Toronto area commercial real estate deals total $7B in Q2, up 43% from year ago
Source: Avison Young TORONTO – A new report says the total value of commercial real estate sales in the Greater Toronto Area in the second quarter rose 43 per cent compared with a year ago. […]
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Home building industry associations support enhanced consumer protections
The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) and the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) have announced their support for the Ontario government’s call for enhanced consumer protections for new home buyers for cancelled projects and […]
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Canada’s inflation rate slows in July despite price gains in food, rent, travel
OTTAWA – Canada’s year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise. Economists had […]
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Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he’s planning to expand so-called strong mayor powers to municipalities other than Toronto and Ottawa as a way to get more housing built. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark introduced the legislation […]
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Ontario introduces ‘strong mayor’ legislation to speed up housing development
TORONTO – Ontario is proposing to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto powers over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark introduced the legislation Wednesday, […]
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