Ontario Launches New Program to Cut Development Charges and Accelerate Homebuilding

6/3/2026 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

The Ontario government has opened applications for a new funding initiative designed to lower construction costs and help speed up the delivery of new housing across the ... More

Tags: Development Fees, Ontario Government, Ontario Living, Ontario Real Estate News

Ontario Expands HST Rebate to All New Home Buyers Up to $1.5M

3/25/2026 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Ontario and Canada have expanded the 13% HST rebate to all buyers of new homes up to $1.5M, effective April 1, 2026. With rebates capped at $130K, the measure aims to improve ... More

Tags: Housing Affordability, Housing Demand, HST New Housing Rebate, Ontario Government, Ontario Living, Ontario Real Estate, Ontario Real Estate News

Ford government poised to waive HST on all new homes as sector struggles

3/16/2026 | Posted in Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

The Ford government is poised to offer all home buyers a significant tax discount on newly built homes, in a major expansion of a government program designed to breathe life into ... More

Tags: HST New Housing Rebate, New Condos, New Home Sales, New Homes, Ontario Government, Ontario Living

Office vacancy rate dips as return-to-office shift picks up: CBRE report

1/8/2026 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

The Canadian office vacancy rate dipped last year for the first time since the pandemic as the return-to-office trend accelerated, said a report out Wednesday from CBRE Ltd. ... More

Tags: Office Assets, Ontario Government, Toronto Office Space

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