Minimum-wage increase doesn’t make it much easier to live in East York: resident
To afford a house in East York on the recently increased minimum wage, a prospective buyer would need to save for decades.
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Toronto transitions from houses to condos
Condos have been popping up in Toronto and the GTA at a rapid rate over the past couple of years.
New report states the case for nonprofits to embrace direct action
meeting of tenant activists, academics and residents to reveal a new document: Demanding the Right to Housing and Right to the City.
Vigil for homeless Toronto woman killed in clothing donation bin
More than 100 people gathered on Thursday Jan. 10, 2019 to mourn the death of Crystal Papineau in the back alley of Bloorcourt Village, the location of a clothing donation bin where she died two days earlier.
East York housing in high demand, expert says
The East York community is booming, and so is its housing market.
East York real estate in strong demand
Despite the ups and downs of the Toronto housing market, demand for East York housing remains strong.
Red Door shelter finds a home
The Red Door Family Shelter has moved to an interim location at 1430 Gerrard St. E. after more than 10 years of failed real estate deals.
Young homebuyers left behind in housing boom
Over the past few years, Toronto’s housing prices have inflated like a hot air balloon, leaving first-time buyers priced out of the market and experts concerned about the possibility of a crash.
Rooming houses facing proposed regulation
City staff is proposing a new regulatory and licensing strategy for multi-tenant rooming houses in certain parts of Toronto where many may operate illegally.
New mortgage rules raising bar
New federal mortgage rules that came into effect on Monday may leave many first-time homebuyers in the dust. The federal government is trying to contain household debt and stabilize Toronto’s overheated housing market by cutting into the homebuyers’ purchasing power.