Affordable Housing
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.
Apr 23, 2025
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.
Chic Aesthetics Meet Affordability And Access At Mississauga's Canopy Towers
With occupancy fast approaching at Canopy Towers – Building A, Liberty Development is preparing to mark the moment with a celebratory gathering this Victoria Day.
Real Estate News
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.
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.
Policy
Toronto Looks To Permit Fiveplexes, Sixplexes In Scarborough North
A “city-wide sixplex study” is set to be delivered to Toronto City Council by the fourth quarter of this year.
Development Projects
4 Towers Up To 45 Storeys, Affordable Housing Proposed For The Queensway
Plans call for a 30-, 35-, 40-, and 45-storey development set to deliver 1,819 residential units, including 342 affordable housing units, to Etobicoke, as well as a new public park and extensive programming space for a number of non-profit operations.
Development Projects
Compten Management Revises 4-Tower Development Next To Fairview Mall
The 47-, 42-, 42-, and 42-storey development would deliver over 1,800 units to North York.
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