Toronto Real Estate Home sales in Toronto down in November, 2018 and up in sale prices Toronto remains a seller’s market after home sales across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) dropped nearly 15% this November, 2018, compared to a year ago. According to the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), there were 6,251 residential transactions recorded through its system […]
Archives for December 2018
Toronto downtown is benefiting from ‘Hyper-concentration’ of knowledge jobs in an economic shift
A fundamental economic shift is Toronto downtown is benefiting from ‘Hyper-concentration’ of knowledge jobs in an economic shift as traditional manufacturing employment evaporates across much of southern Ontario, a new report warns, and the trend has major ramifications for public transit and land-use planning. The study, released days after General Motors announced the shutdown […]
New Rent control rules may spark return to sky-high rent increases for Toronto tenants
New Rent control rules With new Rent control rules and the province of Ontario scrapping rent control for new units across Ontario as of November 15, 2018, affordable housing advocates are warning that the changes could may spark return to sky-high rent increases for thousands of Toronto tenants. The Progressive Conservative government […]