Prices for all property types continued the typical summer pattern in August, with prices for both freehold homes and condominiums lower than in July. Compared with last year, there are some definite positive signs: Prices were higher than last August for both freehold and condo properties. In fact, for the first time this year, prices […]
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Controversy Over Short Term Rentals in Toronto
The rental housing crisis in Toronto has put the spotlight on short term rentals like Airbnb, which have removed thousands of units from the stock of long term rental properties in the city. Rental units are in critically short supply, and so there has been an outcry from housing advocates calling for restrictions on Airbnb. […]
GTA Market for Rental Properties Growing Stronger
A recent report conducted by Ryerson University’s Centre for Urban Research and Land Development found that Toronto is the fastest-growing city in Canada and the U.S. by a huge margin. Immigrants are being attracted in droves by employment opportunities – for example, in the first half of 2019 alone, 81,600 new jobs were added and, on a […]
GTA Summer Market Showing Signs Of Strength
Toronto area prices were lower in July than in June for all property types, which is completely normal for the summer months. Sales in July were 3% lower than in June, while the total number active listing was 9% lower, and so the inventory of homes for sale dropped to just above 2 months’ supply, […]
City of Toronto Supports “Missing Middle” Housing Options
Last week, Toronto City Council voted 20-3 to approve Mayor John Tory’s motion to expand “missing middle” housing options in areas designated as Neighbourhoods in Toronto’s Official Plan. These neighbourhoods coloured yellow in the City’s land use plan map are known as the “Yellowbelt”, mainly zoned for single and semi-detached housing since the 1960’s, accounting for approximately […]
Millennials Dream of Home Ownership
Millennials are facing significant affordability challenges, but they definitely haven’t given up the dream of home ownership. HSBC’s annual “Beyond the Bricks” survey shows that 34% of Canadian millennials own their own home, and 83% intend to buy within the next five years, although slow salary growth and increasing home prices will make that goal […]
