For those of you who love the Netflix hit series “Selling Sunset”. This is the same, except without the babes, glamour, money, DRAMAAH… and gorgeous unattainable properties of course.
Under the glare of council chamber lights, Barrie’s elected officials prepare to weigh a plan that could alter the rhythm of Ardagh Road, testing the city’s vision for neighbourhood growth. Tonight, Barrie city council faces a decision that extends beyond mere paperwork. At the heart of their agenda is a rezoning application for a 1.21-acre […]
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In Barrie, rents climb while families shrink, tightening the squeeze on would-be renters and homeowners alike. What once felt like a suburban safe haven now teeters under the weight of escalating costs and fewer hands to share the burden. Barrie’s housing market, like much of Canada, is wrestling with the classic law of supply and
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Canadian homeowners facing mortgage renewal are being thrust into the spotlight as the Bank of Canada’s latest rate cut triggers new questions and opportunities. When the Bank of Canada sliced its overnight benchmark by 25 basis points, dropping it to 2.5 per cent, it left a mark on the country’s mortgage landscape. According to the
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Eleven months of steady rent declines would once have sounded like fiction in Canada’s overheated housing market. Yet this August, the numbers delivered a rare burst of optimism for renters from coast to coast. The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation paints a nuanced picture. On the surface, average asking rent across the
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High hopes for Barrie’s housing market in 2025 cooled quickly as economic nerves and global trade disputes pulled would-be buyers to the sidelines. Just as the region’s market was set to gain traction, anxiety swept through, dampening the anticipated surge in demand. The story of Barrie’s summer housing season is not just about numbers. It’s
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Cracks have spidered across Ontario’s once-booming housing market, as the sound of hammers and saws fades to silence on construction sites from Barrie to London. What began as a slowdown has hardened into a standstill, leaving homebuyers and developers alike in a state of uneasy limbo. Ontario’s housing minister Rob Flack did not mince words.
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Cracks have spidered across Ontario’s once-booming housing market, as the sound of hammers and saws fades to silence on construction sites from Barrie to London. What began as a slowdown has hardened into a standstill, leaving homebuyers and developers alike in a state of uneasy limbo. Ontario’s housing minister Rob Flack did not mince words.
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It’s not every day Toronto home buyers get to breathe. But a surge in housing inventory across the Greater Toronto Area is doing just that—reshaping strategies and offering a rare window for those long sidelined by relentless bidding wars and soaring prices. For years, buyers in Toronto and the GTA faced a market that seemed
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The three-bedroom house at the end of the cul-de-sac sits quiet now, its last family dinner long forgotten. Inside, a retired couple weighs the cost—not just dollars and cents, but memories and roots—of moving on. Across town, a young couple scans online listings, hope and frustration in equal measure. The keys never change hands. The
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Fears ripple through Ontario’s supportive housing sector as a new law threatens to make landlords liable for drug activity in their rental units. While the legislation has not yet come into force, its shadow already weighs on organizations at the front lines of affordable housing. The government’s plan, embedded in Bill 10, aims to crack
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