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The 6 Key Takeaways From CMHC's 2026 Mid-Year Rental Market Update
Renting

The 6 Key Takeaways From CMHC's 2026 Mid-Year Rental Market Update

​There's more happening in the rental market than just rents dropping and vacancies rising.

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

Peterson Revises 3-Building Metrotown Project To 1,065 Units

​A rezoning application for 6645, 6659, 6675, 6691, and 6707 Dow Avenue in Burnaby was submitted a few years ago, but Peterson is now revising the plan.

Affordable Housing

Coast Mental Health Planning 29-Storey Social Housing Tower In Mount Pleasant

​The subject site of the rezoning application is 259-293 E 11th Ave and 216 Kingsway, which includes Coast Mental Health's offices.

Economy

Bank Of Canada Holds Interest Rate At 2.25%

Middle East conflict, elevated oil prices, and persistent trade uncertainty cloud the near-term outlook.

Development Projects

Vancouver Plan To Pre-Zone 17 Villages Set For Public Hearing

​The Villages Planning Program proposes changes that would enable more low-rise housing and shops and services in 17 areas across the city.

Renting

Upfield Capital, Arrowleaf Acquire 181-Unit Edmonton Townhome Community

Upfield Capital and Arrowleaf Real Estate are targeting a segment of the rental market they say has been chronically underbuilt.

Development Projects

These Are The Invisible Decisions Driving Today's Development

For developers building at scale today, the decisions happening both above ground and below it are increasingly part of the same conversation.

Development Projects

Mosque And 38-Storey Tower Proposed Near Surrey's King George Station

​The site, 13508-13546 98A Avenue, is currently occupied and owned by the Masjid Al Noor (Mosque of Lights).

Mortgages

TD Introduces Agentic AI To Mortgage And HELOC Application Reviews

​TD Bank says this is a first step towards "an end-to-end transformation of its Real Estate Secured Lending (RESL) operations."

Industry

CRE8 Vancouver Launches For Women On Transaction Side Of Commercial Real Estate

​Two members of the CRE8 Vancouver Board, Bahareh Tabar and Stephanie Yeargin, share how CRE8 came to be and why it's so important.

Industry

40 Under 40 Expands To Include Development Professionals

STOREYS is proud to be part of a major expansion of one of Canada's most recognized industry awards programs.