At a press conference on July 22, Ontario Premier Doug Ford stood before a room full of reporters and told them, to scattered applause, that new homes would “pop up like mushrooms everywhere” if the Bank of Canada lowered interest rates. And he was fairly specific about it, saying that this supposed...| Storeys
2024 was a remarkably tough year for new condos in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area — and anyone invested in them. This is evidenced by the fact that 14 condo projects were cancelled in 2024 alone, according to data provided to STOREYS by research and consultancy firm Urbanation. Those projects...| Storeys
Despite the fact that we’ve seen things perk up in the housing market, generally speaking, the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area’s new condominium segment remains remarkably sluggish — in large part, because developers have “dramatically pulled back” as they see that buyers aren’t willing (or aren’t...| Storeys
Condo listings in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are up substantially from 2023 and sales are down, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) Q2 findings. Meanwhile, the region's condo rental segment is seeing plenty of demand. TRREB President Jennifer Pearce explained in a release that w...| STOREYS
On the heels of encouraging data releases on the inflation and employment fronts, the Bank of Canada (BoC) has announced a quarter-point cut to its policy interest rate, bringing it down to 4.5% and cementing the fact that we’re firmly in an easing cycle. “With broad price pressures continuing ...| STOREYS