Toronto
Finance
Newly Launched Financing Model Makes It Easier To Access Your Home Equity
The Home Equity Partners Inc. has debuted a HESA model in Canada, giving GTA homeowners the opportunity to access flexible financing by tapping into their home’s value. The best part? It doesn't involve taking on debilitating debt.
May 15, 2024
Toronto
What’s Open And Closed In Toronto On Canada Day 2026
As a national statutory holiday, many stores, businesses, and services will be closed in Toronto on Canada Day.
Taxes
Toronto Slashing DCs By Up To 60% As Ontario Municipalities Sit On Billions In Reserves
A Desjardins report suggests Ontario municipalities are accumulating DC revenues faster than they are spending them, putting a damper on housing construction and leaving governments to rethink how growth is funded.
Real Estate News
GTA Low-Rise Sales Top 10-Year Average For Second Month
Single-family homes are having a moment. Condos, not so much.
ELM And Fiera Break Ground At 270 Sheppard West
In a market where rental projects routinely spend years in rezoning, moving from purchase to shovels in under five months is the point.
Development Projects
Canderel Breaks Ground On Forêt Forest Hill With Five-Bank Financing In Place
The groundbreaking was held June 18, 2026, at a moment when many planned condo projects across the city are stalled.
Real Estate News
Spring Market At Last? Canadian Home Sales Jumped 5.5% In May
Activity rose across most of the country but leaned heavily on Ontario, and the national average price climbed back above $700,000 for the first time in 23 months.
Development Projects
Toronto Rail Yards Would Bring 4,000 Homes To Downtown Rail Corridor
If built as proposed, Toronto Rail Yards would generate significant economic activity: project materials estimate up to 4,600 construction jobs and approximately $1.5 billion in labour income over the course of development.
Transportation
From Muck To Material: The Second Life Of Transit Tunnels
Whether it becomes fill, restoration material, or even future building products, the muck excavated from today's transit projects is increasingly being treated as a resource with a second life of its own.
Affordable Housing
3 Takeaways From The Housing Development Office’s First Annual Report
Toronto's Housing Development Office was launched in 2025 to create a “singular focus” for all of the City’s public development efforts.
Development Projects
Cromwell Proposes 75-Storey Rental Amid Yonge And Isabella High-Rise Boom
There are dozens of projects in various stages of entitlement in the area, and the majority are over 60 storeys.
Real Estate News
'There's Nothing To Wait For Anymore': What's Driving Toronto's Summer Market
From struggling micro-condos to red-hot semis under $2M, here's how the city's housing segments are looking as we (slowly) move into the warmer months.
Development Projects
Altree Adds Second 43-Storey Tower To Weston Village Proposal
The proposed “east” tower mirrors the built-form and materiality of a 43-storey “west” tower approved for the site in July 2025.
Real Estate News
GTA Home Sales Rose, New Listings Shrunk In April: TRREB
"If market conditions continue to tighten and home prices level off, this could be a signal to intending homebuyers who remain on the sidelines," said TRREB President Daniel Steinfeld.
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