by REM Editorial Team | Jul 6, 2021 | News
There’s an urgent need for affordable and attainable housing options for seniors in the Ottawa area, according to new surveys of Ottawa residents and Realtors. The surveys say municipal policies to address the increasing demand for housing options for elderly...
by Brian Bell | May 20, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
The persistent housing affordability crisis has haunted the dreams of would-be homeowners in major urban markets across the country for decades. In particular, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the perennially hot Vancouver and surrounding Lower Mainland markets have...
by Connie Adair | Mar 19, 2021 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
Faiz Abhuani, a broker with Royal LePage Heritage in Montreal, has worked in the community sector for years and is putting that experience and a love for real estate to work to affect positive social change. His brainchild, Brique par brique, is a non-profit...
by Nina Dragicevic | Nov 12, 2020 | Featured
A recent rental market study projects a shortage of up to 200,000 rental units in the Toronto and the Greater Hamilton Area (GTHA) within a decade, a trend that has been pushing vacancies low and prices high. But with a global pandemic blunting travel, immigration,...
by Chris Seepe | Oct 6, 2020 | Featured
Recently, my partner and I invested just under $1 million to purchase a beautiful ranch-style bungalow that we converted into long-term affordable “home share” housing for seniors in Peterborough, Ont. The project has struggled and could possibly fail because of many...
