Housing Toronto

• ‘Increasing demand’ for secondary units as homebuyers grapple with rate hikes

  Canada has recently seen a ramp up in construction of secondary suites, like basement apartments and laneway homes. There is growing appeal to buy them, real estate experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2023
  
• Canada’s housing market has ‘rebounded sharply’. As rates rise, can it last?

  Canada's housing market started to rebound this spring amid a pause in interest rate hikes. With the central bank resuming its tightening cycle, here's what to expect.

  Money

  Jun 23, 2023
  
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• Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers

  Toronto councillors voted in May to amend a zoning bylaw to allow up to four residential units in a multiplex with the aim of increasing housing supply to meet skyrocketing demand.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2023
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• Strathcona residents say Toronto shelter hotels failed promise of permanent housing

  Jason Costate recently passed his one-year anniversary off drugs like crystal meth and fentanyl --a period of sobriety that began when he moved into a Toronto hotel-turned-shelter.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
• Toronto outlines work plan in bid to increase city’s housing

  The city said the plan seeks to increase housing supply to "achieve or exceed" the province's housing target of 285,000 new homes in Toronto by 2031.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2023
• Here’s how much home you could buy in 8 Canadian cities — if you had a million dollars

  A million dollars goes a lot further in some Canadian housing markets than others. Here's what Royal LePage estimates show you could afford with that money across Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2023
• Canadian home sales rose last month for the first time since February

  Home sales in Canada saw their first bump in October since February as rising interest rates had put a chill into market activity.

  Economy

  Nov 15, 2022
• Toronto set to close 3rd emergency homeless shelter

  Officials said an emergency shelter at 34 The Esplanade would close to new admissions on Tuesday. The building is a hotel and its owner plans to begin operating it again next year.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2022
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• Home prices were up 18% annually in Canada last month

  Rising home prices mean it's time for the government and regulatory bodies to rein in current conditions, one economist said.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2021