by Barbara Lawlor | Jan 27, 2023 | Blog
TORONTO VACANT HOME TAX IS IN EFFECT If you own or are thinking of buying a home or condominium in Toronto with the intention of leaving it vacant, think again. An annual tax will now be levied on Toronto residences that have been vacant for six months or more,...
by Barbara Lawlor | Dec 20, 2022 | Blog
A Breath of Fresh Air Ontario’s Conservative government has announced the goal of achieving 1.5 million new homes to be built during the next decade. The tabled bill entitled “More Homes, Built Faster Act” is intended to help them reach that goal. As part of the bill,...
by Barbara Lawlor | Oct 13, 2022 | Blog
IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING SUPPLY The second quarter of 2022 marked the fastest population growth in Canada since the height of the baby boom, with our population growth pace the highest among the G7 nations. This is great news for our country because immigrants keep us...
by Barbara Lawlor | Jul 4, 2022 | Blog
SAY, WHAT? At Baker Real Estate Incorporated, we are busier than ever. Recently, we launched three of the Greater Toronto Area’s most anticipated and significant condominium communities, and our pipeline for the remainder of the year and into 2023 is robust, with no...
by Barbara Lawlor | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog
WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING, WHO DEFINES AFFORDABLE? For years, we have been reading about affordable housing and how difficult it is to find in Ontario, and in fact across Canada. But what does the word “affordable” mean? Who defines it?CMHC has defined it to mean that...
