by Hashim Arthur | Apr 28, 2026 | Columnists, Guest Columns
The modern path to homeownership is now starting somewhere unexpected: a group chat. A listing gets dropped in, someone runs the numbers, a parent weighs in, and what starts as a “what if” slowly becomes a plan. For a growing number of Canadians,...
by Courtney Zwicker | Mar 23, 2026 | News, Sales & Marketing
The federal government is betting a targeted tax break for first-time buyers will help jumpstart homebuying activity in Canada, a move that could help spur transactions in one of the slowest markets in memory for many parts of the country. Bill C-4, passed earlier...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 17, 2026 | News
Canada’s residential construction sector opened the year on a softer footing, with new data from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) pointing to a continued slowdown in homebuilding activity and little indication of a rebound anytime soon. The national housing...
by Daniel Foch | Feb 9, 2026 | Columnists
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) 2026 market outlook and year in review arrives with an upbeat forecast on sales, but a surprisingly bearish note on prices. Notably, TRREB engaged MIT researchers to scrutinize Toronto’s new multiplex zoning reform — a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 21, 2026 | News
Real estate associations in British Columbia are again urging the federal government to exempt several ski resort communities from the foreign buyer ban, saying the rules are unintentionally harming local economies. The Association of Interior Realtors (AOIR), along...
