In toronto health, carrying excess weight may have a greater impact on the risk for diabetes than it does on the risk for heart disease or early death, a new study has found. To look at the effect of obesity independent of genetics, Swedish researchers followed 4,046 pairs of identical twins whose average age […]
Toronto’s house price jump stirs fear foreign buyers may head Toronto
In toronto real estate, Toronto’s housing market churned out another month of soaring price gains in July, 2016, fuelling concerns that it could be the next target of a tax on foreign investors. Almost 10,000 resale homes changed hands in the Greater Toronto Area last month, the highest recorded number for the month of […]
Toronto suburbs looks more expensive than Toronto amid ‘acute shortage’ of homes
In toronto real estate, Toronto had another month of record-breaking home sales in July, 2016, but the city’s real estate board is warning of a “troubling trend” that is sending home affordability out of range. “While sales were up on a year-over-year basis, the number of new listings was down over the same period, […]
Downtown Toronto Rail deck park will be ‘legacy project’ for Toronto, city councillor says
In toronto real estate, Toronto’s proposed rail deck park could be a “legacy project” for the city, says councillor Joe Cressy. Cressy announced plans to build the park, which would span 8.5 hectares (or 21 acres) along the city’s waterfront rail corridor from Bathurst Street to just past the Rogers Centre, with Toronto Mayor John Tory on Wednesday. Massive downtown #RailDeckPark will […]
RBC looks at how price growth happens
In toronto real estate, many an armchair analyst has speculated on the factors behind Toronto and Vancouver’s runaway home values. And now, a recent study by RBC Capital Markets brings more data to the table. According to its report, home prices increased at a compound rate of 5.6% annually from 1999 to 2015 in Toronto and 6.2% in Vancouver, outperforming the […]
