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Budget 2024 housing highlights: capital gains inclusion rate on secondary homes rises to 66.7%

April 16, 2024 No Comments

Housing was a key priority in today’s federal budget, though it came as no surprise given the array of housing-related policy announcements unveiled in recent weeks.

In federal budget, Ottawa looks to Canada Post land for building housing supply

April 16, 2024 No Comments

The federal government is eyeing underutilized Canada Post and National Defence properties as a way to deliver affordability and supply to the country’s housing market.

Housing starts down seven per cent in March from February: CMHC

April 16, 2024 No Comments

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in March declined seven per cent compared with February.

Housing supply gap worse than first thought: 5 million extra homes needed by 2030, CIBC says

February 8, 2024 1 Comment

A new report from CIBC deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal suggests Canada’s housing supply gap is even worse than first thought.

OREA calls on government to increase housing supply

OREA calls for bold action to address Ontario’s housing shortfall

February 1, 2024 No Comments

Despite making progress on its goal of building 1.5 million new homes by 2031, the Ontario government must do more to improve housing stock and cut down on bureaucratic obstacles, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) says.

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Overview of housing initiatives in the government’s Fall Economic Statement

November 21, 2023 No Comments

From a crackdown to short-term rentals to new housing supply incentives, the federal government made housing a key pillar of its Fall Economic Statement released today.

Latest in mortgage news: BC regulator slaps CIBC with $3.4M fine over mortgage violation

October 19, 2023 No Comments

CIBC was recently fined over $3.4 million by British Columbia’s consumer protection agency, Consumer Protection BC, due to violations related to mortgage discharge documentation.

Despite minor improvement, housing affordability remains near all-time worst level: RBC

October 2, 2023 No Comments

Despite a rise in average home prices earlier in the year, strong income gains were enough to improve affordability in the second quarter, albeit only slightly.

How can we fix Canada’s housing supply crisis? This panel of experts has some ideas…

May 31, 2023 No Comments

There’s no doubt that Canada is currently in the midst of a housing supply crunch. The big question is, what can be done by governments to address it?

CMHC: Supply is the “Biggest Issue Affecting Housing Affordability”

May 3, 2022 2 Comments

A shortage of housing supply has been the predominant issue impacting housing affordability, according to the CMHC.

Budget 2024 housing highlights: capital gains inclusion rate on secondary homes rises to 66.7%

In federal budget, Ottawa looks to Canada Post land for building housing supply

Housing starts down seven per cent in March from February: CMHC

Housing supply gap worse than first thought: 5 million extra homes needed by 2030, CIBC says

OREA calls for bold action to address Ontario’s housing shortfall

Overview of housing initiatives in the government’s Fall Economic Statement

Latest in mortgage news: BC regulator slaps CIBC with $3.4M fine over mortgage violation

Despite minor improvement, housing affordability remains near all-time worst level: RBC

How can we fix Canada’s housing supply crisis? This panel of experts has some ideas…

CMHC: Supply is the “Biggest Issue Affecting Housing Affordability”

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