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GTA Housing Market: More Choice, Greater Affordability for Buyers

11/5/2025 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were down year-over-year in October, while new listings were up. Market conditions continued to favour homebuyers, as average selling ... More


GTA Housing Market Sees Boost in September Following Interest Rate Cut

10/3/2025 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) rose in September 2025, with 5,592 transactions reported — an 8.5% increase from a year earlier — as more buyers entered ... More


Ontario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit

8/16/2025 | Posted in Toronto News by Jessi Sandhu

ontario-government-146.jpg - Real Estate News Ontario’s housing minister says the province has approved a plan for Toronto to allow higher and denser buildings near transit stations. ... More


Toronto's new renovictions bylaw comes into effect, aimed at protecting tenants

7/31/2025 | Posted in Rental Market by Jessi Sandhu

property-rental-528.gif - Real Estate News A new Toronto bylaw targeting renovictions comes into effect today, requiring landlords to get a licence before carrying out repairs or renovations that force tenants to move ... More


Toronto home prices rebound in May

6/4/2025 | Posted in Toronto News by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News Toronto home prices ticked up after five straight months of declines as Canada-US trade tensions eased and valuations at their lowest point in four years began to tempt buyers. ... More


Buyers navigate market uncertainty as GTA home sales plunge

5/29/2025 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News As rates steady and prices dip, expert warns that delay may backfire for first-time buyers ... More


Rents dropping in Toronto, giving tenants more negotiating power

5/12/2025 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News If you're looking for a rental in Toronto or even an upgrade to a bigger space - now's not a bad time to shop around. ... More


Toronto home prices set to rise in 2025 but condo market on 'different trajectory': Royal LePage report

12/5/2024 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-downtown-view-450.jpg - Real Estate News While the Greater Toronto Area is expected to see a bump in home prices in 2025, condo prices will not recover next year, according to a new report by Royal LePage. ... More


Toronto landlords who evict tenants to renovate could require renovation licence as early as next summer

10/23/2024 | Posted in Toronto News by Jessi Sandhu

home-renovation-56.jpg - Real Estate News Landlords who plan to evict tenants to renovate their properties may soon be required to apply for a licence and provide additional financial compensation to the tenants they are ... More


TRREB: June Home Buyers Eying Further Interest Rate Relief

7/4/2024 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News June 2024 home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were lower compared to the same month last year, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) ... More


Half of Toronto area residents would consider buying home in more affordable city: Royal LePage

5/29/2024 | Posted in GTA News by Jessi Sandhu

home-buyers--home-search-499.jpg - Real Estate News About half of GTA residents say they would consider leaving to buy property in one of Canada’s more affordable cities, according to a new Royal LePage survey. ... More


Toronto will allow townhomes, small apartments on major streets

5/25/2024 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

couple-laptop-106.jpg - Real Estate News Move will open up housing options and build density ... More


Selling Prices Up In March and Set to Accelerate This Spring

4/3/2024 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News Greater Toronto Area (GTA) REALTORS® reported 6,560 sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in March 2024 – down by 4.5 per cent compared to March 2023. ... More


TRREB: Buyers Re-Enter the GTA Housing Market in February

3/5/2024 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales and new listings were up on an annual and monthly basis in February 2024. Selling prices also edged upward compared to a year earlier. ... More


Toronto home sales up in February from last year as consumers eye rate cuts: TRREB

3/5/2024 | Posted in GTA News by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News Greater Toronto home sales and listings were up in February from last year, but adjusted sales were down from a month earlier, the region's real estate board said Tuesday. ... More


Toronto home prices up 42 per cent over last five years, cost of living up 17 per cent: report

2/29/2024 | Posted in Canada Living by Jessi Sandhu

home-value-increase-443.jpg - Real Estate News The cost of living in Toronto went up nearly 20 per cent between 2017 and 2022 – but that’s less than half the increase seen in the city’s housing prices over ... More


GTA REALTORS® Release January 2024 Stats

2/6/2024 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News Home sales were up in January 2024 in comparison to January 2023. This annual increase came as some homebuyers started to benefit from lower borrowing costs associated with fixed ... More


TRREB Releases 2023 Q4 Rental Market Statistics

1/31/2024 | Posted in Rental Market by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News Condominium apartment leasing activity continued to be strong in the fourth quarter of 2023 according to the latest data released by TRREB. The number of lease transactions ... More


Asking rents jump 8.6% in December to hit record $2,178 on average: report

1/16/2024 | Posted in Rental Market by Jessi Sandhu

house-for-rent-87.jpg - Real Estate News A new report says the average asking price in December for a rental unit in Canada was a record $2,178 per month, relatively flat from the previous month but marked an 8.6 per ... More


Here is what may be in store for Toronto's housing market in 2024

1/3/2024 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News If history is any guide, once people buy into the notion that interest rates are going to be declining, you will start to see noticeable movement back into the market… even ... More


Elevated Borrowing Costs Taking a Toll on Housing Affordability

12/5/2023 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

treb-news-8.jpg - Real Estate News High borrowing costs and uncertain economic conditions continued to weigh on Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales in November 2023. Sales were down on a year-over-year basis, ... More


Council votes to permit multiplexes in all Toronto neighbourhoods

9/19/2023 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-downtown-view-450.jpg - Real Estate News Multiplexes will now be permitted to be built across Toronto after being approved by councillors on Wednesday in a bid to create more housing options. ... More


Toronto housing market would stay unaffordable even in deep recession: report

9/5/2023 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News Housing affordability in Toronto would remain strained even in the event of a deep economic recession, a new Desjardins analysis has found, highlighting the challenge ahead in ... More


Detached home prices declined in all but four of Toronto's neighbourhoods last quarter: report

8/22/2023 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

sold-home-for-sale-260.jpg - Real Estate News Fuelled by a drop in prices, there was a “short burst of home-buying activity” in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) during this year’s second quarter, but it was ... More


Toronto announces 60-day grace period for tax, utility bill payments

3/20/2020 | Posted in Toronto News by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-map-29.jpg - Real Estate News The City of Toronto is waiving all penalties on late property tax and other bill payments for the next two months in response to the unprecedented economic impact of the COVID-19 ... More


Toronto House Prices Jump By $130,000 In A Year

3/6/2020 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-downtown-view-450.jpg - Real Estate News Toronto House Prices Jump By $130,000 In A Year As Industry Calls For 'Shovels In The Ground'. And now the Bank of Canada is putting "kerosene on the fire" with ... More


Is Toronto in a housing bubble?

2/26/2020 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-panorama-446.jpg - Real Estate News Around four in five Canadians in Toronto perceive the city to be in a housing bubble, according to the latest study by Zillow and Ipsos. ... More


This is not a good sign: RBC

2/13/2020 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

real-estate-market-growth-259.jpg - Real Estate News Toronto housing price surge resembles sky-high gains of 2016. ... More


Toronto Living 2030

2/7/2020 | Posted in Toronto News by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-downtown-view-450.jpg - Real Estate News The population of the Toronto area will hit 8 million in the next 10 years. It's make or break time? Are we ready? ... More


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