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OHBA announces finalists of distinction

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OHBA announces finalists of distinction

No Comments 19 August 2010

The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) has announced the finalists for its 2010 Awards of Distinction, honouring outstanding contributors to the new home industry. Finalists were judged from entries from across the province encompassing 33 categories of building, design, sales and marketing. Winners will be announced on September 21st at the 2010 OHBA Annual Conference. [...]

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Canadians willing to spend more on green homes

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Canadians willing to spend more on green homes

No Comments 11 August 2010

Canadians see the value in an environmentally friendly home, according to the TD Canada Trust Green Home Poll. Seventy two percent of Canadians surveyed indicated they would be willing to pay more for a house or condo that includes environmentally friendly features. Of those, 77% say that cost savings on energy bills is a main [...]

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More than 21,000 T.O. Condos sold in past year

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More than 21,000 T.O. Condos sold in past year

No Comments 04 August 2010

Urbanation, Inc., the leading source of information and analysis on the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area – CMA – condominium market, today released its Q2/10 market overview. New condominium sales of 4,991 in Q2/10 represent a decline of eight per cent from the 5,415 sold in Q1/10, and for the first time since 1994, second quarter [...]

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Toronto is now the condo capital of North America

No Comments 07 July 2010

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HST around the house

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HST around the house

No Comments 02 July 2010

With HST tax coming into effect July 1st, many new home owners are wondering what exactly will be affected, and what won’t. Many household items that were previously subject to 8% provincial and 5% federal tax will now simply switch over to the 13% HST, and consumers will incur no additional costs. However, some items [...]

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Homeownership on the rise in Canada

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Homeownership on the rise in Canada

2 Comments 09 June 2010

Increasing numbers of Canadians intend to become home owners by 2012, according to the 17th Annual RBC Homeownership study conducted by Ipsos Reid. This trend could mean increased demand for new homes and is spurring some would-be buyers to make their purchase now while supply and demand ratios remain favourable. Ten percent of Canadians indicated [...]

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T.O. Condo Sales Through the Roof

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T.O. Condo Sales Through the Roof

3 Comments 04 May 2010

With 5,415 new condominium units sold in the first quarter of 2010, the Toronto real estate market has achieved a personal best, the highest-ever number of first quarter new unit sales in history. This news was released on Monday by Urbanation, Canada’s leading condominium market research company and publisher of Urbanation’s Condominium Market Survey. “Q1-2010’s [...]

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GTA new home sales up 237% from 2009

2 Comments 25 March 2010

With 3,148 new homes and condos sold in February 2010, GTA new home sales reached their highest levels since 2006.

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