Tag: Housing
Realtors see a little help for buyers in federal budget
Local realtors welcomed the federal budget’s focus on housing but said it can’t do much to help people buy them while prices are so inflated. Steve Dickie, president of the Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound, said the new tax-free savings plan to help new homeowners put together a down payment will help “a […]
2022 Federal Budget puts focus on housing
The Federal Government released its 2022 Budget Thursday afternoon, its first since the election and the agreement made with the NDP Party.
Ontario says housing bill will increase stock, end unfair speculating
Ontario home seekers will have an easier time finding a home, under a bill introduced at Queens Park Wednesday afternoon.
Brockton seeks minister’s order to expedite housing in business park
Walkerton-area employers need housing that their workers can afford, demand for homes is growing in general and developers want to build it in Walkerton, says Brockton’s mayor. Mayor Chris Peabody said that’s why council voted last week to seek a ministerial zoning order to expedite rezoning some business park lands for residential development in Walkerton. […]
Innovative project in St. Thomas will help break cycle of homelessness: mayor
St. Thomas’s fight against homelessness received a $3-million boost Thursday from the province.