Affordable Housing in Canada's Real Estate Market

Policy

City-Wide Sixplexes, Apartment Infill On Tomorrow’s Housing Committee Agenda

This month’s Toronto Planning and Housing Committee agenda is all about diversifying and expanding housing options in areas already supported by public infrastructure.

Urbanity Fair

Faith In Housing: The Missed Opportunity On Faith-Based Lands

Faith-based institutions are uniquely positioned to contribute to the affordable housing landscape, but the regulatory environment is making it almost impossible for them to act.

Real Estate News

Toronto City Council Approves 7 High-Rise Proposals From Choice, Diamante, And More

The lion’s share of development applications before Council this month got the green light, which is perhaps a testament to the intensified emphasis on homebuilding in Toronto.

Affordable Housing

‘Housing Now’ Development On Eglinton Ave East Advances, New Renderings Released

The renderings were released as a part of a Site Plan Approval application for phase one of the highly anticipated co-op housing project — Ontario's largest in 25 years.

Cold Plunges, Hot Potential: This Mountain Spa Fund Has Investors Paying Attention

Wellness tourism is booming. Nordic spas are trending. And in Western Canada’s beloved mountain towns, demand for immersive, nature-connected experiences is vastly outpacing supply.

Policy

Carney Pledges To Get Feds Back Into "Business of Homebuilding"

The announcement is joined by newly released specifics surrounding Carney's housing plan, which aims to double the pace of housing construction to 500,000 homes a year by cutting red tape and taxes.

Real Estate News

27 Cities Received A Housing Accelerator Fund Bonus – Why Didn't Toronto?

Other cities, such as Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary, earned bonuses in the tens of millions for their efforts to spur housing development in their respective communities.

Toronto

Feds Announce $2.55B In Support Of Toronto Rental Housing Projects

The $2.55 billion in low-cost financing will speed up the delivery of 4,831 rental homes, including a minimum of 1,075 affordable rental units.

Policy

Toronto Looks To Defer DCs For “Stalled” Condo Projects With Affordable Units

It’s estimated that up to 3,000 condominium units can be moved through the development review pipeline with the proposed development charges deferral.

Policy

Canada Is Building Fewer Homes To Accommodate Population Growth Than Ever Before

A new study from CHBA reiterates a tune that the development industry and (some) policymakers have been singing for a while now: in order to achieve housing affordability, development charges and application timelines need to be reduced.

Policy

Looking Back On Ford's Housing Policy Ahead Of The Provincial Election

With the provincial election set for February 27 and the housing crisis remaining one of the most salient issues on voters' minds, we're reflecting on everything Ford has, and hasn't, accomplished on the housing file over the last seven-odd years.

Development Projects

6 Developments Toronto City Council Approved This Week

A number of development proposals received zoning approvals at Wednesday's Toronto City Council meeting, bringing them one step closer to fruition.

Real Estate News

Having More Big Cities, Rather Than Bigger Cities, Could Fix Canada's Housing Crisis

A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute argues that focussing homebuilding efforts in “superstar” cities like Toronto and Vancouver will keep already unattainable prices the same, or even increase them.

Affordable Housing

City-Wide Sixplexes, Apartment Infill On Tomorrow’s Housing Committee Agenda

This month’s Toronto Planning and Housing Committee agenda is all about diversifying and expanding housing options in areas already supported by public infrastructure.

Faith In Housing: The Missed Opportunity On Faith-Based Lands

Faith-based institutions are uniquely positioned to contribute to the affordable housing landscape, but the regulatory environment is making it almost impossible for them to act.

Toronto City Council Approves 7 High-Rise Proposals From Choice, Diamante, And More

The lion’s share of development applications before Council this month got the green light, which is perhaps a testament to the intensified emphasis on homebuilding in Toronto.

‘Housing Now’ Development On Eglinton Ave East Advances, New Renderings Released

The renderings were released as a part of a Site Plan Approval application for phase one of the highly anticipated co-op housing project — Ontario's largest in 25 years.

Cold Plunges, Hot Potential: This Mountain Spa Fund Has Investors Paying Attention

Wellness tourism is booming. Nordic spas are trending. And in Western Canada’s beloved mountain towns, demand for immersive, nature-connected experiences is vastly outpacing supply.

Carney Pledges To Get Feds Back Into "Business of Homebuilding"

The announcement is joined by newly released specifics surrounding Carney's housing plan, which aims to double the pace of housing construction to 500,000 homes a year by cutting red tape and taxes.

27 Cities Received A Housing Accelerator Fund Bonus – Why Didn't Toronto?

Other cities, such as Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary, earned bonuses in the tens of millions for their efforts to spur housing development in their respective communities.

Feds Announce $2.55B In Support Of Toronto Rental Housing Projects

The $2.55 billion in low-cost financing will speed up the delivery of 4,831 rental homes, including a minimum of 1,075 affordable rental units.

How Long Does It Take New Market-Rate Housing To Become Affordable?

Key factors in answering that question include the "filtering" effect of housing as well as construction timelines.

Toronto Looks To Defer DCs For “Stalled” Condo Projects With Affordable Units

It’s estimated that up to 3,000 condominium units can be moved through the development review pipeline with the proposed development charges deferral.

Canada Is Building Fewer Homes To Accommodate Population Growth Than Ever Before

A new study from CHBA reiterates a tune that the development industry and (some) policymakers have been singing for a while now: in order to achieve housing affordability, development charges and application timelines need to be reduced.

Looking Back On Ford's Housing Policy Ahead Of The Provincial Election

With the provincial election set for February 27 and the housing crisis remaining one of the most salient issues on voters' minds, we're reflecting on everything Ford has, and hasn't, accomplished on the housing file over the last seven-odd years.

6 Developments Toronto City Council Approved This Week

A number of development proposals received zoning approvals at Wednesday's Toronto City Council meeting, bringing them one step closer to fruition.

Having More Big Cities, Rather Than Bigger Cities, Could Fix Canada's Housing Crisis

A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute argues that focussing homebuilding efforts in “superstar” cities like Toronto and Vancouver will keep already unattainable prices the same, or even increase them.

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Affordable Housing

This month’s Toronto Planning and Housing Committee agenda is all about diversifying and expanding housing options in areas already supported by public infrastructure.

​Faith-based institutions are uniquely positioned to contribute to the affordable housing landscape, but the regulatory environment is making it almost impossible for them to act.

The lion’s share of development applications before Council this month got the green light, which is perhaps a testament to the intensified emphasis on homebuilding in Toronto.​

The renderings were released as a part of a Site Plan Approval application for phase one of the highly anticipated co-op housing project — Ontario's largest in 25 years.

Wellness tourism is booming. Nordic spas are trending. And in Western Canada’s beloved mountain towns, demand for immersive, nature-connected experiences is vastly outpacing supply.

The announcement is joined by newly released specifics surrounding Carney's housing plan, which aims to double the pace of housing construction to 500,000 homes a year by cutting red tape and taxes.

Other cities, such as Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary, earned bonuses in the tens of millions for their efforts to spur housing development in their respective communities.

The $2.55 billion in low-cost financing will speed up the delivery of 4,831 rental homes, including a minimum of 1,075 affordable rental units.

Key factors in answering that question include the "filtering" effect of housing as well as construction timelines.

It’s estimated that up to 3,000 condominium units can be moved through the development review pipeline with the proposed development charges deferral.

A new study from CHBA reiterates a tune that the development industry and (some) policymakers have been singing for a while now: in order to achieve housing affordability, development charges and application timelines need to be reduced.

With the provincial election set for February 27 and the housing crisis remaining one of the most salient issues on voters' minds, we're reflecting on everything Ford has, and hasn't, accomplished on the housing file over the last seven-odd years.

A number of development proposals received zoning approvals at Wednesday's Toronto City Council meeting, bringing them one step closer to fruition.

A new study from the C.D. Howe Institute argues that focussing homebuilding efforts in “superstar” cities like Toronto and Vancouver will keep already unattainable prices the same, or even increase them.

2025 © STOREYS Publishing Inc. | All Rights Reserved

Faith-based institutions are uniquely positioned to contribute to the affordable housing landscape, but the regulatory environment is making it almost impossible for them to act.

The lion’s share of development applications before Council this month got the green light, which is perhaps a testament to the intensified emphasis on homebuilding in Toronto.