Single-family homes, not condos are ‘prime beneficiary’ of HST rebate
Rachelle Younglai, Real Estate Reporter, Published August 27, 2026 Sales of new single-family homes in the Toronto region in July reached the highest level in five years, with buyers taking advantage of the 13-per-cent HST rebate. The tax break has been in effect for four months and houses and townhouses have been the main draw, not newly built condos as the Ontario and federal governments had intended. The two levels of government implemented the temporary policy to help developers get rid of...
read moreCanada’s foreign homebuyer ban may have missed the mark, economist says
By Archie Niari, Journalist, CTVNews.ca, Updated: August 21, 2026 Canada’s effort to make housing more affordable by keeping most foreign buyers out of the market may have failed to address the problem it was designed to solve. The federal ban, introduced more than three years ago, is set to expire Jan. 1, and Ottawa has yet to say whether it will be extended. But Mike Moffatt, economist and founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative at the University of Ottawa, said there is little...
read moreWhat BoC rate hikes would mean for Canada’s housing market
With 2027 rate increases potentially on the horizon, more turbulence could be on the way for Canadian housing By Fergal McAlinden, 13 Aug. 2026 Fears of an upsurge in Canadian inflation have soared in 2026, with the onset of the US-Iran war at the end of February spiking oil prices and raising the prospect of a spillover into other consumer costs. In turn, that’s seen financial markets increasingly consider the possibility of interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada in the months ahead, a...
read moreTELUS Living opens second B.C. rental community in Nanaimo
Real estate arm of telecom has over 40 projects in its pipeline, aims to build 10,000 homes Evan Duggan Business Writer, Aug. 4 2026 TELUS Living, a development branch of the telecom company aimed at converting many of its unneeded network sites into housing, has opened its second purpose-built rental community in B.C. Located at 235 Wallace St. in downtown Nanaimo, the six-level building has 195 rental homes. The Nanaimo development is part of TELUS’ long-term strategy to repurpose...
read moreWinnipeg industrial vacancy rate increases as activity surges
Developers remain confident despite return of space by some users Peter Mitham, Jul 29, 2026 Winnipeg bucked a downward trend in industrial vacancies nationwide in the second quarter, but a host of new development proposals underscores confidence among developers. The city’s industrial availability rate rose to 3.8 per cent in the quarter, according to CBRE Ltd., up from 3.4 per cent in the previous quarter and 3.2 per cent a year earlier. The increase ran counter to the national market, where...
read moreLTB: Operational Update Increasing Public Access to Final LTB Orders
July 24, 2026 Tribunals Ontario is increasing public access to Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) orders. Starting July 24, 2026, the LTB will begin posting final orders issued between January 2026 and May 2026 on the Ontario government’s Open Data Catalogue (ODC). This will not include orders for which confidentiality has been granted. The LTB will then commence publishing orders dating back to 2021 in phases, with historical orders added incrementally over time. Current orders will be posted on...
read moreBank of Canada Warns There’s A Big Glut of Tiny Condos, Slashes Forecast
By Stephen Punwasi, July 16, 2026 Canada’s central bank is bullish on housing investment—though its latest report makes it unclear why. The Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised no one by leaving its overnight rate unchanged, but the accompanying Monetary Policy Report (MPR) did suggest residential investment will pick up. The BoC didn’t support that claim, but instead cited a number of headwinds and downgraded its forecast for the current year. They know what picking up means, right? BoC Sees...
read moreToronto falls from fastest-growing metro to 412th as residents move elsewhere
Toronto’s population growth slowed dramatically in 2025 as lower immigration and continued domestic out-migration reshaped growth patterns across Canada’s largest cities. Written by CMT Team Real Estate July 10, 2026 Toronto fell from the fastest-growing metropolitan area in Canada and the United States in 2024 to 412th out of 435 metros in 2025, according to a new analysis from Toronto Metropolitan University’s Centre for Urban Research and Land Development. The report, authored by senior...
read moreCanada’s economy set for second quarter rebound, breaking slump
Canada’s economy is set to rebound sharply in the second quarter amid a spike in oil production, breaking a half-year of stagnation. By Erik Hertzberg with assistance from Mario Baker Ramirez. June 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) — Canada’s economy is set to rebound sharply in the second quarter amid a spike in oil production, breaking a half-year of stagnation. Gross domestic product expanded 0.1% in May, according to a flash estimate from Statistics Canada released Tuesday. It rose 0.5% in April,...
read moreHomes under $500K taking up bigger share in Ontario real estate market: report
Condos account for much of the recent uptick in affordability, data shows The Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 24, 2026 A new report says homes valued under $500,000 are taking up a bigger share of Ontario’s real estate landscape, led by a shift in the condominium market. New data released by the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC) showed those lower-valued homes now account for nearly 24 per cent of Ontario’s real estate market, up from 17 per cent in 2022. Despite that...
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