News Releases
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TRREB: Condo Rental Transactions Up in Q1 2024
The number of condominium apartment lease transactions reported through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) MLS® System was up strongly year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024. Over the same period, the number of units listed for rent was up by an even greater annual rate. This resulted in more choice for renters and…
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TRREB Statement on the 2024 Federal Budget
To tackle Canada’s housing affordability crisis, governments need to do two things. First, they must build more homes of all types. Second, they must lower the taxes and fees Canadians pay to find an affordable place to call home. Today’s Federal Budget gets it right on supply but needs to be careful about the impact…
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TRREB Statement on Canada’s Housing Plan
Canada is in the middle of a historic housing affordability crisis and families need governments at all levels to come forward with policies that will lower costs for home buyers and get more homes built faster. Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister Freeland and Minister Fraser of Canada’s Housing Plan is a historic commitment…
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TRREB Statement on Bill 185 and the Province’s Efforts to Expedite Housing Development
In the face of a historic housing affordability crisis, Ontario needs to continue implementing bold policy changes that clear the way to building more homes. The provincial government is continuing its work to address the province’s housing supply and affordability crisis with another piece of housing legislation, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act,…
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Media Invite: TRREB Market Outlook and Year in Review Event in Simcoe County
Media are invited to attend TRREB’s 2024 Market Outlook and Year in Review Simcoe County event on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Hear industry experts weigh in on TRREB’s housing outlook on average prices and sales for 2024, the need for housing supply with rising immigration, the latest buying and selling intentions, and…
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TRREB: Selling Prices Up In March and Set to Accelerate This Spring
March 2024 home sales reported through TRREB’s MLS® System were lower than the March 2023 result, due in part to the statutory holiday Good Friday falling in March this year versus April last year. Despite a better-supplied market compared to last year, there was enough competition between buyers to see a moderate increase in the…
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TRREB: The Province is Hearing Our Housing Calls – the New Ontario Budget
Ontario’s housing affordability crisis is leaving individuals and families on the sidelines of the Canadian dream of homeownership. To reverse this trend, governments must prioritize bold policy changes that will speed up the building of thousands of new homes. The release of the 2024 Ontario Budget provides critical support to the province’s effort to save…
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Media Invite: TRREB Market Outlook and Year in Review Event in York Region
Media are invited to attend TRREB’s 2024 Market Outlook and Year in Review York Region event on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
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TRREB Urges Province to Go All-in on Modular to Lower Costs for Homebuyers
The high cost of housing is an ongoing challenge for individuals and families. Despite best efforts by governments at all levels, it’s clear that a further push and bold action is needed to get more homes built at lower costs for individuals. Greater Toronto Area (GTA) REALTORS® believe that innovative building techniques and new technology…
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TRREB: Buyers Re-Enter the GTA Housing Market in February
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales and new listings were up on an annual and monthly basis in February 2024. Selling prices also edged upward compared to a year earlier. Population growth and a resilient regional economy continued to support the overall demand for housing. Higher borrowing costs kept home sales below the February sales…
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Media Invite: TRREB Market Outlook and Year in Review Event in Peel
Media are invited to attend TRREB’s 2024 Market Outlook and Year in Review Peel event on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
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Media Invite: TRREB Market Outlook and Year in Review Event in Durham
Media are invited to attend TRREB’s 2024 Market Outlook and Year in Review Durham event on Friday, February 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.