3 d. ago Trump admin sues Los Angeles, claims it’s hindering immigration enforcement

The lawsuit in U.S. District Court says Los Angeles' 'sanctuary city' ordinance hinders White House efforts to crack down on what it calls a 'crisis of illegal immigration.'

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7 d. ago Competition Bureau warns Canadian landlords and property managers about illegal discussions on rents

Some may be engaging with competitors on issues such as rental prices, lease terms and availability through social media, Bureau says

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7 d. ago Is Canada setting itself up for a big home price spike in 2030?

Down to Business podcast talks to Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative, about where the housing crisis started and where we should go from here

Economics

7 d. ago Developer makes his pitch: Renting our way out of the Canadian housing crisis

How Canada Wins: Fitzrovia CEO says purpose-built rentals aren't the same as condos. But governments need to help kick-start construction

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8 d. ago Letters June 25, 2025: ‘We need to get creative to solve this housing crisis.’

CO-OP HOUSING Apart from the fact that young potential home buyers face a multitude of obstacles when attempting to become a homeowner, such as mortgage costs, large down payments, huge development fees and costs, I suggest that our government and developers concentrate on building co-operative housing to allow the 40-year-old generation to move out of […]

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9 d. ago Report says hoping for Canadian housing prices to plummet is not realistic

Canada must dramatically increase the pace of home construction — nearly doubling current annual housing starts — to address the country's deepening housing affordability crisis, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).In its updated annual analysis of Canada's housing supply shortage, CMHC estimates that the country needs to build between 430,000 and 480,000 housing units annually until 2035, up from the current trajectory of about 250,000 units per year. The aim is to restore affordability to levels last seen in 2019, prior to the pandemic-driven housing boom.The federal Crown corporation has shifted its modelling framework to a rolling 10-year horizon, abandoning its earlier 2030 benchmark, which it now considers unrealistic due to the lengthy timelines needed for land use approvals and construction."Restoring affordability to levels last seen two decades ago isn't realistic, especially after the pos...

Economics

1 week ago How robots are taking prefabricated housing construction to a new level for this Vancouver company

Intelligent City is fine tuning automation and robotics to speed up and standardize the prefabrication of mass timber buildings as its contribution to solving Canada's housing crisis

Economics

2 w. ago More than half of Canadian renters eager to buy a home: Royal LePage

Of those who currently rent, 28% said they are working towards buying a property

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2 w. ago Affordability challenges still plague renters despite falling prices: report

TORONTO — A new report suggests Canadian renters continue to face affordability challenges even as asking rent prices have fallen this year, while those considering the leap to home ownership are taking a wait-and-see approach. Royal LePage’s 2025 Canadian renters report, which includes results from a survey conducted by Burson, found 37 per cent of […]

Economics

2 w. ago Goodbye parking lots, hello housing? City politicians await builders' pitches

Developers will be able to pitch their ideas for housing on a city-owned parking lot in Old East Village this summer after politicians were urged to slow the process down and do more consultation. Initiated by Mayor Josh Morgan through a strong mayor order last year, city hall staff had begun looking at the potential […]

Politics

3 w. ago Vision Capital Corporation Comments on Speculated Amendments to Ireland’s Housing Regulation

A two-tier system would be folly, and would exacerbate Ireland’s housing crisis, not solve it TORONTO — We are very concerned about the prospect that recent press reports regarding amendments to rental housing regulations in Ireland would, if implemented, further exacerbate the nation’s current policy-induced housing crisis. Rent control regulations on housing have been a […]

Economics

3 w. ago Fewer Ontario cities will hit housing targets amidst ‘major crisis’: minister

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing accepted the number of new homes in Ontario was lagging far behind the targets it set itself, calling the situation 'a major crisis.'

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3 w. ago Canada’s housing crisis calls for more than ‘cranes on the skyline’

Douglas Todd: With almost one in three homes owned by investors, the market is so distorted that politician's vow to 'build, baby, build' rings hollow. There are other ways.

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