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Expert: 6 Priorities That Should Guide Ontario's Housing Reform

"Governments deserve credit for the progress already made. But housing affordability will not be restored through half-measures or temporary programs."

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26-Storey Condo Tower Proposed Near Oakridge Park In Vancouver

The site is 5680 Oak Street at the intersection with W 41st Avenue, and is adjacent to Grosvenor’s Mayfair West project, two blocks away from Oakridge Park.

Industrial

Insider: The GTA's Industrial Vacancy Just Hit A Wall

"If you've been sitting on a lease expiry hoping for one more quarter of softening before you commit, here's the uncomfortable part: the conditions that produced two years of tenant leverage are unwinding, and Peel is leading that shift, rather than lagging it."

Renting

$92M Federal-Municipal Deal Bringing 183 Family Rentals To Burnaby

Of those units, 125 will have three bedrooms and 58 will have two — a split designed for families, rather than the studio- and one-bedroom-heavy stock that typically defines new rental supply.

In Canada's West, This Developer Is Building More Than Houses

Four Southern Alberta master-planned communities. One builder with a vision for how neighbourhoods should actually feel.

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.

Development Projects

CLV Group Buys Ashcroft’s ReStays Hotel, Unsold Condos Under Receivership

The ReStays and ReResidences at 101 Queen St. and 108-116 Sparks St. in Ottawa was developed by Ashcroft Homes and was placed under receivership last year.

Affordable Housing

When Low-End Rents Get Harder To Afford, Homelessness Climbs: Study

“We found a clear relationship between homelessness rates and rent prices for lowest-quartile units,” said the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.

Forest Hill South $23.5M Sale Is Toronto's Priciest In Nearly 5 Years

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Forest Hill South $23.5M Sale Is Toronto's Priciest In Nearly 5 Years

Selling after garnering three competing offers, 211 Dunvegan Road is the highest-value sale in the neighbourhood’s history, and the most expensive in Toronto in nearly five years.

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.

Development Projects

The 18 Toronto Developments Supported By $2.7B Federal-City Partnership

Build Canada Homes is providing $310 million towards 9 projects on City-owned land, while CMHC is providing $1.8 billion in financing towards 9 other projects.

Development Projects

Downtown Eastside Project Breaks Ground With Funding From Feds, BC Builds, UBC

The 11-storey mixed-use project is set for 315 Main Street (172 East Cordova Street) in Vancouver, and will be owned by the MAC Development and Housing Society.

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.

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​"Governments deserve credit for the progress already made. But housing affordability will not be restored through half-measures or temporary programs."

​The site is 5680 Oak Street at the intersection with W 41st Avenue, and is adjacent to Grosvenor’s Mayfair West project, two blocks away from Oakridge Park.

​"If you've been sitting on a lease expiry hoping for one more quarter of softening before you commit, here's the uncomfortable part: the conditions that produced two years of tenant leverage are unwinding, and Peel is leading that shift, rather than lagging it."

​Of those units, 125 will have three bedrooms and 58 will have two — a split designed for families, rather than the studio- and one-bedroom-heavy stock that typically defines new rental supply.

​Four Southern Alberta master-planned communities. One builder with a vision for how neighbourhoods should actually feel.

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

​The ReStays and ReResidences at 101 Queen St. and 108-116 Sparks St. in Ottawa was developed by Ashcroft Homes and was placed under receivership last year.

​“We found a clear relationship between homelessness rates and rent prices for lowest-quartile units,” said the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.

​Selling after garnering three competing offers, 211 Dunvegan Road is the highest-value sale in the neighbourhood’s history, and the most expensive in Toronto in nearly five years.

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

Build Canada Homes is providing $310 million towards 9 projects on City-owned land, while CMHC is providing $1.8 billion in financing towards 9 other projects.​

​The 11-storey mixed-use project is set for 315 Main Street (172 East Cordova Street) in Vancouver, and will be owned by the MAC Development and Housing Society.

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

​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.

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"Governments deserve credit for the progress already made. But housing affordability will not be restored through half-measures or temporary programs."

The site is 5680 Oak Street at the intersection with W 41st Avenue, and is adjacent to Grosvenor’s Mayfair West project, two blocks away from Oakridge Park.

"If you've been sitting on a lease expiry hoping for one more quarter of softening before you commit, here's the uncomfortable part: the conditions that produced two years of tenant leverage are unwinding, and Peel is leading that shift, rather than lagging it."

Of those units, 125 will have three bedrooms and 58 will have two — a split designed for families, rather than the studio- and one-bedroom-heavy stock that typically defines new rental supply.

Four Southern Alberta master-planned communities. One builder with a vision for how neighbourhoods should actually feel.

The ReStays and ReResidences at 101 Queen St. and 108-116 Sparks St. in Ottawa was developed by Ashcroft Homes and was placed under receivership last year.

“We found a clear relationship between homelessness rates and rent prices for lowest-quartile units,” said the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.

Selling after garnering three competing offers, 211 Dunvegan Road is the highest-value sale in the neighbourhood’s history, and the most expensive in Toronto in nearly five years.

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

Build Canada Homes is providing $310 million towards 9 projects on City-owned land, while CMHC is providing $1.8 billion in financing towards 9 other projects.

The 11-storey mixed-use project is set for 315 Main Street (172 East Cordova Street) in Vancouver, and will be owned by the MAC Development and Housing Society.

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

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.