Toronto City Council has adopted a new Inclusionary Zoning policy framework intended to get more affordable housing built across Toronto.
Toronto City Council has approved a new small business property tax class, to allow for a 15 per cent property tax reduction for small businesses. TRREB has supported this policy as an important way to encourage economic development.
The main federal political parties have released their housing plans. TRREB is encouraged by the attention being given by all parties to housing affordability challenges, something that TRREB has consistently advocated for many years. The affordability challenges we see today are fundamentally rooted in the fact that housing supply has not kept up with population…
As City Council meets today, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) is urging Councillors to carefully consider the implementation details of two items on Council’s agenda: a new Vacant Home Tax (VHT) and a new home energy rating and disclosure program. “As is often the case, the devil is in the details. The new…