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Canada’s housing affordability declines the most in 27 years.

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Canada’s housing affordability declines the most in 27 years. A mortgage for the average home in Canada will cost Canadians more than half of their household income for the first time since the mid-1990s. The National Bank of Canada (NBC) noted in its latest Housing Affordability Monitor report that housing affordability in Canada has worsened for the fifth consecutive quarter. In comparison to the previous quarter, the MPPI (mortgage payment as a proportion of income) for a typical home increased by 4.9 percentage points. This is the worst quarter in more than 27 years of declines in the stock market. All ten major markets studied by NBC were found to have decreased in affordability, with the exception of Victoria, Toronto, and Vancouver. “Over the last 12 months, the worsening in affordability was the nastiest in 40 years,” said the report. “For the first time since 1994, it would take more than 50 percent of income for a representative household to service the mortgage on a representative home in Canada’s main urban centres.” “Headwinds will continue to blow against Canada’s real estate market in the months ahead with the Bank of Canada pursuing its monetary policy normalization process through higher policy rates and quantitative tightening,” further said the report. In Q1-2022, rising property prices and rising interest rates were cited as the two key factors that contributed to Canada’s deteriorating housing affordability. Since Q3-2013, NBC’s 5-year benchmark mortgage rate has jumped 46 bps in Q4-2021, the highest one-quarter change since that period. By choosing variable-rate mortgages in recent months, most homebuyers have been able to escape large price rises, but the terms of these mortgages are becoming less attractive. Because of this, the resale market has been affected. The worst losses in affordability have struck Canada’s major cities the hardest. The most severe drops in affordability were seen in the largest and most costly cities in Canada during the first quarter of 2002. For the third quarter in a row, Victoria recorded the highest annual decline in its MPPI, which rose by 19.6 percentage points. As a direct consequence of this, Victoria’s MPPI reached 80%, which represents the highest level for the city since the second quarter of 2008. The MPPI in Victoria experienced an increase of 8.5 percentage points on a quarterly basis. The MPPI increased to 85.7 percent for non-condos and to 44.2 percent for condos, representing respective increases of 9.3 percent and 4.1 percent from the previous quarter. At the moment, the yearly household income required to afford a non-condo in Victoria is $204,078 whereas the annual household income required to afford a condo in Victoria is $123,747. At an annual savings rate of 10%, it would take 382 months (31.8 years) to save up enough money for a downpayment on a house that is not a condo, while it would only take 58 months (4.8 years) to save up enough money for a condo. In the same province, the city of Vancouver had a significant decline in its affordability as a result of the MPPI’s seven-point increase during the first quarter of 2018, an acceleration that hasn’t been seen in the records since the year 1994. The typical monthly mortgage payment in Vancouver now takes up 81.4 percent of the city’s median salary, making it the most expensive city in Canada in which to purchase a property. The Vancouver Multiple Property Index (MPPI) surged by nine percent quarterly to reach 101.5 percent for properties that were not condos. Meanwhile, the MPPI for condos rose by 3.2 percent to reach 43.4 percent. If you want to buy a house that isn’t a condo in the largest city in British Columbia, you’ll need an annual income of at least $285,078; if you want to buy a condo, you’ll need an annual income of at least $142,357. In the event that you intend to save up for a down payment, it will take you approximately 452 months (37.6 years) and 63 months (5.25 years) of savings at a rate of 10% to be able to afford a non-condo or condo residence, respectively. In Toronto, the situation is not significantly better than it was before. The city saw the largest quarterly decline in affordability since 1994 during the first quarter of 2012, as the MPPI increased by 8.1 percentage points to reach its highest level since 1990. The median price per square foot index (MPPI) for non-condo properties rose by 8.9 percent quarterly to 81.5 percent, while the same gauge increased by 4.2 percent for condo properties to an MPPI of 44.2 percent. Homebuyers in Toronto need an annual income of $228,100 to be able to afford the typical house that is not a condo. This figure is significantly more than the required amount of finances, which is only $144,644 for a condo. It would take around 363 months (30.2 years) to save up enough money for a down payment on a house that is not a condo, while it would only take 64 months (5.3 years) to save up enough money for a down payment on a condo in the city.   Related posts. 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Toronto and Durham properties continue to be purchased by Minto

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Toronto and Durham properties continue to be purchased by Minto   Minto Communities GTA has added two additional development sites to its portfolio this year, bringing its total to four in the Greater Toronto Area. Toronto and Durham Region are the two most recent locations. Since 2018, Minto Communities GTA has introduced 9 projects totaling over 4,000 units, with 2.5 million sq . ft of planned high-rise construction and over 130 acres of proposed low-rise development. As per Minto Communities GTA vice-president of urban development and acquisitions Jeff O’Reilly, there would be more to follow. “We’re very selective about the places where we choose to build. We’re proud builders and we want to continue to grow our portfolio with a continued eye to quality locations and quality projects,” O’Reilly told RENX. The financial specifics of the four most recent acquisitions have not been revealed. Minto Group is a family-owned and operated fully integrated real estate development, construction, and management firm with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, and South Florida. To date, it has designed and built over 95,000 houses. Mimico acquisition Minto’s newest acquisition is located at Grand Avenue and Portland Street, only steps from the Mimico GO Transit station, and builds on years of operations in Etobicoke. The 5.5-acre property is designated for 1.08 million square feet and will be developed into a high-rise, master-planned community with three condominium buildings totaling 1,260 units, ground-floor shops, and a public park. The land is now occupied by a number of vacant industrial and commercial structures that have remained unoccupied for some years. They’ll be demolished to make space for the new development. “The Mimico site is a perfect fit for our urban portfolio,” said O’Reilly. “It’s got the scale and it’s got the locational attributes we’re attracted to. This location and Minto’s acquisition of the multi-tower Danforth Village development site in 2020 have a number of parallels. In the east end of Toronto, at 9-25 Dawes Rd., the Danforth site is also part of a proposed master-planned, high-density node surrounding GO and Toronto Transit Commission stations. Parkdale acquisition Minto has also closed on a conditionally designated 0.4-acre site at 6 Noble St. in Toronto’s downtown west Parkdale area, which is now owned by a derelict commercial and industrial structure. Minto intends to construct an eight-story boutique condo that will blend into the cityscape of the diversified and gentrifying neighbourhood, which is home to a variety of artisan small shops, eateries, and bars. “We saw the opportunity to build an urban gem nestled in a strong community,” said O’Reilly. “It’s a rare product for us. It’s a boutique eight-storey mid-rise building filled into a neighbourhood. We’ve got the two-storey product on the ground floor to provide street presence and we’ve got the three-storey product on the top as well.” Brooklin acquisition Minto, which already has finished and active communities in the fast-rising Durham Region, has bought a 27-acre greenfield property in Brooklin, northeast of Toronto, near the northwestern side of Columbus Road & Baldwin Street North. There seem to be initial plans for 190 new single-family, traditional townhouse, and rear-lane townhome units to be built inside a pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood with a network of walking routes, parks, and greeneries.  “There’s something special about Brooklin when you spend time strolling around the historic downtown village or one of the trails or the green spaces and parks,” said O’Reilly. O’Reilly is optimistic that the technology will be commercialised within the next few years. Courtice acquisition The Courtice settlement of Clarington is located on Courtice Road north of Bloor Street, which is Minto’s other recent Durham Region acquisition. The low-rise neighbourhood will have single-family houses, traditional townhomes, and rear-lane townhomes on a 100-acre greenfield site northeast of Toronto. “This gives us an opportunity to be a part of the growth in Durham,” said O’Reilly. “This is a great location. We see the future here and we see the possibilities to build something special in a great place to live.” Walking paths, parks, and lots of natural landscapes will all be part of the project’s wellness-oriented community facilities. Other Minto developments in Toronto. The ninth storey of 123 Portland, a high-end 14-story, 117-unit condo on Adelaide Street West and Portland Street in downtown Toronto, has been completed. According to O’Reilly, there aren’t many units remaining for sale. This April, the last suites will be accessible. At The Saint, six levels of subterranean parking have been finished, and work is currently at grade and moving upward. At the junction of Adelaide Street East and Church Street in downtown Toronto, the 47-story, 418-unit condo complex is located. Other Minto developments from around GTA North Oak Condos at Oakvillage, a 20-story, 374-unit condo at Dundas Street East and Trafalgar Road in Oakville, has sold out of its first allocation of units. Work on an energy-efficient geo-exchange heating and cooling system will start next month, according to O’Reilly, with the second delivery of units coming this spring. At Harmony Road, North and Winchester Road East in North Oshawa, The Heights of Harmony is a master-planned single-family and townhome development. The first batch of houses has been sold out, and also the second batch will be available in the fall. As per O’Reilly, site maintenance should begin this year. Union Village, a master-planned single-family and townhome development in Markham north of 16th Avenue and Kennedy Road, had also sold out its first two phases. The first phase of building, according to O’Reilly, is well underway, and further stages will be made available for purchase in the future. Related posts. Toronto and Durham properties continue to be purchased by Minto by admin123 With Canadian Bond yields reaching 2018 levels, the buyers can expect higher mortgage by admin123 More options available for the buyers while prices are breaking records by admin123 Supply fixing Canadian Real estate seems a tiny solution to the heap of problems by admin123 Is the Housing Market Going to Cool Down in 2022? by admin123 Know why the real

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A 69-Storey Stacked Tower is being proposed by Capital Developments

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A 69-Storey Stacked Tower is being proposed by Capital Developments At 90 Isabella Street in the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto, Capital Developments is putting forward a plan for a stacked tower with 69 storeys that will be placed on a base of heritage buildings. Diamond Schmitt Architects are responsible for the design of the condominium. They are also responsible for the design of 88 Isabella, which is a 62-story project that is being proposed by the same developer and is located directly next door to the west. We wrote on this project two weeks ago. According to the Capital Developments, they are involved in the two nearby projects, the investor groups for each are entirely distinct, and the properties for each were purchased at various points in time. As a direct consequence of this, the individuals in charge of Development Management are distinct from one another, and despite the fact that there is some duplication in the design teams, the two projects and applications are entirely distinct from one another. The address 90 Isabella refers to a collection of four individual homes located on Isabella Street: 90, 90A, 92, and 94 Isabella Street. There is already a modest townhome development constructed in the back of the property, in addition to a collection of charming heritage homes that face Isabella and are positioned in front of the property. Isabella 90, Isabella 90A, and Isabella 92 are all classified as heritage structures, however, Isabella 94 is only listed on the heritage register; it is not certified as a heritage building. While designation implies that the City believes that certain aspects of a building actually have heritage worth, the listing suggests that certain aspects might have heritage value but that a comprehensive examination of them has not been finished. While we wait for the application documents to appear on the City’s website and provide additional details, we can make out some details from the renderings, which show that the heritage buildings are proposed to be retained almost entirely, rather than just preserving their facades. While we wait for the application documents, we can make out some details from the renderings. The podium of the tower would rise from behind the heritage buildings and be clad in reflective glazing so that the base of the building would give the impression that it is “dissolving” behind the heritage buildings. This effect would be achieved by concealing the base of the building behind the heritage buildings. The tower that would rise above the podium would be coated in grey stone, and it would feature reflective glazing that would provide a silver sheen to the building. Because of the way the apartment balconies are going to be arranged, the façade of the skyscraper will have a pattern that looks like a grid. The inside of the building would have a total of 837 residential apartments spread across its total floor space of 570,000m2. A mid-tower curtain wall consisting of multiple storeys would break up the tower approximately halfway up, giving the impression that a second tower is placed on top of the first one. This is done in order to alleviate the oppressive feeling that would be caused by the intended 69 stories of height. Related posts. Expert’s Reaction to the increasing rates by the Bank of Canada by admin123 Living in Main Floors- A Great matter of importance for Aging Canadians who want a Pleasant Life Ahead by admin123 National home prices historically higher, listings terribly low by admin123 Housing prices kicks off, stuck historically high, but trended lower in January by admin123 Soleil Condominiums by Mattamay to beam in Milton by admin123 As home prices rise, Ford wants to approve developments as soon as possible by admin123

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A Proposal to Construct Three Towers Across from the Pioneer Village

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A Proposal to Construct Three Towers Across from the Pioneer Village A plan has been proposed by N.H.D. Developments Ltd. to increase the number of people living in an apartment complex that is designed in the Tower-in-the-Park style and is located on the southwest corner of Steeles Avenue West and Jane Street in the Black Creek neighbourhood of Toronto. If the proposed By-law Amendment and Property Plan Approval authorize the building of three towers at 4001 Steeles Avenue West ranging in height from 35 to 45 storeys, the site will be able to accommodate 1,621 additional condominiums residences after the project is finished. N.H.D. Developments Inc. commissioned the architectural firm of Graziani + Corazza to design the structure that would be located in the city of Toronto at 4001 Steeles Avenue West. The following streets and avenues surround the land on all sides: Steeles Avenue to the north, Jane Street to the east, Hullmar Drive to the south, and another townhome site to the west. It is currently occupied by a commercial plaza that is just one storey tall and has surface parking, as well as a pair of Y-shaped rental apartment buildings that are either 14 or 17 floors tall. In a span of twelve minutes, it is possible to walk to both the Pioneer Village Station and the Highway 407 Station, which allow access to the Yonge-University subway line. These stations are located to the east and north of the starting point, respectively (Line 1). The parcel of land at issue may be found in what was then the city of North York; more specifically, it can be found on the northern limit of the Black Creek neighbourhood. You can discover the border that divides the City of Toronto and the City of Vaughan on the side of the road which is on the opposite side of the road, which is the north side of Steeles. The majority of the neighbourhood is composed of residential structures that are either low-rise or high-rise in height. The majority of the area’s employment lands are located to the west along Highway 400 and in Vaughan, which is located on the other side of Steeles. The high-rises are located not just along key arterial roads but also on the outskirts of natural areas of the city. Jane Street must be through in order to gain access to the Black Creek Pioneer Village from the east, and Steels Street must be traversed in order to gain access from the north. The Black Creek Community Farm can be found to the southeast of the project and is adjacent to Jane Street on one side. This farm features greenhouses, surrounding active agriculture, and pedestrian pathways. The proposed complex would be made up of buildings that would take the form of a pedestal and a tower respectively. Because of this, the GFA would end up being 109,193 m2, and the density would be 2.64 FSI. Building A may be found at the northernmost tip of the property and looks out over Steeles. A podium that is eight storeys tall and two towers that are each 45 storeys tall and are separated by 30 metres make up this structure, which faces east to west and is oriented in that direction. A floor plate that is 800 square metres in size can be found in each skyscraper. The seventh floor features a step-back that is 1.5 metres tall, which creates a street wall that is 6 storeys tall. This wall along the street is designed to complement the structure that is situated directly across the street and to the north. The six-storey street wall that wraps around the podium elevation to the east provides a frame for the outdoor amenity area that has been provided in the site’s most northeastern corner. Building B, which can be found on the east side of the land, is laid out in a direction that runs from north to south. It reaches a height of 35 storeys and offers a podium and streetwall height that is comparable to that of Building A. This building also has a similar footprint. In addition, the floorplate of the tower is 800 square metres, and it is separated from Tower A2 by a distance of 30 metres and from the apartment building that is already there to the southwest by a distance of 28 metres. Building B is a transitional structure that decreases in height as it moves from one side of the site to the other. Moreover, it also approaches the Y-shaped buildings that are located at 5000 Jane Street and 4001 Steeles Avenue West. A small residential lobby can be found on the ground floor of the base buildings, in addition to the interior amenity rooms that can be found running along the main frontages of the buildings. The beginning of the residential units can be found on the second floor, and each floor that comes after that is quite similar to each other. The entirety of the residential units contained within Buildings A and B brings the total number of homes that can be found there to 1,621. The overall proposed unit mix is comprised of 4 studios, which together account for 0% of the total, 1,079 one-bedroom units, 396 two-bedroom units, and 142 three-bedroom units, which together account for 90% of the total. There will also be 4 townhouses, which will account for 10% of the total. The total amount of amenity space that would be offered to residents would be 6,524 square metres, and this space would be distributed across indoor and outdoor places in an equal manner. A new road would run in a northwest-to-southeast direction through the middle of the property in question, in between the planned structures and the existing buildings. It would connect to the existing surface parking spaces, as well as lead to and from the driveway entrances on Hullmar Drive. This driveway is intended to accommodate passenger pick-up and drop-off, in addition to providing access

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CIBC: Housing deficiencies linked to undercounted demand

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CIBC: Housing deficiencies linked to undercounted demand Even though interest rates are moving higher, some economists think that a change in rates won’t have much of an impact on the housing market until something is done to address Canada’s chronic supply issue. This is because interest rates are negatively correlated with home prices. Benjamin Tal, managing director and deputy chief economist at CIBC Capital Markets, and Katherine Judge, director, and senior economist at CIBC Capital Markets, recently collaborated on a new article for In Focus with CIBC Capital Markets in which they explained why an increase in interest rates might not necessarily help the struggling housing market. There has already been a reaction in the market as a result of increasing borrowing costs; nonetheless, this will not solve the problems associated with housing affordability. Instead, a pause in market activity may simply alleviate symptoms or “worsen the supply-demand imbalance in the market.” “Entering a more relaxed housing environment should not ease the urgency in which the chronic lack of housing supply in the Canadian market is dealt with,” said the In Focus report. “After years of fighting supply issues using demand tools, governments at all levels finally recognize that over time, the housing affordability crisis will worsen without adequate supply policies.” The question then is, what causes the problem with the supply? Both Tal and Judge pointed the finger at the faulty methodology that was used to formulate housing policy as well as the industry’s inability to satisfy provincial and federal housing goals as a part of the problem. Comparison of Canadian Housing to others Comparison of Canadian housing performance to other countries is an overly simplistic method to use when attempting to evaluate the state of the housing market in Canada. A comparison between the housing stock and the population is typically done using the database maintained by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which is used in order to present a picture of the housing supply difficulties that Canada faces on an international scale. Comparing Canada to other countries was the approach that was taken for the drafting of the federal budget for 2022. This comparison, on the other hand, is susceptible to oversimplification due to the fact that variations in household formation and demographics can cloud its conclusions. According to the economists working with CIBC, “Furthermore, taking housing stock as a share of the population doesn’t account for differences in demographics or cultural preferences that shape household sizes or formation rates.” “Nor does it account for the different propensity to rent, as countries with higher shares of renters generally have more abundant housing supply.” the report states. Even when the housing market in Canada is compared to that in the United States, the results may not be realistic. According to Judge and Tal, both countries have housing stock that is comparable when measured against the norms of the OECD. However, this does not explain why property prices in Canada have increased at a rate that is twice as fast as those in the United States during the previous 20 years. According to the reports, “These shortcomings of international comparisons suggest that it’s more informative to look at Canada’s housing market in isolation to determine what’s behind the market’s imbalance” Inadequate picture of demands due to undercounting of households Tal and Judge highlighted that household formation is the most important element to evaluate when it comes to estimating the demand for housing; yet, the statistics that they provide are typically not correct. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) collects data on household formation by converting population growth into the number of households using the quality of households formed from a given number of individuals and then translating that number back into population growth. On the other hand, some information is being lost in the translation, which is leading to a “gross underestimate of the real number of households in Canada, and thus demand for housing.” “And if demand is undercounted, then of course the supply released by municipalities to meet that demand will be inadequate,” explained the report. For instance, the Demographic Division of Statistics Canada counts all individuals whose non-permanent residence visas have expired and who are still in the nation as having departed the country 30 days after their visas have expired. Nevertheless, during the epidemic, non-permanent residents who had expired visas were allowed to stay in the country through extensions. This means that those people are not included in any official figures, despite the fact that they still require housing. In a different example, Tal and Judge said that the estimates done by CMHC assume the same headship rate for new immigrants, non-permanent residents, and long-term residents. According to Tal and Judge’s estimation, the existing need for housing is undercounted by 500,000 households. Limitations imposed on the industry to meet the demands of housing The issue of housing supply in Canada “is serious and needs action” as implied by the undercounting of the demand for homes. Tal and Judge emphasized that although there is no shortage of ideas to generate housing, not enough attention is being paid to the reality that the industry’s means to meet higher housing targets is limited. The rise in the typical amount of time needed to finish a building project is one facet of the problem. “It takes twice as long to complete both low-rise and high-rise units today than it did two decades ago. And a lack of labour supply is a major cause of those delays,” said the report. “While large developers are usually able to secure their own labour pool, that’s not the case for mid-sized and small operators that account for 30 to 40 percent of activity.” Competition for labourers has intensified as a result of large-scale infrastructure projects, an issue that has become even more difficult as a result of shortages imposed by COVID-19. The construction industry did not return to its pre-pandemic employment levels until January 2022. This was a

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Canada’s housing affordability declines the most in 27 years.

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Canada’s housing affordability declines the most in 27 years. A mortgage for the average home in Canada will cost Canadians more than half of their household income for the first time since the mid-1990s. The National Bank of Canada (NBC) noted in its latest Housing Affordability Monitor report that housing affordability in Canada has worsened for the fifth consecutive quarter. In comparison to the previous quarter, the MPPI (mortgage payment as a proportion of income) for a typical home increased by 4.9 percentage points. This is the worst quarter in more than 27 years of declines in the stock market. All ten major markets studied by NBC were found to have decreased in affordability, with the exception of Victoria, Toronto, and Vancouver. “Over the last 12 months, the worsening in affordability was the nastiest in 40 years,” said the report. “For the first time since 1994, it would take more than 50 percent of income for a representative household to service the mortgage on a representative home in Canada’s main urban centres.” “Headwinds will continue to blow against Canada’s real estate market in the months ahead with the Bank of Canada pursuing its monetary policy normalization process through higher policy rates and quantitative tightening,” further said the report. In Q1-2022, rising property prices and rising interest rates were cited as the two key factors that contributed to Canada’s deteriorating housing affordability. Since Q3-2013, NBC’s 5-year benchmark mortgage rate has jumped 46 bps in Q4-2021, the highest one-quarter change since that period. By choosing variable-rate mortgages in recent months, most homebuyers have been able to escape large price rises, but the terms of these mortgages are becoming less attractive. Because of this, the resale market has been affected. The worst losses in affordability have struck Canada’s major cities the hardest. The most severe drops in affordability were seen in the largest and most costly cities in Canada during the first quarter of 2002. For the third quarter in a row, Victoria recorded the highest annual decline in its MPPI, which rose by 19.6 percentage points. As a direct consequence of this, Victoria’s MPPI reached 80%, which represents the highest level for the city since the second quarter of 2008. The MPPI in Victoria experienced an increase of 8.5 percentage points on a quarterly basis. The MPPI increased to 85.7 percent for non-condos and to 44.2 percent for condos, representing respective increases of 9.3 percent and 4.1 percent from the previous quarter. At the moment, the yearly household income required to afford a non-condo in Victoria is $204,078 whereas the annual household income required to afford a condo in Victoria is $123,747. At an annual savings rate of 10%, it would take 382 months (31.8 years) to save up enough money for a downpayment on a house that is not a condo, while it would only take 58 months (4.8 years) to save up enough money for a condo. In the same province, the city of Vancouver had a significant decline in its affordability as a result of the MPPI’s seven-point increase during the first quarter of 2018, an acceleration that hasn’t been seen in the records since the year 1994. The typical monthly mortgage payment in Vancouver now takes up 81.4 percent of the city’s median salary, making it the most expensive city in Canada in which to purchase a property. The Vancouver Multiple Property Index (MPPI) surged by nine percent quarterly to reach 101.5 percent for properties that were not condos. Meanwhile, the MPPI for condos rose by 3.2 percent to reach 43.4 percent. If you want to buy a house that isn’t a condo in the largest city in British Columbia, you’ll need an annual income of at least $285,078; if you want to buy a condo, you’ll need an annual income of at least $142,357. In the event that you intend to save up for a down payment, it will take you approximately 452 months (37.6 years) and 63 months (5.25 years) of savings at a rate of 10% to be able to afford a non-condo or condo residence, respectively. In Toronto, the situation is not significantly better than it was before. The city saw the largest quarterly decline in affordability since 1994 during the first quarter of 2012, as the MPPI increased by 8.1 percentage points to reach its highest level since 1990. The median price per square foot index (MPPI) for non-condo properties rose by 8.9 percent quarterly to 81.5 percent, while the same gauge increased by 4.2 percent for condo properties to an MPPI of 44.2 percent. Homebuyers in Toronto need an annual income of $228,100 to be able to afford the typical house that is not a condo. This figure is significantly more than the required amount of finances, which is only $144,644 for a condo. It would take around 363 months (30.2 years) to save up enough money for a down payment on a house that is not a condo, while it would only take 64 months (5.3 years) to save up enough money for a down payment on a condo in the city. Related posts. 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Five Ontario Cities that will Surprise you with their Low Property Tax Rates

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Five Ontario Cities that will Surprise you with their Low Property Tax Rates When it comes to buying real estate, people often emphasize the importance of the place, the location of the property and what you spend on property taxes each year is a part of that. Why are the properties so cheap? Well, the price of the properties in Ontario has dropped recently in the face of the pandemic. A recent report has made it easier for aspiring homeowners to flesh out their choices when buying properties by publishing a list of Ontario cities that have the state’s highest and lowest fixed property taxes. What do official reports say? In July, Lowestrates.ca reported that the cities that have smaller populations and properties valued at low prices tend to have a higher tax rate to make up for the lack of taxpayers. In contrast, in densely populated cities and more expensive properties, tax rates are lower because tax payments will be more flexible. So what is it that determines the tax on these residential properties? Three factors determine your property tax rate: the assessed value of one’s home (it is different from the market value), the education tax rate determined by the province and the residential tax rate which is unique to each city. As the report states here are the five least expensive cities in Ontario for the 2021 property tax bracket :- 1. Vaughan, 0.67 % 2. Burlington, 0.78 % 3. Kitchener, 1.11 % 4. Clarence-Rockland, 1.26 % 5. Thorold, 1. 42 % However, the most expensive city in 2021 is Bellville in eastern Ontario which has a residential property tax rate of 1.67%. North Bay, Thomas, Sarnia, then Peterborough followed. Here’s a list of the least expensive cities in Ontario for the 2021 property tax bracket : Vaughan, 0.67 % If you entered your home’s Provincial Assessment price, the Vaughan government calculate your own home tax by multiplying your Assessment price through Vaughan’s final assets tax rate. Burlington, 0.78 % Burlington metropolis council accepted the 2021 Tax levy bylaw on May 5. The overall assets tax growth is 2.5 % or $19.02 for each $100,000 of city residential assessment. Kitchener, 1.11 % Kitchener assets tax is primarily based totally on the assessed fee of your home. Every 4 years, the Municipal Assessment Corporation (MPAC) conducts an assessment of residences throughout Ontario and submits assessed values for every one of them. This assessed fee can vary considerably from the marketplace fee of your assets. Your very last assets tax quantity is calculated through multiplying the Kitchener very last assets tax charge for the 12 months through the MCAP assets assessed fee. Clarence-Rockland, 1.26 % The new budget plan saw on the end of October 2020, a 3.03 per cent growth in property taxes for the municipal levy part of the city’s sales for the subsequent year. Thorold, 1.42 % Residential properties have a tax ratio of 1.000000 and the city tax rate is 0.606774% %. So, which is the most expensive option? The most expensive city in 2021 is Bellville in eastern Ontario which has a residential property tax rate of 1.67%. North Bay, St. Thomas, Sarnia, and then Peterborough closely follows. A home in Clarence Rockland, valued at $ 500,000, would require about $ 6,487.56 in annual property tax based on city property tax and property tax rates. These are merely rough calculations and assumptions. The report, as it stands, is not 100% representative of the entire province since it has only compiled information from 32 of Ontario’s 51 cities, all of whom have updated their property tax rates for 2021. But this report also comes with its flaws as it fails to provide prospective property owners and homeowners a generalized idea of what residential property tax looks like across the province. An aerial view of Toronto, Ontario (Dan Sedran/Shutterstock) Related posts. Five Ontario Cities that will Surprise you with their Low Property Tax Rates by admin123 MADISON GROUP TO EXPAND EGLINTON ESTATE WITH NEW INNOVATIVE ADDITIONS by admin123 PXL GALLERY IS CANADA’S FIRST PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION by admin123 TORONTO’S WARDEN AVENUE IS NOW HOME TO NEW MULTI-TOWER PROJECT by admin123 Diamond Schmitt group to transform Ontario place in Toronto into wellness resort by admin123 Household mortgage debt just rises with a record number in Canada by admin123

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MADISON GROUP TO EXPAND EGLINTON ESTATE WITH NEW INNOVATIVE ADDITIONS

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MADISON GROUP TO EXPAND EGLINTON ESTATE WITH NEW INNOVATIVE ADDITIONS 2018 saw the approval of a proposed tower at the site of Eglinton Avenue East in 150 Midtown Toronto. ABOUT MADISON GROUP Madison Group is the developer behind Capitol residences and Nobu residences in Toronto. They have recently expanded their landholdings on the East block of Yonge Street and are currently seeking a redevelopment that can incorporate larger properties. The new submission includes two residential towers with a vibrant podium and a grass-covered, airy public atrium. MADISON GROUP’S PLAN WITH THE EGLINTON EAST SITE The group looks to add new features to the redevelopment plans. The original application submitted by Madison Group was from 2015. It included the plans to initially build a 39-storey mixed-use building for retail, office and residential purposes exclusively on the 150 Eglinton East property. In 2018, the City of Toronto passed two legislative amendments to revise the proposal, including a 46- story structure, 429 homes and additional retail and office space. The latest design retains elements of the original and just extends a few newer ideas. Designed by BDP Quadrangle, the versatile 6-story podium consists of two apartment towers of 43 and 46 storeys in height. At the heart of the design is the iconic 6-story skylight that provides a publicly accessible and landscaped connection between a POPS (Privately Owned Publicly accessible Space) along Eglinton Avenue East, and even two additional POPs through 134 and 140 Redpath Avenue on the East side of the site. The podium is designed with entry and exit steps to promote visual interest, provide protection from the elements and help differentiate itself from an ensemble of residential towers. There is a residential entrance (one for each tower) on either side and a magnificent six-story central atrium adjacent to the retail stores, not only in the premises but also in the offices. In total, the project offers 62,554 m² of residential GFA, 13,046 m² of GFA for offices and 819 m² of commercial GFA, with a density of 14.79 FSI on the extension site, compared to 15.22 small ISPs initially approved. The POPS space along Eglinton Avenue, which is part of this Eglinton Stretch Toronto Green Line project, will be a planned green space that will enliven the front of the building and provide ample space for residents. Residential areas. Publicly accessible highways are designed to provide green all year round in the atrium. Meanwhile, the POPS on 13 Red Pass Avenue acts as an “art lane” for flexible scheduling, while the POPS on 140 Red Pass Avenue provides sidewalks, seats, plants and lighting. Two towers combined with 2 studios, 126 one-bedrooms (15%), 288 one-bedroom-plus-dens (34%), 338 two-bedrooms (40%) and 91 three-bedrooms (11%) make up the 845 residential units that the exquisite property has to provide. The residents have access to a total of 2,247 m² of indoor service space on 5th, 6th and 7th levels and 1,137 m² of outdoor service space. Additionally, exclusive amenity space would be provided to office users who will have access to showers, change rooms, meeting rooms and outdoor terrace space on floors 2 to 5. The three-level underground car park can accommodate 30 vehicles and can also accommodate 907 bicycles. Rendering: BDP Quadrangle Photo Credit: livabl.com Related posts. MADISON GROUP TO EXPAND EGLINTON ESTATE WITH NEW INNOVATIVE ADDITIONS by admin123 PXL GALLERY IS CANADA’S FIRST PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION by admin123 TORONTO’S WARDEN AVENUE IS NOW HOME TO NEW MULTI-TOWER PROJECT by admin123 Diamond Schmitt group to transform Ontario place in Toronto into wellness resort by admin123 Household mortgage debt just rises with a record number in Canada by admin123 A projected 50-story mixed-use tower with a conserved mid-century office building at Yonge and Bloor streets by admin123

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PXL GALLERY IS CANADA’S FIRST PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION

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PXL GALLERY IS CANADA’S FIRST PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION PXL GALLERY IS CANADA’S FIRST PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION Located in SmartVMC, SmartCentres’ revealed 100-acre city centre in Vaughan, the gallery adorns the facade of one of the apartment towers. Gallery PXL is one of the first larger-than-life art installations that was introduced in a new section of downtown Vaughn recently, this summer. Covering 10,000 square feet, Gallery PXL adorns the facade of one of the SmartVMC communal towers and has housing exhibits of specially curated unique artwork designed by renowned digital artists. LED tarpaulin lights are incorporated into the building structure and overlook the SmartVMC Regional Bus Station and Vaughan Metropolitan Center TTC Metro Station. Digital art has become more and more fashionable over the past decade with the development of technology. It is a versatile medium. As Vaughan City’s Senior Curator of Art, Sharon Gumm-Kochar says that Public art is like an urban design mechanism and enhances the character of the city. An open call for proposals was organized, during which artists were invited to submit ideas for their vision. Artists, namely, Jim Campbell, Rafaël Rosendaal and Rob King have received commissions and will be PXL Gallery’s first three successive exhibitions. “Public art is an urban design mechanism that brings vibrancy to the forefront, and gives a personality to the city,” says Ms Gaum-Kuchar. “The PXL Gallery is theatrical and dynamic. It is not a static entity. The artist’s work is constantly morphing and evolving, and the resulting effect is a sense of transformation that really aligns with the vision for SmartVMC.” Campbell, an artist and digital pioneer based in San Francisco, was instrumental in the design and development of the PXL Gallery. Known for his state-of-the-art low-resolution LED lighting. Campbell has worked with the likes of Smart Centres. Diamond Schmitt Architects, Studio F Minus, Mulvey and Banani Lighting to research LED technology, glass frit patterns while doing substantial infrastructure testing on the one that supports the gallery. CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY – Silence, Rafaël Rozendaal Rafaël Rosendaal is a New York-based Brazilian-Dutch artist who uses the Internet as his canvas, Silence is his digital artwork made up of three moving images surrounding the movement. Rosendaal’s works are abstract but include space and movement, reminiscent of landscape and travel. With moderate use of minimal elements of colour and rhythm, he was able to create immersion to its maximum extent as well as deep contemplation. Jim Campbell’s work will premiere this fall, followed by an exhibition of digital art by Rob King. Best viewed after sunset, PXL Gallery opening hours daily from 21:00 in summer and 12:00 The installation stands tall in the west of Millway Avenue between Portage Parkway and Apple Mill Road on SmartVMC. Photo Credit: SmartCentres Related posts. PXL GALLERY IS CANADA’S FIRST PERMANENT ART INSTALLATION by admin123 TORONTO’S WARDEN AVENUE IS NOW HOME TO NEW MULTI-TOWER PROJECT by admin123 Diamond Schmitt group to transform Ontario place in Toronto into wellness resort by admin123 Household mortgage debt just rises with a record number in Canada by admin123 A projected 50-story mixed-use tower with a conserved mid-century office building at Yonge and Bloor streets by admin123 Most Canadian Real Estate Market beyond affordability for Middle Class by admin123

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TORONTO’S WARDEN AVENUE IS NOW HOME TO NEW MULTI-TOWER PROJECT

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TORONTO’S WARDEN AVENUE IS NOW HOME TO NEW MULTI-TOWER PROJECT Location: 685 Warden Avenue, Scarborough, Toronto Developer: Choice Properties REIT Architect: Turner Fleischer Architects Due to a recently submitted development proposal, the vacant land around Birchmount Park in Scarborough could be improved. In early July, a revised official draft of a master plan, redevelopment and zoning was presented to the City to transform a vacant lot located at 683-685 Warden Avenue into a multi-use project with over 1,500 new ones. apartments. The same developer, Choice Properties REIT, partnered with Daniels Corporation earlier this year to come up with another major project, the redevelopment of the Golden Mile shopping centre. The development site is positioned at the eastwards of Warden Avenue, barely south of St. Clair Avenue East and the Warden TTC Subway Station. The rectangular lot spans about 6.5 acres, and is presently vacant, having been formerly occupied by a one-storey industrial complex and a rail spur owned by former Geco CN. According to the planning by Bousfields Inc, a rear part of the land became severed from the previous Geco CN rail spur in 2004 and conveyed to “Loblaw,” the previous proprietor of the land. Two years later, Loblaw submitted a Rezoning and Site Plan Control application to construct commercial spaces and a grocery store on the grounds of the consolidated lands. After the local planning was made appealing a submission was made of a revised application in 2007 where Loblaw appealed their Rezoning and Site Plan Approval applications to the OMB. However, that has since been closed and withdrawn. The latest proposal for the site might see the introduction of a brand new street, a public park and 6 residential towers, known as Buildings A to F, starting from 13 to 36 storeys. The novel “C-shaped” public street might act as a fringe across the building site, with the six buildings built indoors and an internal north-south private street bisecting the building premises. A 1/3 submission made this month envisions similarly will increase to the peak and density of the proposal. Although the peak of the mid-upward push constructing on the nook of Warden Avenue and Roper Road (Building A) has been decreased from 9 to 6 storeys to “higher relate to the present constructed shape placed north of the site,” the peak of the constructing at the southwest nook (Building B) has accelerated from eleven to 19 storeys to house extra housing opportunities. The construction hugging the subway corridor (Building C) stays at 18 storeys. The revised improvement might additionally include 311 parking areas and 594 bicycle parking areas. A TTC workplace construction proposed at once north of Building C is being taken into consideration one by one from this improvement. The proposed 1,519 houses would be reduced to 928 one-bedroom and one-plus-den suites, 452 two-bedroom and 139 three-bedroom units. According to the application’s project information sheet, the houses might be tenured as condos. Pedestrians might be capable of input the improvement via a vital open area and journey alongside a pedestrian connection (POPS) that slopes up from Warden Avenue and leads via the site in the direction of the brand new public park to the east. The (POPS) might be paired with outdoor landscaped regions and outside amenity centres for the residents. Buildings A and B, every thirteen storeys in height, might be built at the northeast and southeast corners of the site, incorporating numerous architectural stepbacks on their east-facing elevations. The proposed linear public parkland might be positioned simply east of Buildings A and B. The tallest towers within the project, the 36-storey Building C and the 33-storey Building D, might be located in the centre of the building site. Buildings E and F, which can be 22- and 19-storeys tall, might be constructed closest to Warden Avenue. Residents of Buildings C to F will cohabit in 24,801 square feet of outside amenity area at the building’s 2nd level, and 7,986 square ft among Buildings A and B. Indoor amenity areas might be positioned at some point of the 1st and 2nd floors of every tower, fronting onto the outside area. A general of 996 parking areas will be included in the project. Two levels of underground parking space will be furnished for Buildings C to F via the brand new street, plus an extra parking area on the ground floor of the podium. Parking might additionally be set aside in the podium of Buildings A and B. In the neighbourhood, sales are expected to boost soon for Nahid Kennedy, while registration is open for 3431 St Clair Avenue East. Related posts. 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