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Sustainability and Innovation in Master-Planned Developments: Trends and Insights

Master-planned communities (MPCs) have increasingly become more than just clusters of homes. They are emerging as holistic ecosystems that integrate sustainable practices, technological advancements, and thoughtfully designed public spaces. Developer...

LandlordBC Raises Concerns About BC’s 2026 Rent Increase

The British Columbia government has announced that the maximum allowable rent increase for residential tenancies in 2026 will be 2.3%, a reduction from the 3% limit set for 2025. The announcement, posted by the province’s Residential Tenancy Branch...

Feds Must Take Serious Steps in Upcoming Budget to Tackle Housing Crisis

The residential construction industry is facing its most challenging environment ever due to a perfect storm of stifling taxation, rising material costs, unpredictable market forces like tariffs, and myriad other issues. Cumbersome planning approvals...

Master-Planned vs. Conventional Subdivisions: Key Differences

When evaluating real estate investment opportunities in suburban and urban fringe markets, considering the distinctions between master-planned communities and conventional subdivisions is critical. While both options offer potential for residential d...

Toronto Real Estate Market at a Crossroads as Sales Rebound but Supply Risks Mount

Toronto’s housing market appears to be in a period of transition, with short-term volatility masking deeper structural challenges. Affordability remains stretched, ownership housing construction is slowing sharply, and the market is showing a split...

Leveraging Whole Life Insurance to Multiply Capital in Real Estate Investing

Real estate investors are constantly balancing the dual priorities of building long-term wealth through property ownership and maintaining liquidity to capitalize on emerging opportunities. While mortgages and lines of credit provide some flexibility...

Canada’s Housing Market Outlook: How Interest Rates and Population Shifts Are Reshaping Demand

Canada’s housing market is being pulled in different directions by interest rates, affordability pressures, and shifting population dynamics. New analysis from Edge Realty Analytics, in an August report, highlights how these broader forces are like...

How a $22,000 Pension Helped Qualify a $1 Million Home Purchase: Using CPP and OAS for Mortgage Eligibility

Pensions CAN Make All the Difference For many Canadians, mortgage qualification remains the biggest hurdle between them and their next property. Even with the right down payment, stricter income-use rules and stress test guidelines mean that buyers, ...

Why Master-Planned Communities Are Reshaping Suburban Real Estate Markets

Suburban growth has historically been associated with incremental development, where subdivisions appeared one after another with little coordination beyond basic zoning rules. That approach often left buyers with limited housing diversity, uneven in...

Canadian Price-to-Rent Ratios and Rental Yields

The price-to-rent ratio is a simple metric that compares the cost of buying a home to the cost of renting a comparable unit over a year. It can provide a quick screening tool for investment, as lower ratios tend to indicate that ownership is cheaper ...

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