Will GTA Cities Follow Vaughan in Cutting Development Charges?

5/1/2026 | Posted in GTA News by Jessi Sandhu

The City of Vaughan has made a bold move to jump-start housing construction by temporarily eliminating development charges on new residential projects. Will other GTA ... More

Tags: Housing Affordability, New Condos, New Developments, New Homes, Vaughan

Ontario Expands HST Rebate to All New Home Buyers Up to $1.5M

3/25/2026 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario and Canada have expanded the 13% HST rebate to all buyers of new homes up to $1.5M, effective April 1, 2026. With rebates capped at $130K, the measure aims to improve ... More

Tags: Housing Affordability, Housing Demand, HST New Housing Rebate, Ontario Government, Ontario Living, Ontario Real Estate, Ontario Real Estate News

What will it take to get hesitant homebuyers off the sidelines?

3/12/2026 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

Economic uncertainty is spilling into 2026 and keeping plenty of would-be buyers out of the market ... More

Tags: Canada Living, Canadian Housing Market, Cost of Living, First Time Home Buyers, Housing Affordability, Housing Correction, Mortgage Trends

Ontarians push back on hidden housing costs

3/3/2026 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Ontarians are increasingly likely to blame government-imposed costs – not just market forces – for making housing unaffordable, according to new polling released by ... More

Tags: Home Buyers, House Prices Toronto, Housing Affordability, Ontario Living

National housing starts to slow even further, says CMHC

2/10/2026 | Posted in New Developments by Jessi Sandhu

Supply crisis set to worsen in coming years as national housing agency highlights challenges ahead ... More

Tags: Housing Affordability, Housing Correction Canada, Housing Market Forecast, Housing Starts, Housing Supply

Housing market poised for gradual recovery, not a boom, in 2026: Desjardins

2/10/2026 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market Predictions by Jessi Sandhu

Forecasters sees gradual rebound ahead as affordability kept buyers on edge ... More

Tags: Home Buyers, House Prices, Housing Affordability, Housing Market Forecast, Interest Rate Forecast

Homeownership costs in Canada fall to most affordable level in three years

7/3/2025 | Posted in Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

RBC says interest rate cuts are helping, but many markets remain out of reach ... More

Tags: Housing Affordability

GST cut for new homebuyers could mean price hikes, bank warns

6/10/2025 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

The federal government’s plan to eliminate the GST on first-time homebuyers’ purchases of most new homes may actually lead to higher prices, a new report says. ... More

Tags: First Time Home Buyers, Housing Affordability

Canadian government has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say

5/23/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister’s recent claim that home prices don’t need to go down in order to restore housing affordability. ... More

Tags: Housing Affordability, Housing Correction Canada, Housing Demand, Housing Market Forecast, Housing Supply

Canada housing starts slide unexpectedly

4/15/2025 | Posted in New Developments by Jessi Sandhu

Housing supply crisis shows little sign of improving ... More

Tags: Canada Living, Canadian Housing Market, Housing Affordability, Housing Demand, Housing Starts, Housing Supply