AUGUST 28, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The province of PEI is the latest to receive federal money to build new housing. The money is coming from the $55-billion Apartment Construction Loan Program. Across Canada, the numbers don’t look good regardless of the federal program and the numbers are striking. ...
read moreAUGUST 21, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The Federal government has added to a recent program intended to increase housing construction in Canada. The new entity will look to non private projects, unconventional methods and prioritize Canadian products. The government is also explaining how the Build Canada Homes new entity will not expand or add more government bureaucracy. ...
read moreAUGUST 14, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The latest jobs report might be more a foreshadowing of things to come. Economists were expecting minimal job losses but even with them spread throughout the economy, Western Canada saw more of the losses. How does that affect the housing market and Canadians looking for work? ...
read moreAUGUST 7, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
In order to improve the development process for non-market housing, the city of Surrey is making changes to their rezoning laws. The new policies are intended to address the need for non market housing and improve future development. ...
read moreJULY 31, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
Companies are implementing back to work mandates, the latest are Canadian banks. Since COVID, commercial office space has struggled, but with adjustments to the industry and return to work mandates, competition for prime leases are becoming a premium. Experts are weighing in on how best to deal with the influx of employees. Another issue is what happens to Canadians who migrated to more affordable provinces during the pandemic while maintaining their full time positions. ...
read moreJULY 24, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
After years of government over spending along with the US tariff war, investments in Canada are now showing signs of trouble. Statistics Canada’s report on foreign and domestic investments stalling could have both immediate and long term effects, what are they why should we care. ...
read moreJULY 17, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
New housing data shows the housing market is not doing well due to many factors and with the ongoing tariff threats the numbers aren’t getting any better. As declines in the housing market continue other aspects on the economy are being affected and now long range job losses are starting to emerge. ...
read moreJULY 10, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
The month of May gave us hope that the housing market turned the corner, but new data shows that might not be the case. We break down the different Canadian markets, including Toronto hitting a historic low and Vancouver fairing a bit better but not much. Even the hot Calgary market isn’t immune to bad news. ...
read moreJULY 3, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
With incredible amounts of tax payer money from all levels of government pouring billions into the housing market, why are certain markets achieving so little compared to others? The GTA is at record lows while Calgary is at record highs. At first, the answer may not be surprising but the question of what are we building might be what we should be exploring. ...
read moreJUNE 26, 2025 DAILY NEWS WITH VANESSA TOPPLE
On a recent podcast, CMHC and Housing Insights representatives shared their opinion on the housing market. What they agree on is Canada is just not building enough, so much so, CMHC has reassessed the numbers requires to reach housing affordability. However, something they don’t touch on and worth investigating is, seniors not moving and redefining the “forever” home. ...
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