The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will charge borrowers a few dollars more every month to insure their mortgages, starting in March. The housing agency … Read More
Plan to Replace Homes with Highrise in Kitchener Draws Capacity Crowd
KITCHENER — More than 100 residents came out to a public meeting to make it clear they still aren’t happy with a proposal to build … Read More
Housing Market Will See Fewer Wild Swings in 2017, Royal LePage Says
Royal LePage says the extreme regional disparities that characterized Canada’s real estate markets last year will narrow in 2017 as overheated areas cool and slower … Read More
Waterloo Approves Redevelopment at Former Brick Brewing Site
WATERLOO — A mixed-use building has been approved at the former Brick Brewing site at 181 King St. S. On Monday, Waterloo councillors approved the … Read More
London Housing Starts Up, Hot Market Best in a Decade
London’s housing starts broke through the 3,000 mark in 2016 for the first time in almost a decade. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) … Read More
Woodfield group says city-wide conversation should be held before 22-storey tower that would overlook Victoria Park is approved
A company hoping to build a highrise condominium facing Victoria Park has made “significant changes” to its design to better fit into the historic neighbourhood, … Read More
Record high for December home prices in Hamilton area
The average house price across Hamilton soared to $434,957 last month, up more than 20 per cent from the previous December. The Realtors Association of … Read More
Home sales reach record levels
KITCHENER — Demand for homes in Waterloo Region continued to grow at a fever pitch in 2016, as would-be buyers battled it out for scarce … Read More
Should Cambridge turn downtown cores into heritage districts?
CAMBRIDGE — The view of a beautiful red brick building along the Grand River isn’t the same for Joe Lethbridge anymore. The building’s owner covered … Read More
Average Canadian House Price Up 7% in Past Year to $489,591
The average selling price of a Canadian home was $489,591 last month, a figure that has increased by more than seven per cent in the … Read More