Podcast
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The “New Normal” of the Post-Pandemic Workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a fundamental shift in work in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with a huge impact on the traditionally bustling downtown core of office buildings. Two years into the pandemic, with some semblance of “new normal” on the horizon, what can employers and employees expect about the changing nature of work? TRREB…
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Keeping up with the Consumers: Early 2022 Ipsos Polling
It’s an anxiety-inducing time for many Ontarians in these first couple of months of 2022. A continued pandemic, rising inflation, and climate challenges all lend to changes in spending behaviour for residents of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. But how do worries at the forefront of our minds play out in the real…
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New Year, New Homes
Lack of available housing supply continues to be the major challenge for affordability in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), whether we’re talking about ownership or rental housing. This presents the real estate market with unique challenges. What are some ways to address them? On a recent episode of TRREB’s Ready to Real Estate podcast, host and TRREB Chief…
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“The Holy Grail”: A Report on Supply and Housing Affordability
What makes Canadian cities like Toronto and Vancouver so expensive to live in? Analysts and pundits point to issues such as foreign investment and speculation, as well as housing supply restrictions. But, recent findings from a British Columbia-based expert panel show that the housing supply in Vancouver is uniquely less responsive to changes in demand…