Tag: London housing
Struggling to find housing? Ottawa wants to hear from you
Canadians facing hurdles securing adequate housing have a new tool to report their struggles that one London housing advocate hopes will lead to better policies to tackle housing insecurity.
Sifton adding two mid-rise towers to meet West 5 housing demand
West 5, the futuristic net-zero community in west London, is about to grow some more.
City should have shut down unlicensed rental home long before fire: Legal advocate
The dangerous living conditions exposed by a fire at a northeast London home, where an unlicensed rental went seemingly unchecked for years, highlight the complexities of a deepening housing crisis and problems at city hall, critics say.
Habitat for Humanity shifting to multi-unit buildings as housing crisis deepens
A veteran non-profit housing agency is building more — and differently — to meet “mind-boggling” needs as London’s housing crisis deepens.
Long-skyrocketing London home-sale prices dropped in April. Here’s why
The average sale price of London-area homes fell by more than $50,000 in April, a month-over-month decline expected after two consecutive interest rate hikes and a tax hike, realtors say.
When it comes to housing, one concern outstrips all others among Londoners
Two local builder groups are promising to develop “made-in-London” solutions to the housing crisis after commissioning an online survey that suggests housing affordability is the top concern among Londoners. Housing affordability is somewhat or very important to 84 per cent of the 600 adult Londoners surveyed at the end of March for their opinion on […]
New census data shows clear shift in where, and how, Londoners live
‘Developers and builders are in business, and they meet demand that the market is providing’
Average home price in London expected to hit $900K by year end
The average resale price of homes in London could reach $900,000 by the end of the year, even with prices expected to grow at a slower pace than the national average, a new forecast suggests. Industry giant Royal Lepage is projecting average selling prices in Canada will rise another 15 per cent by the last […]
Interest rates unlikely to slow London-area home sales: Experts
The Bank of Canada’s move to hike its interest rate may help control runaway home prices in the London region, but it won’t do much to increase affordability or help first-time homebuyers enter the market, observers say.
Builders urge city to tap federal budget billions to speed home construction
London builders will push the city to tap into a $4-billion federal fund to speed new home construction. The London Development Institute (LDI) and London Home Builders’ Association (LHBA) threw their support Friday behind the recent federal budget, calling it “a genuine effort” to increase housing supply, support new home buyers and make housing more […]