Opinion
Opinion
If The Feds Want to Help Renters, The Budget Must Take Action On Open Banking
According to Andrew Graham, co-founder & CEO of Borrowell, Open banking would help level the playing field for renters, allowing them to build credit with rent payments.
Apr 15, 2024
Opinion
TRREB Calls For Bold Municipal Action To Tackle Housing Affordability
As the GTA grapples with housing affordability challenges and shelter system pressures, it's important that policymakers step up to the plate. The path to balancing housing demands with supply will require the City of Toronto, GTA municipalities, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada to be bold in their actions.
Opinion
Opportunity Cost: Lack of Halal Mortgages Preventing Many Muslim Ontarians from Becoming Homeowners
For too many of Ontario’s nearly one million Muslim residents, the dream of homeownership is unachievable as Canada remains the only G7 country that doesn’t have the necessary financial and regulatory frameworks to enable halal mortgages.
Opinion
Move Faster (On Housing) With Modular
Modular construction offers the opportunity to build more homes faster. With the right processes and legislation, we can scale the industry and get more families into affordable new homes.
This $3.7M Arthur Erickson-Designed Townhome Is A Work Of Art
A home needs to be more than just aesthetically pleasing to be an artistic dwelling; it needs to inspire its inhabitants through unique, thought-provoking design, that pushes boundaries and transcends the norm. (You’ll know one when you see it.)
Opinion
Canada's Housing Supply Has Been Choked And Taxed To Death
Red tape and bureaucracy continue to plague our housing system. The development approvals process is too slow and needs to be digitized and streamlined.
Opinion
When Will Rates Drop? It Depends On Who You Ask
What many Canadians may be unaware of is that fixed interest rates have already dropped 75 basis points from their peak last fall.
Opinion
Setting the Record Straight: The Vital Role Realtors Play in Ontario’s Housing Market
It is essential that those covering the real estate market use good sources of data and consult with experts to give consumers the best information, writes TRREB President Jennifer Pearce.
Opinion
Transforming BC's Housing Landscape: A Collective Approach To Affordability
The prevailing issues of soaring prices and limited affordable housing options have elevated shelter, a fundamental human need, to the status of a luxury.
Opinion
Why Is New Home Construction Down? Simple, It’s Too Expensive For Builders And Buyers
There are many reasons for the dire situation. Interest rate hikes, rising construction and labour costs, hefty taxes, fees, levies, and exorbitant municipal development charges are taking a toll.
Insiders
Op-Ed: Historic Property Tax Hike Would Harm The Middle-Class, Renters, And Small Businesses
City Councillor Brad Bradford lends his opinion to the potentially historic tax hike for Toronto that, if approved, would represent the single largest tax increase in the city's post-amalgamation history.
Opinion
Overly Restrictive Construction Regulations Are Hurting Ontario Homebuilding
It's a tricky balancing act, but cities like Toronto need to find ways to accelerate the building of homes, not make it more cumbersome with restrictive noise bylaws.
Opinion
Op-Ed: Greener Building Codes With No Time To Adapt A Disaster For Industry
While it is admirable that municipalities have recognized our collective climate emergency, it is ludicrous to expect the residential construction industry to pivot overnight.
Opinion
Op-Ed: Government Actions On Housing Are Welcome, But Beware Unintended Consequences
Government initiatives such as the Rental Protection Fund, foreign buyer ban, property transfer tax, and accessibility requirements are well-intentioned, but there are downsides.
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