COVID-19
Office
Foot Traffic Data Shows Vitality in Alberta, Normalcy Returning in Vancouver
A new tool launched by Avison Young tracks foot traffic, showing whether cities like Vancouver and Calgary have put the pandemic behind them.
Oct 11, 2022
Real Estate News
Pandemic Home Buyers Did Not Panic Buy, Canadian Survey Finds
Most Canadian home buyers who purchased homes during the pandemic were not panic buyers and have no regrets, it turns out.
Ontario News
Ontario Budget Earmarks $2B for Infrastructure and $19B for LTB, OLT
The 2022 Ontario Budget, while scarce on housing policies, will see work through the LTB and OLT backlogs, and invest infrastructure.
Ontario News
Ontario to Dramatically Lift COVID Restrictions, Vaccine Passports to Be Dropped
The Ontario government has announced it is drastically lifting COVID restrictions on February 17, following a decline in hospitalizations.
Regal, Not Rigid: $25M Kingston Mansion Is A Rarefied Historic Gem
The iconic Kingston mansion features regal details alongside luxury amenities, including an automated bowling alley.
Vancouver
Whistler While You Work: How COVID-19 is Fuelling a Boom in the Resort Town
Drawn by its pristine ski hills and strong broadband internet, many homebuyers have left urban markets for Whistler during the pandemic.
Mortgages
Investors Make Up Nearly 20% of All Homebuyers During the Pandemic
A new survey finds investors make up 19% of all Canadian homebuyers in the last 18 months, putting further pressure on housing supply.
Mortgages
CMHC to Target Down Payment Requirements for Real Estate Investors
The CMHC is set to review whether current down payment requirements for real estate investors should be toughened up to reduce speculation.
Vancouver
$300-Million Fund to Bring Badly-Needed Supply to Canada's Biggest Markets
A $300-million equity fund is about to be deployed in red-hot condo markets in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Health + Wellness
Face Mask Use in Condo and Apartment Common Areas Extended Until 2022
Dr. Eileen de Villa's request to extend to the current face mask bylaws inside public areas and in condos until January has been approved.
Toronto
Experiences
Durham Homeowners Face Steep Fines if They Don't Enforce Contact Tracing
The top doctor in Durham announced that anyone who hosts a social gathering would need to enforce COVID-19 contact tracing measures.
Muskoka
"People Are Just Mean This Year”: Visitors Bringing Short Fuses, Bad Manners to Cottage Country
Verbal abuse and legal threats, cottage country renters are suddenly miserable and furious with service staff, says one Muskoka company.
Ontario News
Ontario to Officially Introduce Vaccination Certificate this Month
Premier Doug Ford has confirmed the rollout of the province's vaccination certificates — commonly called a COVID-19 vaccine passport.
COVID-19
Moderna to Build State-of-the-Art Vaccine Plant in Canada
Moderna signed an agreement with Ottawa today to bring a state-of-the-art production and research facility to Canadian soil.
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