Long and uncertain building permit approval timelines are key barriers to building.
homebuilding
July 18, 2016
3:00AM
Restricting Greater Toronto’s housing supply has consequences beyond the initial impacts on housing affordability.
July 5, 2016
3:00AM
The Bank of Canada and other central banks around the world have artificially lowered interest rates, making investment and risk-taking much cheaper.
March 8, 2016
12:58PM
In light of public outcry, the B.C. government has tasked a committee to examine real estate practices such as flipping and shadow assignment.
March 4, 2016
12:56PM
Entre les deux derniers recensements (2006 et 2011), la croissance de la population dans l’agglomération montréalaise a été de 5,2%, surpassant largement la moyenne provinciale de 4,7%.
February 18, 2016
3:10AM
In an effort to make housing more affordable in Greater Vancouver, B.C.’s latest budget exempts newly-built homes worth up to $750,000 from the property transfer tax.
January 6, 2016
11:10AM
Local land-use regulations inhibit the building of new homes, contributing to price increases.
December 17, 2015
3:00AM
Housing markets in Canada’s largest cities are once again the subject of national news, this time because of an increase of the minimum down payments for government-backed mortgages.
December 10, 2015
10:34AM
Ottawa, where red tape is the thickest, should look across the river to Gatineau, which imposes less of a regulatory burden on building.
December 3, 2015
3:00AM
If it takes too long to get city hall’s approval for housing developments, the supply of new homes may lag behind demand.