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Every month, Kate Teves, HR consultant, recruiter and founder of The HR Pro, answers Realtors’ questions about anything and everything related to human resources. Have a question for Kate? Send her an email. As an HR consultant, I often get called in when two employees, two managers, or a combination of people are caught in a loop of rolling eyes, passive-aggressive emails, under-the-breath remarks and tense meeting-room silences you could cut with a dull knife. Sometimes the conflict is subtle, little jabs taking place by leaving the other person off important emails or having business meetings when they aren’t around.…
A new 37-storey purpose-built rental tower could join an existing 29-storey apartment building in Toronto’s South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood that would provide 400 new rental units within walking distance of higher-order transit.The rental building currently occupying the site is operated by Brookfield Properties and plans were filed by Goldberg Group on behalf of 77 Davisville Nominee Inc. in late July. Plans support a Zoning Bylaw Amendment application to allow for the increased height of the proposed infill development.Located at 77 Davisville Avenue, the nearly two-acre site sits just east of the Yonge Street and Davisville intersection in Midtown. Nearby are a…
The kids are not alright, according to a new report from one of Canada’s Big Six banks. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the youth unemployment rate saw a sharp uptick in July, and has climbed to the highest level since 2010 (excluding pandemic). BMO notes that rising unemployment is typical in a recession, but joblessness this concentrated in young adults is not. The bank warns this isn’t due to a lack of demand for workers, but an excess supply of labour from the massive study permit boom. Canadian Youth Unemployment Rate Is Soaring Faster Than General Joblessness Canada’s youth…
New data from rental solutions platform SingleKey and credit reporting agency Equifax shows renter pressures are nearing crisis levels, with housing costs consuming nearly 40 per cent of income nationally and well above that threshold in Toronto. SingleKey’s analysis highlights mounting affordability challenges: The national average rent is $2,200 per month. Highest in Vancouver ($3,095) and Toronto ($2,899). Lowest in Montreal ($1,520). Income pressures: Renters nationally spend 37.6 per cent of income on housing, nearing the “crisis” threshold of 40 per cent. Toronto renters already exceed it at 41.1 per cent. Average renter income: $112,450, ranging from $91,779 in Montreal…
While both Regina and Saskatoon are operating in competitive, seller-friendly market conditions, with sales far above historical averages and critically low inventory, there are differences in their individual trends. Saskatoon is seeing higher overall transaction volume with more new listings, but also with tighter supply conditions and higher benchmark prices. Regina, on the other hand, is setting new record-high prices, with strong year-over-year price growth and continued appreciation. Sales Saskatoon recorded 575 sales in June 2025, for its second-highest total on record for the month, compared to 402 sales in Regina. While both markets posted strong year-over-year growth, with 6.7%…
A report released Wednesday finds that the GTA is on track to amass a roughly 235,000-unit deficit in purpose-built rental (PBR) housing supply over the next 10 years, made up of the current and projected shortfall in units. Using comparative pro forma analysis, the report also shows how far targeted policy changes can go towards making projects more viable moving forward. The report was assembled by the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) in conjunction with real estate consulting firm Urbanation and cost consulting company Finnegan Marshall, and it shares sobering insights into current PBR housing needs in the…
Homeownership is becoming more expensive, and it’s not just because home prices are rising. Mortgage payments are one of the largest costs of owning a home, and with today’s higher interest rates, average monthly payments are far above where they were a decade ago. Over the last ten years, the average monthly mortgage payment in every major U.S. city has at least doubled, while average annual incomes have grown at a much slower pace. The result is tighter budgets for families and longer timelines for first-time buyers trying to save enough to purchase a home. Zoocasa analyzed median single-family home…
Home sales were strong across the country last month, but that hasn’t stopped prices from sliding in Canada’s least affordable markets. According to the latest Teranet-National Bank Composite Index, prices fell by 0.8 per cent from June to July, the sixth consecutive monthly decline. Prices have fallen by five per cent since January. “This comes against a backdrop where the resale market continues to be particularly weak, due in particular to the uncertainty surrounding the trade war with the United States,” said National Bank economist Daren King. Although the number of transactions on the resale market has risen over the…
Source: Statistics Canada The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) is a monthly measure from Statistics Canada that tracks price changes for newly built ground-oriented homes, including single-family, semi-detached, and row houses. It reflects the selling prices builders charge for comparable units over time, excluding condos and resale properties. By holding home specifications constant, the NHPI isolates real price movement driven by market forces such as construction costs, labour, and land value. The NHPI offers insight into how the cost of newly built homes changes over time, indicating pressures in construction input costs (materials, labour), lot availability, and developer pricing behaviour.…