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December 8, 2025
Municipal 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, 2025
AI’s impact on real estate expected to accelerate in 2026
The integration of artificial intelligence in the real estate industry for everything from predictive maintenance to energy optimization and system-to-system information flow, is expected to have a noticeable impact in 2026, according to a report issued by PwC and the Urban Land Institute.
November 6, 2025
Carney'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, 2025
Some 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, 2025
How 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, 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.
October 16, 2025
Nation 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, 2025
Vancouver 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, 2025
Coalition 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, 2025
British 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, 2025
Fed'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, 2025
Rent 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, 2025
British 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, 2025
Real 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, 2025
Beyond 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, 2025
Edmonton 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, 2025
Texas 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, 2025
Westmount 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, 2025
Canadian 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.

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Municipal development charges cited as significant cost for builders

AI’s impact on real estate expected to accelerate in 2026

Carney's first proposed budget tweaks capital gains, foreign property buyer rules

Some developers hope new Montreal mayor proves friendlier to industry

How would New York real estate look with Mayor Mamdani? These cities may offer clues.

Calgary office tower falls into receivership again

Nation risks disturbing social peace if more housing isn't built, developer says

Vancouver rezones thousands of properties in move to accelerate housing construction

Montreal could join other large cities in taxing vacant homes

Coalition calls on British Columbia government to create housing policy roundtable

British Columbia's new local residential targets would add nearly 39,000 units

Fed's Powell hints at rate cut in September

Rent controls can do more harm than good, CMHC says in report

British Columbia leaders reject call by real estate developers to ease foreign buyer ban

Real Estate Council of Ontario picks new top executive

Beyond US trade, Canada's housing agency urges changes to commerce within the country

Edmonton City Centre falls into receivership

Texas looks to film incentives to boost its star power against Hollywood, New York

Westmount ponders allowing high-rise residential towers in suburban area bordering Montreal

Canadian government gets just 2% of its office space to appropriate size, audit finds

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