housing & real estate · Toronto & Canada
Tariq has watched the housing crisis reshape this city block by block, and he covers it like the emergency he believes it is.
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The city has opened declarations for the 2026 tax year, but without a shift from bureaucratic processing to aggressive enforcement, the VHT may fail to meaningfully dent the affordability crisis.
A new report reveals a growing number of Canadians are dipping into savings to cover daily costs, with Gen X feeling the heaviest burden.
A tiny one-bedroom bungalow in Scarborough highlights the stark divide between 'affordable' detached listings and the broader market reality.
The Bank of Canada claims its latest rate hike is a hedge against global energy costs, but for Toronto's aspiring homeowners, it is a crushing blow to affordability.
The central bank's first interest rate increase in over three years forces potential buyers to recalculate affordability.
Opinion: Framing a property at 311 Bain Ave. as an affordable entry point ignores the grim reality of Toronto's housing baseline.
Billions in spending and thousands of displacements raise questions about the success of Toronto's massive public housing project.
Eviction applications for non-payment are rising across Ontario while demand for housing supports hits unprecedented levels.
Average prices in the Greater Toronto Area have dipped, but borrowing costs and economic instability continue to lock potential buyers out of the market.
As Toronto pushes to meet provincial housing targets, residents report that 'gentle density' is resulting in lost privacy, unusable home features, and declining property values.
City officials are celebrating a new affordable rental project in Etobicoke, but the scale of the delivery remains a fraction of what a city of three million actually requires.
A North York estate's collapse in value highlights the fallout of 2019's speculative peak and the enduring struggle for affordability.
GTA average home prices slipped below seven figures in August, but tightening inventory and high detached home costs suggest this is a statistical flicker, not a victory for affordability.
Opinion: The City's latest groundbreaking in Trinity-Bellwoods is a sustainable gesture, but it pales in comparison to the systemic deficit facing the city.
City officials celebrate a new sustainable rental project in Trinity-Bellwoods, but the scale of the development pales in comparison to the city's massive 2030 housing targets.
Opinion: The City's latest sustainable housing project in Trinity-Bellwoods is a commendable architectural experiment, but a systemic failure in scale.
City Hall is celebrating a groundbreaking in Trinity-Bellwoods, but a handful of rent-controlled apartments is a drop in the bucket compared to the city's massive 2030 targets.
City Hall celebrates a new sustainable development in Trinity-Bellwoods, but the scale of the project pales in comparison to the city's own stated targets.
Toronto officials celebrate a new rent-controlled project on Dundas Street West, but the scale of the build highlights the vast gap between political milestones and systemic affordability.
A six-bedroom home listed for under $700,000 in Toronto's Golden Mile area underscores a broader neighborhood decline and a crashing condo market.
The power-of-sale listing of two derelict lots on Weston Road reveals the staggering cost of betting on density over delivering actual homes.
A new intergovernmental partnership aims to deliver 5,600 rental homes through low-cost financing and land-based projects.
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