Share Housing starts will see a surge in the second half of the year as the real estate market continues to show increasing signs of life. This was reported in a forecast the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) released on September 3rd. Starts are expected to reach 141,900 for the year and increase to 150,300 [...]
Share After a long discussion and presentations from various stakeholders, the majority of the Moose Jaw city council rejected a bylaw amendment that would have allowed the construction of 15 single family dwellings on a portion of Palliser Heights School property. A neighbourhood resident addressed the concerns about losing a green space by turning a [...]
Share Housing co-operatives or “co-ops” provide a place for people to live. In 1999 there were over 2,000 housing co-ops in Canada where there were 111,000 members, with a combined amount of assets of nearly $5.6 billion. Co-ops come in different shapes and sizes, ranging from a variety of single unit townhouses and small buildings [...]
Share A type of housing that is a practical approach to both designing and building housing is FlexHousing. FlexHousing allows residents to convert space to meet their changing needs. The principles that FlexHousing is based on is adaptability, accessibility, affordability and healthy housing. FlexHousing is the concept I housing which incorporates at the design and [...]
