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Construction
Toronto Continues To Have Most Cranes In North America, Well Over Double Its Closest Competitor
Business as usual: Toronto continues to outstrip other major Canadian and American cities in its number of construction cranes by a landslide.
Apr 07, 2025
Construction
How Metro Vancouver Is Standardizing Regulations For Six-Storey Rental Projects
Eleven municipalities participated in creating the standardized approach, which is being developed as part of Metro Vancouver's Rental Housing Blueprint project.
Real Estate News
A Breakdown Of Metro Vancouver's Housing Needs By Geography & Tenure
Our average housing need in recent years is 46,092 per year, while the average completions in the same span is 23,424, says Metro Vancouver.
Development Projects
Bayview Village Purpose Built Rental Seeks To Add Substantial Height
The development would rise from 23 to 39 storeys and deliver 385 purpose-built rental units.
This $5.2M Lake Simcoe Retreat Is The Ultimate Four-Season Escape
Situated just an hour from Toronto on a quiet private road in Innisfil, this spectacular custom-built home offers more than a retreat: it delivers an immersive escape.
Industry
"It's A Mistake": Vancouver Development Community At Odds With Retaliatory Tariffs
Many leaders across the Metro Vancouver development community are against the idea of Canada implementing retaliatory tariffs in response to the US.
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.
Renting
Over Half Of Purpose-Built Rental Sites In GTHA Have Infill Potential
“The potential infill sites could accommodate an estimated 182,023 units, which was 4.5 times as many units as currently proposed at existing rental sites when including both purpose-built rentals and condos.”
Construction
A Seismic Shift: New Earthquake Protections Push Project Costs Even Higher
A consultant report for the province, obtained by STOREYS, estimates the impacts of the revised earthquake requirements at up to 80% higher for the seismic components by themselves.
Construction
GTA New Home Sales Plunge To "Rock Bottom Levels" In Worst February On Record
The weak month isn't a one-off. Sales hit record lows multiple times in 2024, and the GTA closed out the year with the lowest new home sales seen in 40 years.
Renting
Ontario's Rental Supply Gap Projected To Surpass 200,000 In Next 10 Years
Despite constant calls to build, build, build and a recent boom in purpose-built rental projects, the narrative is still the same: Ontario is not building rental units fast enough to meet rising demand.
Marlon Math
Why We Should Be Taking A Closer Look At Our Construction Timelines
In the business of homebuilding, we have plenty of conversations about costs — but what about time? Not to say cost isn’t important, but time is really where money tends to go, and profit bleeds with time.
Opinion
Op-Ed: BC's Foreign Buyer Tax Has The Same Effect On Development As A Tariff
For the past decade, BC has imposed its own punitive, politically motivated tax on foreign residents buying local apartment buildings and land, says Goodman Commercial.
Construction
From Far And Wide: Is It Possible To Build An All-Canadian Home?
Given the ongoing trade war with the US, we wanted to know if it was possible to build a truly Canadian-made home – from lumber and labour to HVAC and appliances.
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