Yesterday, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that Bill 5, the Legislation passed by Premier Doug Ford’s government to reduce the size of City Council from a planned 47 seats to 25 is the law of the land. Bill 5 was originally st …

Before 1945 most of the GTA was farmland. Large suburban cities, Mississauga, Vaughan, Maple, Brampton were either small towns, non-existent, or farmland. Toronto was largely relegated to what most now consider the city’s downto …

Toronto’s condo boom continues unabated, the number of construction projects and the lineup of cranes over the skyline continues to grow and impress. In this blog post, Tembo will outline some of the key condo projects that are …

The 2018 Toronto Mayoral election is fully on with the entry of Jennifer Keesmaat into the race. Toronto’s former Chief City Planner from 2012 to 2017, Keesmaat was well known for her strong voice and outspoken style, unlike oth …

Sales had their best month in over 14 years as growth hit 18% from June 2017 figures. Prices rose almost 3%, with the average home now exceeding $800,000. Listings also declined, tightening supply and beginning a trend which will bene …

Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party won a decisive majority government last week Doug Ford Hands Liberal Party It’s Worst Loss In Years Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party won a decisive majority government …

Ontario PC Party Leader Doug Ford was recently caught in the headlines in Ontario’s heated election campaign after a video was released showing him discussing Ontario’s Greenbelt. Ford said that he wanted to open up large tracts o …

   Apart from recent increases in interest rates by the Bank of Canada which Tembo predicted in our last blog, a big piece of recent real estate news deals with the rental market in Toronto, which is going through important changes …