First-time Ontario homebuyers are set to receive a major discount. Here's how to get it

11/6/2025 | Posted in First Time Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

The Ford government is expecting to spend $470 million to give first-time Ontario homebuyers a tax break on new homes — a figure first revealed in Thursday’s fall ... More

Tags: First Time Home Buyer Incentive, First Time Home Buyers, Ontario Government, Ontario Living, Ontario Real Estate

Ontario plans to waive HST on new homes for first-time buyers up to $1M

10/28/2025 | Posted in First Time Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

The Ford government will waive its portion of the sales tax on new homes for first-time buyers up to the value of $1 million as it bids to stimulate slumping home sales and ... More

Tags: First Time Home Buyer Incentive, First Time Home Buyers, Ontario Government

Home construction in Ontario is at a 'standstill', housing minister says

8/25/2025 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario’s housing minister is acknowledging that new home construction in the province is at a “standstill,” potentially derailing the Ford government’s ... More

Tags: New Condos, New Developments, New Homes, Ontario Government, Ontario Living, Ontario Real Estate, Ontario Real Estate News

Ontario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit

8/16/2025 | Posted in Toronto News by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario’s housing minister says the province has approved a plan for Toronto to allow higher and denser buildings near transit stations. ... More

Tags: Ontario Government, Toronto Living, Toronto Residential

Ontario debates sharing tenant arrears data with credit agencies

11/25/2024 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario is exploring a proposal to allow credit reporting agencies to access Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) orders for renters with a history of missed payments. ... More

Tags: Condo Renters, Credit Score, Home Renters, Ontario Government, Ontario Living

Ontario government sets 2025 rental cap for most units

6/28/2024 | Posted in Government and Regulation by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario is holding the annual rent increase guideline for 2025 at 2.5 per cent. This is currently the lowest rate in the country and below the average inflation rate of 3.1 per ... More

Tags: Ontario Government, Ontario Rental Market

Ontario Capping Rent Increases Below the Rate of Inflation

7/1/2023 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Province holding rent increase guideline at 2.5 per cent in 2024 ... More

Tags: Ontario Government, Ontario Rental Market, Toronto Rental Market

Ontario expanding 'strong mayor' powers to 26 more cities

6/16/2023 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario is conferring so-called strong mayor powers — which critics have decried as undemocratic — upon 26 more cities in the name of building more housing. ... More

Tags: Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate

No new residential construction in Ontario after April 4

4/3/2020 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Speaking from Queen’s Park on Friday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a halt to all residential construction in the province. ... More

Tags: New Developments, Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate

Ontario freezes evictions, temporarily halts scheduled orders due to COVID-19

3/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

The Ontario government has confirmed that it will temporarily not issue any new eviction orders and will halt the enforcement of evictions during the COVID-19 outbreak. ... More

Tags: Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate News

Ontario ordering non-essential businesses to close

3/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

All “non-essential” workplaces in Ontario have been ordered closed effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for 14 days as the battle against COVID-19 reaches a critical stage. ... More

Tags: Coronavirus, Ontario Government

Metrolinx & GTAA create paths to transit hub

2/25/2020 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

The provincial transit agency and the GTAA (Greater Toronto Airports Authority) have reached an important step in a project that will make getting to and from area airports ... More

Tags: GO Transit, Greater Golden Horseshoe, GTAA, Metrolinx, Ontario, Ontario Government, Transit Infrastructure

Ontario passes legislation to cut red tape, ease housing crisis

6/7/2019 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

The Ontario government has passed legislation which aims to tackle the province’s housing crisis. ... More

Tags: Housing Starts, Housing Supply, Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate News

Ontario Realtors advise Ford government to end 'bully' offers

4/8/2019 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Industry association also wants its regulator to have more power to 'kick out' unethical agents ... More

Tags: Home Buyers, Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate, Ontario Real Estate News

Ontario scraps rent control for new units

11/20/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Starting immediately, rent control rules will no longer apply to buildings and flats being rented for the first time, the Progressive Conservative government announced Thursday. ... More

Tags: Condo Rental, Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate News, Rental Market, Toronto Rental Market

OREA asks Ontario to allow open bidding process, revamp realtor rules

10/12/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

The Ontario Real Estate Association is making more than three dozen recommendations to the provincial government on how it should update the rules governing realtors, including ... More

Tags: Home Buyers, Home Sellers, Ontario Government, Ontario Real Estate, Ontario Real Estate News

Ontario government announces expanded GO Transit service in southern Ontario

9/21/2018 | Posted in Ontario News by Jessi Sandhu

The Ontario government says it’s expanding GO Transit service in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. This will bring immediate relief to the ... More

Tags: GO Transit, GTHA, Ontario Government