Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 16-20

by Phil Hall | Dec 20, 2024 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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...

Canadian Housing Minister Sean Fraser to Exit Trudeau Cabinet

by Phil Hall | Dec 16, 2024 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...

Canada Public Land Bank to Feature Federal Properties That Can Support Housing

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2024 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...

New Initiative Launched to Accelerate Canadian Home Construction

by Phil Hall | Jul 25, 2024 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...

Canada Seeks Design Services for Housing Design Catalogue

by Phil Hall | Jul 8, 2024 | Current News & Events, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...