TORONTO – Since Ipsos and the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA)’s last Home Ownership Index poll six months ago, Ontario residents’ outlook on real estate appears to have grown even brighter, with the latest version showing increased confidence among Ontarians – especially at the neighbourhood level. Polled between May 31 and June 2, 2016, 50 […]
Ontario Government Proposes Condo Act Overhaul
TORONTO – Originally introduced in 1998, Ontario’s Condominium Act may soon be updated once again, with the aim of more effectively protecting condo buyers across the province. Developed following an 18-month review of the existing Condominium Act, the Protecting Condominium Owners Act to amend it was officially unveiled on May 27 by Sault MPP David […]
Remembering “Noble & Wolf V. Alley”
Federal government honours landmark ruling against discrimination in real estate LONDON – Long regarded as one of the Canadian real estate industry’s most memorable milestones, the story of the Supreme Court’s landmark Noble and Wolf v. Alley decision was honoured with a timely re-telling on April 14th – as the ruling was formally recognized by […]
The 2014 Municipal Election: A Guide for Homeowners
GREATER TORONTO – Most of our readers have probably already noticed that municipal elections are once again upon us, with a set general election date of October 27th, 2014. For Ontario residents, that means heading to the local electoral office to help select your area’s Councillor, School Board Trustee, and Mayor, as well as – wherever […]
Career Series: the ABCs of Ontario Real Estate
GTA REAL ESTATE – When you become a real estate sales representative in Ontario, your brokerage isn’t the only organization you’ll be dealing with. Some of them – like the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) – you have already likely encountered to get your real estate license. Nearly all of them are generally referred to […]
2013 Yields Strong Spring for Residential Construction in Toronto
GTA REAL ESTATE – Toronto experienced “significant gains in construction intentions” this May, according to Statistics Canada. The government agency’s July 8 report, entitled Building Permits, May 2013, shows that the value of building permits issued during May in the City of Toronto – a whopping $1,443.6 million – reflected an increase of 34.3 per […]
CMHC Predicts “Modest Growth” for Ontario Housing Market in 2014
GTA REAL ESTATE MARKET – The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Cooperation (CMHC)’s Housing Market Outlook for the first quarter of 2013 featured some predictions for the Canadian real estate market, including the market right here in Ontario. CMHC predicts that over the next two years, Ontario will experience employment growth mirroring that in the US […]