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Ontario new-home sales ticked up 130% year-over-year in Q2 of 2026, according to data the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) shared Tuesday. The driving force behind the bump, BILD and OHBA say, is the announcement of the provincial-federal…
It’s no secret that developers have lost faith in Canada’s once-booming condo sector. It’s also no secret that the rental segment has emerged as something of a saving grace for the housing market, with new and pivoted projects alike benefiting from government-backed incentives. But a new report from Desjardins…
About six months after publishing their 2026 Housing Market Outlook , the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says that what was already a weak housing market has actually proven even weaker than expected. “Housing market activity in 2026 has so far been weaker than expected, particularly in sales and…
Low-rise new home sales in the Greater Toronto Area outperformed their historic average for a third consecutive month in June, even as benchmark prices kept sliding, according to the latest figures from the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD). There were 1,175 total new home sales in June — up…
Canada's multifamily market caught its breath in the second quarter of 2026. After nearly two years of climbing vacancies and cooling rents, the latest data from Yardi shows a sector settling into something closer to equilibrium — moderate growth, mixed performance by market, and the first real sign that the supply…
Canadian home prices did something unremarkable in June: nothing. The National Composite MLS Home Price Index was unchanged from May, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association's July 15 release . That flat reading ended a monthly decline that had run since January 2025. The pause arrived after buyers had…
There's a version of new home construction that most buyers know well: a patchwork of builders, a streetscape that never quite coheres, a construction zone that lingers years after move-in. Mattamy Homes has spent decades building something different. And in Calgary and Airdrie, that difference is on full display…
On July 15, the Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 2.25%, pointing to early signs of a broadening economic recovery. Policymakers say the economy is starting to turn a corner after a rough stretch shaped by tariffs, elevated uncertainty, and slower population growth — the labour market has stayed soft…
Since the pandemic, investor appetite for office assets has dropped significantly as a result of the increased uncertainty around offices. Have downtowns been changed forever? When will workers return to the office? What are office buildings worth? As a result of that uncertainty, office sales as a proportion of…
GTA new home sales aren't out of the woods yet — but the low-rise market is making a strong case for optimism. For the second consecutive month, single-family home sales in the Greater Toronto Area surpassed the 10-year average, buoyed by the enhanced HST rebate program introduced in April 2026. According to new…
Last week, Rentals.ca published their latest rental market report , noting that the average asking rent in Canada declined by 4.7% year over year in May, marking the 20th consecutive month to see a year-over-year decline. “Since reaching a low of $1,662 in April 2021 during COVID-19, average rents have risen 22.1%,…