October 22, 2025
Calgary office tower falls into receivership again
Timbercreek Financial Corp. has moved to place Stephen Avenue Place, a 40-storey office tower in downtown Calgary, under receivership for the second time in two years.
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October 16, 2025Nation risks disturbing social peace if more housing isn't built, developer says
Real estate developers can play a crucial role in helping solve the growing issue of homelessness, a major Canadian developer said.
October 14, 2025Vancouver rezones thousands of properties in move to accelerate housing construction
The Vancouver City Council approved sweeping changes to its zoning and development bylaws as part of an effort to streamline and speed up housing construction.- October 7, 2025
Montreal could join other large cities in taxing vacant homes
Montreal could soon join Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa in taxing empty homes, as the mayoral candidate for the ruling Projet Montreal has pledged to introduce fees on owners of vacant residential properties. 
October 6, 2025Coalition calls on British Columbia government to create housing policy roundtable
The British Columbia Real Estate Association and other property industry groups are calling on the government to establish a permanent policy roundtable to speed up housing construction in the province.
September 2, 2025British Columbia's new local residential targets would add nearly 39,000 units
British Columbia said new minimum residential construction targets would add almost 39,000 units across 10 cities in the next five years, to address the growing housing shortage.
August 22, 2025Fed's Powell hints at rate cut in September
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted Friday that the central bank may cut interest rates in September — a shift that could give the housing market a much-needed boost.At a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell warned of persistent inflation and said the labor market could weaken further.
August 20, 2025Rent controls can do more harm than good, CMHC says in report
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., a national housing agency whose financing insurance programs play a major role in the country's housing supply, is urging authorities to reject rent control policies.
August 19, 2025British Columbia leaders reject call by real estate developers to ease foreign buyer ban
British Columbia provincial leaders rejected a call by Vancouver's largest developers for the government to loosen restrictions on foreign investment in real estate as the country grapples with a housing crisis.
July 23, 2025Real Estate Council of Ontario picks new top executive
The regulator of real estate services in Canada's largest province has a new chief executive who's already familiar with the job.
July 22, 2025Beyond US trade, Canada's housing agency urges changes to commerce within the country
Canada may be in a trade battle with the United States, but the chief economist of the nation's housing agency says the country also needs to remove trade barriers between provinces.
July 11, 2025Edmonton City Centre falls into receivership
Edmonton City Centre, a mixed-use complex with retail and office space, has been placed under receivership after its owners failed to keep up with loan payments.
July 2, 2025Texas looks to film incentives to boost its star power against Hollywood, New York
Texas is muscling further into the filming business with the kind of bold bet usually reserved for a summer blockbuster.
June 23, 2025Westmount ponders allowing high-rise residential towers in suburban area bordering Montreal
Westmount, one of Canada’s wealthiest cities, is planning new rules to permit developers to build residential structures stretching up to 29 floors high in an area where the high-end suburb meets downtown Montreal.
June 10, 2025Canadian government gets just 2% of its office space to appropriate size, audit finds
Canada Auditor General Karen Hogan said the federal government is failing in its bid to address excess office space, with just 2% of its real estate footprint brought to an appropriate amount despite half being underused or vacant.
May 30, 2025British Columbia rejects property industry call to ease short-term rental clampdown
British Columbia's largest real estate organization has called for more exemptions to short-term rental rules as the province begins to clamp down on listings by platforms such as Airbnb ahead of the busy summer travel season.
May 29, 2025Verdun mayor invokes power to set aside petition and green-light residential project on Nuns Island
As the saying goes, 'What a difference a day makes.' This week in Montreal, a proposed 525-unit residential project on Nuns Island that was left for dead after being rejected by a borough mayor won a reprieve one day later.
May 28, 2025Second Cup, firm controlling 170-shop global coffee chain, files for creditor protection
Financial problems are brewing for The Second Cup Coffee Company. The global chain that controls 170 coffee shops in 20 countries from Pakistan to Egypt has filed for creditor protection in Ontario after company directors said the firm cannot repay a $8.9 million debt owed to creditor Arbat Capital Group.- May 22, 2025
Empty homes tax comes to small town Canada
Some homeowners in the town of Canmore, Alberta, are bracing for new rules taking effect at the start of 2026 that require owners of houses occupied for less than 183 days to pay an extra $4,200 per year on average to the municipality. - May 22, 2025
Water systems, modular housing to receive funding in Ontario's new $232 billion budget
Canada’s largest province has a $232.2 billion budget that includes measures to increase housing for the estimated 16.2 million Ontario residents.
