Construction
Construction
Q1 Sets Record Lows For New Home Sales In The GTA
New home sales in March were down 16% from March 2023 and 66% below the 10-year average, according to Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new home market intelligence.
Apr 24, 2024
Construction
Housing Starts Decrease By 7% Across Canada In March, 26% In Toronto
The SAAR of housing starts across Canada dropped from 260,047 units in February to 242,195 units in March.
Policy
Ford Government Zeroes In On 'Red Tape' In Sweeping New Housing Legislation
Today, the Ontario government doubled down even further on its relentless mission to speed up government processes and build homes faster.
Construction
Pace Of Housing Construction Must Double In Canada To Meet Future Growth: RBC
In a frank, and subsequently disheartening, report, RBC's Robert Hogue outlines seven major factors that must be considered if the country is serious about tackling its housing crisis.
This $3.7M Arthur Erickson-Designed Townhome Is A Work Of Art
A home needs to be more than just aesthetically pleasing to be an artistic dwelling; it needs to inspire its inhabitants through unique, thought-provoking design, that pushes boundaries and transcends the norm. (You’ll know one when you see it.)
Construction
Canadian Housing Starts Expected To Decline In 2024
Despite a desperate need for housing supply, we won’t see a notable uptick in housing starts this year.
Construction
Toronto’s Crane Count Drops To Lowest Level Since 2022 As Construction Lags
That not to say that Toronto is lacking in the crane department; the city still had 221 cranes at last count, well outpacing 13 other major markets across the US and Canada.
Construction
Anthem, Polygon, And Canderel Voice "Deep Concern" Over Burnaby's New ACCs
The City of Burnaby nonetheless granted conditional approval to the new ACCs and updated DCCs on Monday.
Construction
Port Moody Revamps Advisory Design Panel Process, Rendering Wesgroup Request Moot
The decision by the City of Port Moody to scrap the old Advisory Design Panel came just as Wesgroup Properties requested a waiver from the process.
Industry
HCRA Freezes All Albion Assets As Illegal Home Building Continues
The building industry watchdog has issued a freeze order for Albion after an investigation revealed that the company has been building homes without a licence and accepting “substantial payments” on the sale of those homes.
Construction
Canadian Housing Starts Surge 14% In February As Builders Play “Catch Up”
However, Right at Home Realty President John Lusink urges Canadians to keep expectations at bay: “We are just so far short of being able to satisfy real demand.”
Policy
Every Ontario Municipality To Qualify For The Building Faster Fund In 2023 (MAP)
Keeping track so you don’t have to: these are the municipalities that hit at least 80% of their provincially mandated housing target last year.
Construction
Park It? Toronto Eyes Parking Lots For Housing Development
The City estimates that there are around 130 public parking lots — and 74 within Major Transit Station Areas — with official plan designations that would support housing or mixed-use development.
Construction
City Of Burnaby Introduces Proposed Rates For Updated DCCs, New ACCs
The new amenity cost charges are being introduced in response to the new provincial legislation regarding development financing.
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