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Why Ontario’s Housing System Needs a Reset

Ontario’s housing crisis has reached a point where euphemisms no longer help. This is not a normal market correction, a soft landing, or temporary cyclical slowdown. It is a systemic failure. Housing starts have all but evaporated at precisely the ...

System Must Be Tweaked to Enable Multiplex Housing at Scale

Ontario needs more homes. There is little doubt about that. But more importantly, it needs a steadier way to deliver them. At the present rate of building, we are nowhere near reaching the targets set by the Ontario and federal governments. However, ...

Fixes Required Now Before It’s Too Late

The crane count is coming down across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), a symbol of what’s been happening in the residential construction industry. There were 235 cranes atop buildings across the region as of Jan. 1, according to a trac...

Off Track on Housing: Why Development Charges Are Making Homes Unaffordable

Driving faster in the wrong direction won’t get you to the right destination. To make progress you need to follow the correct path. The same can be said for the housing supply and affordability crisis that we are presently facing. For years, we’v...

The Cost of Building New Homes Must Be Reduced

Brace yourself. Affordability of housing continues to deteriorate, and latest reports indicate the situation could get worse before it gets better, causing a huge hit to the Canadian economy. Far fewer Canadian cities meet the traditional affordabili...

Calgary’s Hottest Neighbourhoods of 2025: Price Growth Analysis

Calgary’s housing market has been showing a great deal of variability this year. By September, citywide conditions had settled into balance, but several neighbourhood clusters kept prices close to last year’s levels, while some others showed mode...

Housing Tax Cuts Are a Step Forward, But More Action is Needed

The federal and Ontario governments have stepped up to the plate by cutting the sales taxes on new homes for first-time buyers. It took them a while to get there, but to their credit, they did. Once legislation is passed, a first-time buyer who purch...

Norfolk County Real Estate Market: September 2025 Sees Stronger Sales

The housing market in Norfolk County, Ontario, showed renewed energy in September 2025, as both sales and new listings moved upward, while prices held steady. Sales Strengthen Home sales in Norfolk County climbed sharply, rising 23.3% compared ...

Umbra at Portwood, Where West Coast Serenity Meets Modern Community Living

Within Port Moody’s most anticipated master-planned community, Umbra at Portwood brings together architecture, nature, and community in a way that feels both effortless and intentional. Developed by EDGAR Development and designed by Acton Ostry Arc...

Heat-Resilient Design: Investing in Properties Built for Hotter Futures

As global temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent, real estate investors face a changing climate that affects both risk and return. Buildings designed for past weather conditions are already showing higher energy costs, more frequent ma...

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