Share With the loonie continuing to hover around parity with the U.S. dollar, Canadians are looking to buy more American products. And one of the most lucrative products they are thinking of buying are homes. Now is a great time. Not only is the Canadian dollar getting stronger relative to the U.S. dollar, but interest [...]
Share We’re all pretty familiar with at least some parts of Vancouver, now. After hosting the Olympic Games in February, Canada’s attention was focused on the country’s third largest for two solid weeks. But although we enjoyed the stunning views and the thrilling medal wins, how much do we really know about Vancouver? And if [...]
Share RealNet Canada Inc released its data for Toronto in January a few weeks ago, and what it suggests is both good and bad. The news is good because sales for new high-rise condos were 1,017 in January 2010. This was the best January the industry has seen since 2005. However, low-rise homes didn’t fare [...]
Share If you are looking at any new homes lately, you have probably heard of “New Urbanism.” It sounds trendy and innovative, but is it just marketing-speak? What does “New Urbanism” actually mean? The site www.newurbanism.org says that New Urbanism “Gives people many choices for living an urban lifestyle in sustainable, convenient and enjoyable places, [...]
Share It’s official: MintoMidtown, a condominium project at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto, has been certified with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold. With this certification, MintoMidtown is now the largest residential project that has achieved LEED Gold in North America. LEED is the most important environmental certification in real estate, and [...]
Share Canada continues to see a strong housing market, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Housing starts jumped to new heights recently and surpassed industry expectations. Housing starts hit 196,700 units in February, which is an increase – on a seasonally adjusted basis – from the 185,400 units started in January. This is [...]
Share Even as experts argue that the country is experiencing a housing bubble, there are still some markets in the country that are wondering where all of this talk is coming from. For instance, in Windsor, Ontario, there are three-bedroom houses going for as low as $30,000. (Across the river in Detroit, it is even [...]
