Canadian housing prices continue to drop, but listings don’t tell the whole story
File photo Housing prices will continue to drop well into the first quarter of 2023, but home ownership remains an elusive, if not unfeasible, milestone for young...
Canada’s increased immigration targets: great for labour, not so good for housing
File photo Last year, Canada broke its annual immigration record with 405,000 newcomers The nation will continue to break this record until at least...
Locals say the housing market in Waterloo region is no longer affordable
Photo by Darien Funk The average price of houses jumped by 34 per cent in Waterloo region, and 23 per cent province wide year over year This has made it increasingly...
Kitchener’s first legal tiny home shows possible solution to housing crisis
Photo by Darien Funk Since the zoning bylaw amendment in April, Simon Wong has become the first property owner to receive a building permit for Kitchener’s first legal tiny...
New Kitchener bylaw allows for addition of tiny houses and granny flats
On Oct 28 the Kitchener city councillors ruled to approve a new residential bylaw that will allow up to three residential units on a property The bylaw will permit adding units...
Student housing issues lead to protests by those affected
Revolutionary Student Movement’s (RSM) Waterloo chapter organized a student housing rally that took place on Sept 23 after a massive data leak of over 6000 maintenance requests...