Ontario Election, Housing a Key Issue on Alasdair Douglas’ Real Estate Blog

Ontario’s housing crisis is a key issue for more a majority of voters in the 2025 provincial election Housing ranks as the #1 election issue among generation Z and millennials February 25, 2025 8 min. read Ontario voters are heading back to the polls this week, and once again housing affordability is front and centre. […]

Alasdair Douglas’ Real Estate Blog, Royal LePage 2024 Renter’s Report.

Despite affordability challenges, a quarter of Canadian renters plan to get a foot on the property ladder in the next two years 27% of renters say they are planning to buy a property within the next two years Among those who expect to continue renting, insufficient income noted as greatest hurdle to home ownership amid […]

Canadian Government Extend the Foreign Buyer Ban to 2027

In an attempt to address the ongoing housing supply and affordability crisis in Canada, the federal government announced earlier this month that the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act – otherwise known as the foreign buyer ban – will be extended for an additional two years. The Act was previously set […]

Waterloo Region Association of Realtors December Press Release

Annual Home Sales Down Significantly in Waterloo Region in 2023 BY WRARJANUARY 5, 2024MARKET STATS WATERLOO REGION, ON (January 5, 2024) — There were 6,623 homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR) in 2023, a decrease of 14.8 per cent compared to 2022, and a decline of 23.2 […]