Housing starts for all areas in Canada increased 4.5% in February (250,900 units) compared to January (240,148 units), according to new data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Actual housing starts were up 10% year-over-year in centers with a...
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) announced the installation of Kim Fairley as 2026 president. Fairley has been active in the real estate industry since 2011 and is the broker of record for the Royal LePage Northern Advantage Brokerage in Sault Ste Marie. She...
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) has imposed six administrative monetary penalties totaling $600,000 against Claire Drage, a former mortgage broker in Guelph, Ontario. In a press statement, FSRA accused Drage of engaging in “a prolonged...
A luxury penthouse in Uruguay’s seaside resort city of Punta del Este is being listed for $17.2 million, a new record high for that South American country’s housing market. Mansion Global reports the 17,500-square-foot condominium is based in Cipriana Punta del Este...
A British real estate investor has announced a campaign to acquire, restore, and reopen shuttered churches across the UK. In a post on X, Samuel Leeds declared, “I wanna buy churches like this that are shutting down across England. So if you know a church that’s...
Starlight Investments, the Toronto-headquartered real estate investment and asset management firm, announced the grand opening of Lighthaus, a 31-story build-to‑rent (BTR) community in Liverpool, England. Lighthaus features 278 units consisting of studio, one-, two‑,...