part of the GTA’s housing market mix as development in the region grows more intense. January to April 2016 saw 6,229 ... More
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