The Canadian government is providing over $133 million through the Affordable Housing Fund to help build 294 affordable rental homes in Toronto. Led by the Missanabie Cree First Nation, the new development 140 Merton Street will be a 29-story mixed-used building...
A new data report by Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) found more than 300,000 empty lots measuring 5 acres or smaller were listed for sale on its platform in June, which accounted for 17.4% of all listings. The Seattle-based brokerage added that if one home was built on each of...
The Florida Democratic Party has declared its formal opposition to Amendment 3, a November ballot referendum that would expand the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes. Florida Phoenix reports the party issued a statement expressing concern that the...
An Illinois state representative has floated a new initiative to keep the Chicago Bears in their hometown by proposing the construction of a new stadium in an underutilized corner of the city. Fox 32 Chicago reports Rep. Curtis Tarver (D-Chicago) is pitching a new...
AffordableHousing.com is expanding its marketplace with a dedicated Rooms for Rent marketplace. According to the Boca Raton, Florida-based company, room rentals have traditionally been tucked within apartment and home listings or scattered across platforms with...
Canada’s national apartment vacancy rate fell 40 basis points to 4.7% in during the second quarter, breaking a streak of nine straight quarters of increases. However, a new report by Yardi Canada Ltd. also found the vacancy rate was 60 basis points above the 4.1% rate...
