In toronto real estate, Toronto-area builders say a shortage of low-rise homes continues to push people into condominium apartments, which are increasing in size for the first time in years to satisfy the demand. “The recent increase in high-rise costs can be attributed to the rise in median suite size, combined with a growing […]
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Housing in Canada overheating but don’t expect a collapse, a new report
In toronto real estate, forget all the housing crash talk says a new report that indicates prices acceleration in Canada’s housing market will slow down without any hard landing. Moody’s Analytics, which utilized the Brookfield RPS house price index for its frameworks, is of the view that prices in Canada will slow down as […]
No detached homes for young buyers — at least not in Toronto and Vancouver
In toronto real estate, the reality of today’s housing market is that young people may need to kiss the dream of owning a single family detached home goodbye. It is extremely difficult. If you live outside the metro areas of Toronto and Vancouver, you’re probably tired of all the whining — this doesn’t even apply […]
Learn from the anatomy of a housing bubble
Every 20 years or so, investor dementia sets in. Memories are wiped clean, allowing individuals to make the same mistakes over and over again. It doesn’t matter if it is real estate markets, stock markets, commodity markets, or tulip markets (I’ll get to this later). They are all the same. Why? Because markets are a reflection […]
Province of Ontario now allows Toronto to force developers to build affordable housing
Municipalities will have the power to force developers to build affordable housing under new legislation introduced at Queen’s Park Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The Promoting Affordable Housing Act will allow municipalities to implement “inclusionary zoning,” which would mandate affordable units be included in residential properties. Inclusionary zoning is used in the United States and […]