Many of you have probably visited or seen videos of the Maeklong Railway Market in Bangkok. (I’ve done the latter, not the former.) It is one of the largest seafood markets in Thailand and it is literally housed on the railway’s tracks. Every time a… Read More
CIBC World Markets recently published this report by Benjamin Tal talking about the Toronto and Vancouver housing markets. Here is an excerpt: “But when the fog clears it will become evident that the long-term trajectory of the market will show even tighter conditions. The supply… Read More
The Ryerson City Building Institute and Urbanation recently published a terrific report called: Bedrooms in the Sky. Is Toronto Building the Right Condo Supply? Here is a quick synopsis: The 35-44 year old age bracket in this city will see significant growth over the next… Read More
This morning I woke up and decided that I could go for a bagel with lox and cream cheese. I figured, it’s the weekend, I’m going to treat myself. So I walked across the street to St. Urbain Bagel Bakery (see above photo). My Montreal… Read More
A new “transparent offer platform” called Haus has just launched in California to serve the residential real estate market. The way it works is that all offers are submitted online. And once an offer has been confirmed, it – along with all of its terms –… Read More
Bjarke Ingels’ West 57th Street project in New York (developed by The Durst Organization) has just started renting apartments (March 1). Since I’m in the rental business, I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at the rents – though I tend to obsess over… Read More
One aspect of the Toronto housing market that I’ve been paying close attention to is the adoption of multi-family dwellings by both long-term end-users and families. I’ve written about this before (here and here, over a year ago) and have argued that here in Toronto we… Read More
Just a few days ago, The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco published an interesting research study where they argue that this U.S. housing boom is different than that of the early 2000s. During the last boom, U.S. home prices peaked in 2006 and then… Read More
I really like this post by Daniel Hertz talking about the inherent tension in American housing policy. Here’s his conclusion: We are, in conclusion, profoundly conflicted as a nation when it comes to housing: we want it to be affordable, but we also want its… Read More
Whenever you’re starting to feel like real estate prices in your city are getting out of hand, just turn your attention to New York. It’ll make you feel better. The New York Times published an interactive overview of the Manhattan real estate market today. It… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 