November 19, 2025 Daily News with Vanessa Topple
A new report from Price Waterhouse Cooper and the Urban Land Institute details five pivotal emerging trends in real estate, that although 2026 shows there will be challenges, opportunities exist for rental housing...
read moreNovember 12, 2025 Daily News with Vanessa Topple
The Conservatory Group’s 61-Property Portfolio Up for Sale. What’s the back story, who’s involved with the sale and what exactly is...
read moreNOVEMBER 5, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The Ontario government announced Bill 60 last week and quickly backtracked on a key component. What’s not being talked about are the many other positives in the Bill....
read moreOCTOBER 29, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
As the economy continues to falter, due in part to US tariffs, political responses have been more talk than action. Now, the rating agency, Moody’s has noticed a troubling shift that predates the Trump tariffs that shows the economic gap between the two countries is growing. ...
read moreOCTOBER 22, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
At a recent event, the federal housing minister wouldn’t commit to a Liberal election campaign promise to push cities to cut the fees that help fund local infrastructure. As development charges continue to be one of the biggest disincentives to building, the government should listen to the industry a little more if they truly want to improve housing. ...
read moreOCTOBER 15, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The Bank of Canada is considering another rate cut. What influenced the previous cut, will the budget rumours influence the next one, and what should we look for ahead of the October 29th announcement? ...
read moreOCTOBER 8, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The Bank of Canada is considering changes to how it measures preferred inflation metrics. The recent BoC rate cut was partially influenced by the new metrics. So, what are the potential new methods and what could they mean when analysing the market. ...
read moreOCTOBER 1, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report forecasting what he expects will be the potential fallout of the upcoming Federal budget. As Canada’s debt to GDP ratio is expected to worsen, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation commented on the PBO report. ...
read moreSEPTEMBER 24, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
CIBC and Urbanation put out a report breaking down the complexities of the current GTA housing market with surprising optimism, including the re-introduction of an old government program that seemed to have success. ...
read moreSEPTEMBER 17, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The city of Brampton announced measures addressing Development Charges which will range from 50% to 100% reductions based on unit type. Industry experts including Tony Irwin share their thoughts. ...
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