The City of Calgary has announced its Secondary Suite Incentive Program, aiming to enhance the safety as well as the availability of housing. This initiative offers up..
Month: May 2024
Manitoba Quarterly Market Overview: Q1 2024
The Manitoba Real Estate Association reported that the province experienced the third-best MLS® home sales numbers. The number of homes sold through MLS® Systems reached 1,522 units..
Saskatchewan Quarterly Market Overview: Q1 2024
According to a recent Edge Realty report, Saskatchewan is experiencing a relatively stable housing market, although there are fluctuations and some concerning indicators, such as increasing mortgage..
New Tax Collection Requirement for Non-Resident Landlords and Their Renters
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has introduced a new regulation that requires tenants renting from landlords residing outside of Canada to withhold a portion of their rent..
Bureaucracy and barriers to new housing must be reduced
If we are to put a significant dent in the housing crisis, we must tear down the overabundance of ridiculous and unnecessary barriers as well as bureaucracy..
Calgary’s Outlook for the Future
Calgary has been the subject of discussion lately, with the city council’s decision to go ahead with blanket rezoning. How much impact this will have on the..
Calgary Passes Blanket Rezoning Changes
Nearly a month after discussions began at Calgary’s City Hall, on May 14th, councillors narrowly approved moving forward with blanket rezoning, allowing for increased housing density in..
Impacts of Minimum Parking Requirements on Residential Buildings
The CMHC recently released its Impact Of Minimum Parking Requirements For Multi-Family Residential Buildings On Housing Affordability And Sustainability report. It analyzed the potential impact of minimum..
New Study on Impacts of New Housing Construction
A CMHC study on Evaluating the Impacts of Increasing Housing Supply in Canada was released in March. According to CMHC’s estimations, an additional 3.5 million housing units..
City of Victoria’s Housing Landscape
The City of Victoria is pushing forward with various housing initiatives and targets. In September 2023, the City of Victoria was among 10 B.C. municipalities tasked with..