Here’s what I can tell you this morning: Real estate development is a bit more fun when you don’t have to constantly worry about supply-chain issues, access to labor, high inflation, and regularly increasing interest rates. That said, if you just want to buy a… Read More
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Real estate startup Knock raises $400 million
I have been writing about the real estate startup Opendoor for many years here on the blog. Another promising startup in this space is Knock, and today it was announced that they just raised a $400 million Series B round (led by Foundry Group). They share… Read More
Only 2 new single-family homes sold in Toronto last month
Altus Group just released its January (2018) sales figures for the new home market in the Greater Toronto Area. – 1,251 new homes sold last month. 886 of these (or 70.8%) were condominium apartments (everything from stacked townhouses to high-rises). – This is down from… Read More
Supply, not foreigners
The chief economist at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Bob Dugan, recently published a piece in Macleans called: why the foreign buyers tax isn’t making Vancouver more affordable. Here’s an excerpt: One year after the implementation of the foreign buyers tax, monthly sales to… Read More