Tag: London housing
London area home prices dip – slightly – as listings hit record high
The average resale price of a home in the London region dropped slightly in March, the first decline in months for a market that went on a tear to start the year, new figures released Wednesday show.
Can you spare $120? Charity asks citizens to donate licence-plate sticker fee
A London non-profit is asking you to put your $120 licence plate refund toward affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity is making the pitch to people across Southwestern Ontario to help build houses for low-income families. “The affordable housing crisis is upon us all,” said Sharon Brennan, who manages community partnerships for Habitat for Humanity Heartland […]
Lack of housing driving families, tax revenue outside city: London builders
London has lost residential building to communities outside the city in staggering numbers, driving worry the city has also lost cash and needs to act quickly. London building groups warned Thursday that property tax revenue is fleeing the city with home construction booming in communities outside London, says a report commissioned by the London Development […]
Builders can’t keep up with London-area’s population boom: census
The London area had the biggest drop among all metropolitan centres in Ontario in the number of homes per 1,000 people in the past five years, according to numbers from Statistics Canada.
Property manager denies tenants being evicted to raise rents
Sparks are flying over the eviction of tenants at a London housing complex where an advocacy group is fighting new owners it says are only interested in driving up rents. It’s late or missing rent payments and pest problems to blame, the property manager contends, with major efforts underway to clean and renovate the buildings […]