What is behind buyer willingness to pay 40 to 50% more per year for homes? As featured in our monthly Move Smartly Toronto Area Market Report – Read full report here Low-rise home prices rising by 30% per year in the Greater Toronto Area is masking an even more alarming trend — that prices are rising far more rapidly than…
A new tower is set to rise at Yonge and Wellington that will grace the skyline of Toronto’s growing Financial District. SmartLiving, the residential sub brand of SmartCentres REIT, is proposing a redevelopment at 49-51 Yonge Street. Currently home to a restaurant and offices, the pair of heritage buildings will be preserved and transformed into the base of a new…
Following the rejection of two earlier plans by the City and the Ontario Land Tribunal, One Properties has resubmitted Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City of Toronto for a site on the northwest corner of Church and Wellesley Street East in the heart of the city’s gay village. The reworked proposed development designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects includes two…
This is an UrbanToronto industry update sharing information and status updates from around the industry as a means to keep our readers in the loop. We are covering updates related to rules, regulations, and changes that are being made as a result of the pandemic that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto. In today’s report: Condo stakeholders at risk…
Your recent mortgage must-knows all in one place! I hope that you enjoyed the Family Day long weekend. I used the holiday yesterday for its stated purpose, so there won’t be a new post this week. I’ll be back next Monday as usual. In the meantime, here are links to five key recent posts about Canadian mortgage rates and inflation:…
The Saw Whet by Caivan is a modern, 6-storey, boutique-style condominium residence located in the exclusive Glen Abbey Encore community in South Oakville – set to launch soon. Nature-infused parks, connective walkways, and multi-use trails are ready for residents to enjoy. Notably, Glen Abbey Encore is surrounded by natural woodlands, with Bronte Creek Provincial Park and the 16 Mile Creek…
GTA communities worry about impact of high-density developments; Co-ownership may provide some hope to those priced out of the market; Toronto’s hot condo market eroding affordability ‘on an almost daily basis’; and more news. Co-ownership may provide some hope to those priced out of the market (CP24) Is it better to rent or buy in Toronto? Financial expert breaks down the pros and…
OttawaMontrealHamiltonSnow ValleyHorseshoe ValleyMonctonVancouverGuelphKelownaNiagara on the LakeWinnipegKingstonCalgaryVancouver IslandSudbury What in the world is this? A random list of cities across the country? Am I just showing off my knowledge of Canadian geography? Kudos to anybody that read that list above and knew exactly where this was going, since this is a list of places my clients have moved to in the…
It’s the year of Public Art in Toronto, and it’s also Black History Month, so the TTC is recognizing the two at once, both my covering this bus in a print by artist Curtia Wright — caught in this image by UrbanToronto Flickr Pool contributor Adrian Badaraco — and by running posters on subway cars reproducing signigicant public works by…
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