TORONTO — The head of the federal housing agency is raising a red flag about the state of Canada’s real estate sector, saying affordability concerns … Read More
Proposed Changes in Province’s Growth Plan Threaten Guelph, City Report Says
The province’s proposed changes to its growth plan for cities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area are “overly ambitious for Guelph” and could result in … Read More
London Housing Starts in September Continue Upward Trend
London-area housing starts in the first nine months of 2016 have already surpassed total annual housing starts for every year since 2008. There were 178 … Read More
Buyers Camp Out for a Week … to Grab a Home
WATERLOO — A ragtag line of chairs — patio and folding, plastic and metal — stretches down the sidewalk in front of the new home … Read More
Housing Market Correction or ‘A Whole Lot of Nothing’? Uncertainty as New Mortgage Rules Come into Effect
As new mortgage rules come into effect that will limit the borrowing power of many buyers, there’s uncertainty about the consequence this will have on … Read More
Canadian Housing Starts Rise in Most Regions
OTTAWA — Canadian residential construction was hotter than expected in September as the pace of housing starts picked up nationally, despite a decline in Ontario. … Read More
Camden Terrace Gets OMB Lifeline
A proposed $300-million project that would be the largest residential development in downtown London has hit another stumbling block. The project by Rygar Properties Inc. … Read More
Vacant Lot Sells After Sitting Empty for Decades
KITCHENER — An out-of-town developer bought the small, empty lot across the street from City Hall for about $550,000 after it sat vacant in the … Read More
The Dream Lottery: London Hospital Lottery Dreams Bigger
It’s not enough just to give away a big house anymore.Every year at this time, the folks who run the Dream Lottery try to drum … Read More
A Bus Tour Through Kitchener’s Planning Dilemmas
KITCHENER — The big white bus stops on a quiet residential street, filled with modest, postwar one-and-a-half storey houses. But the lots are big and … Read More