Real estate insights, tips, and market updates.
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The 10 cheapest places to buy a house in Ontario right now, ranked by the median asking price of active listings, from $399,000 in Thunder Bay to $649,999 in Niagara Falls. Active asking prices, not sold prices.
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132 condos are listed as BC court-ordered sales. Who pays the former owner's strata fees, which special levy instalments become yours, and what the Form B shows before you bid.
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More than a third of the detached houses for sale in Vancouver were built before 1951, when knob and tube wiring was standard. Here is how to spot it and deal with it before you buy.
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A $1,000,000 assessed home pays $7,228.89 a year in property tax in Markham and $15,753.42 in Oshawa. Here are the 2026 residential rates across the GTA, and why Toronto's low rate still produces a high bill.
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About one in four Metro Vancouver listings was built when Poly-B pipe was standard. Here is how to spot it, why BC insurers ask about it, and what to check before you buy.
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Greater Vancouver closed September 2026 with 14,958 active listings at a $1,149,000 median and 56 days on market. Fraser Valley: 7,449 listings, $979,000. Inventory turned back up and days on market fell for the first time since March, but 2,631 of the 5,228 listings that came off the market in September are already back on it.
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A $900,000 Ontario purchase closes with about $23,701 due on top of the price, and about $38,292 inside Toronto. Every line itemised, with the source for each figure and which ones you can avoid.
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A Toronto condo's asking price is only half of what it costs. Here is what the maintenance fee pays for, what pushes a building to the top of the fee range, and how property tax and insurance add up to a real monthly number.
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Ontario power of sale runs on notice periods, not court hearings: 15 days of default, then 35 days after notice. Here is what the Mortgages Act requires, what the lender owes the borrower, and what a buyer takes on.
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Buy in the City of Toronto and you pay land transfer tax twice, once to Ontario and once to the city. Here is the bracket math at real Toronto asking prices, plus both first-time buyer rebates.
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Toronto charges 3% of assessed value on homes left empty six months or more, and every owner must declare each year. Here are the rules, the exemptions, and what a buyer inherits at closing.
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Toronto has 8,031 active residential listings and 715 price cuts in the past 30 days. A supply-side read of the live listing book across Toronto and the GTA.
