NAR’s image problems, the Chicago mayor’s learning curve and political tumult in Canada. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 16-20. Miss: Welcome to Spin City. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has...
Canada’s Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser has decided that he will not run in next year’s federal election, creating a new vacancy in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. CTV News reported that two unnamed “senior federal government sources” claimed Fraser is...
The Canadian government announced the launch of the Canada Public Land Bank, which features 56 federal properties identified as being able to support housing. Among the properties within the new entity are five sites that now intended for leasing and ready for...
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced its new Frequent Builder framework to speed the creation of affordable and rental homes by expediting the application process for housing providers. The new framework will target experienced housing...
The Canadian government has announced a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Housing Design Catalogue, with the goal of seeking design services for the development of low-rise housing. The first iteration of the Catalogue is slated to begin later this year and...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
