January 22, 2026
Ontario premier reaffirms commitment to cutting red tape for real estate developers
The Ontario government reaffirmed its commitment to slashing red tape to help make building apartments and homes less cumbersome.
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January 21, 2026Montreal budget for 2026 focuses on public safety, debt service
The City of Montreal’s new mayor, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, released a 2026 budget that's 5.4%, or $393 million, larger than the one released last year by the outgoing Plante administration.
January 21, 2026Major Brivia projects in downtown Montreal placed into court-supervised restructuring
Several of Brivia Group's flagship downtown Montreal residential projects entered into receivership after their lenders asked the Superior Court of Quebec to approve a restructuring that would enable construction and sales efforts to continue.
January 20, 2026Government backs China's huge London Embassy
The UK government has approved China's plans to build Europe's largest embassy in London.
December 29, 2025How much housing does Canada need? It depends on whom you ask.
The stalled redevelopment of Montreal’s Bridge-Bonaventure sector, a stretch of aging warehouses and industrial lots where consultations began nearly a decade ago, reflects Canada’s struggle to add housing as two federal studies present widely differing estimates of how much the country needs.
December 15, 2025Canada's high-speed rail to begin with Montreal-Ottawa link
After years of speculation, Canada's federal government is moving ahead with plans to construct the country's first high-speed rail network, a project that's set to be one of Canada’s largest infrastructure investments in decades and expected to spur development.
December 8, 2025Municipal development charges cited as significant cost for builders
Some developers are saying municipal development charges have put a stick in the spokes of their real estate projects in Canada, just as Ottawa pushes for a surge in construction, and a new federal research study shows how such fees can vary widely across the country.
December 5, 2025How AI’s effect on real estate is expected to accelerate in 2026
The integration of artificial intelligence in the real estate industry for a wide span of uses, from predictive maintenance to energy optimization and system-to-system information flow, is expected to have a noticeable effect in 2026, according to a report issued by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
November 6, 2025Carney's first proposed budget tweaks capital gains, foreign property buyer rules
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal government budget, unveiled this past week in Ottawa, outlines a five-year plan that introduces housing initiatives, capital gains reforms and foreign ownership rules with direct implications for the country’s real estate market.
November 5, 2025Some developers hope new Montreal mayor proves friendlier to industry
Some Montreal real estate developers and investors are looking for the election of Soraya Martinez Ferrada, who won the Montreal mayoral race in municipal elections held Sunday, to possibly lead to a friendlier outlook on building.
October 28, 2025How would New York real estate look with Mayor Mamdani? These cities may offer clues.
Zohran Mamdani is the clear front-runner to become the next mayor of New York City, creating what a number of real estate investors and business leaders view as an existential crisis.
October 22, 2025Calgary 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.
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.
