Industry

Moving Day: August 2026 Industry Hires And Promotions

For your information, reference, and networking needs, here are the moves, hires, and promotions the real estate and development industry saw in August 2026.

Real Estate News

BILD: Single-Family Homes Lead GTA New Home Sales In July

​BILD's July numbers show single-family sales riding the HST rebate wave, while condos wait on the sidelines.

Renting

City Of Toronto Breaks Ground On Dundas And Ossington Mass-Timber Rentals

The mass timber project on a former City parking lot marks the first groundbreaking under Toronto's new public developer model.​

Development Projects

Medallion Breaks Ground On Oshawa's $188M-Backed Foundry District

​The project is backed by funding from CMHC's Apartment Construction Loan Program, the Region of Durham's Regional Revitalization Program and a grant agreement with the City of Oshawa.

Real Estate News

Canadian Home Sales Climb For Fourth Straight Month In July

​New listings fell for a third straight month in July, tightening the national sales-to-new listings ratio to 51.3%, within the range CREA considers balanced.

Real Estate News

Build Canada Homes Takes Over Canada Lands Company's Real Estate Arm

The Canada Lands portfolio comprises several closely watched public land plays, including the Downsview Lands in Toronto, sites in Mississauga and St. Catharines, and the Naawi-Oodena lands in Winnipeg.

Industrial

Grosvenor Signs Doka Canada To 10-Year Lease At Annacis Island

​The agreement marks Grosvenor's second major industrial lease on the island this year, and doubles Doka's Metro Vancouver footprint.

REITs & Institutions

H&R REIT To Be Acquired In $6.7-Billion Deal With GO Residential

​The buyer group includes GO REIT, Blackstone Real Estate, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments, PSP Investments, and CRAL.

Listed Luxe

Sprawling High Park Estate Comes With Decked-Out Garage 'Lounge'

​Built in 1924 for the founder of Canada Metal Co., this fully renovated High Park-Swansea estate is listed at $6,750,000, and comes complete with an entertainment lounge in the three-bay garage.

Real Estate News

Ontario New-Home Sales Ticked Up In Q2, HST Rebate Program Credited: BILD

​Overall, there were reportedly 8,410 new home sales in Ontario in the second quarter of 2026, 4765 of which were incremental and attributable to the HST rebate program.