Category: Housing
Residents scramble to find new homes as officials shut down trailer park
Bonfires by the lake. Walks along the coastline. A million dollar view.
Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19ha (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Road, at the southwest corner of Clarke and Kilally roads, said Phil Masschelein, senior vice-president at Sifton.
Sifton Properties may double the number of homes it will build in a residential area nudging up against Fanshawe conservation area by adding a mix of apartment towers and townhouses near an already approved subdivision. Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19-hectare (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Rd., at the southwest […]
Could big Trump tariffs slow London-area housing demand?
Industry watchers appear divided over the potential impact on Londonâs housing market of possible tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S., especially if they lead to Volkswagen pulling the plug on its St. Thomas battery plant.
Ottawa offers up second downtown London office building for housing
Ottawa aims to shrink its downtown London presence even more as it seeks housing proposals for a second office building, across the street from the first.
Downsizing: What’s driving the tiny home trend?
Amid a nationwide housing affordability crunch and an explosion in homelessness, a modest solution: tiny homes.
St. Thomas tiny homes project gets $2.4M boost
Queenâs Park and Ottawa are teaming up to provide $2.4 million to help build 40 tiny, affordable homes in St. Thomas.
Contested plan to double units in five triplexes backed
A controversial plan to double the number of units at five existing buildings in south London has eked out an endorsement from politicians.
New home prices in London drop, buyers gain clout: ‘Tight market’
Higher interest rates that created lacklustre demand and slowed home sales in London also appear to be forcing prices on new homes to drop, the latest market snapshot from Statistics Canada shows. According to the federal agencyâs latest new housing price index â representing changes over time in the selling price of new residential houses […]
No, Canada’s half-point interest rate cut won’t ignite London-area home sales
Wednesday’s supersized interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada may finally pull some buyers and sellers back into London’s housing market, but don’t expect the latest drop to heat it up much just yet, industry watchers say.
Politicians push for city-funded pest extermination at low-income homes
City politicians have given an initial OK to studying recommended steps from a local anti-poverty agency to tackle pest control and disrepair in London’s low-income rental units.