Heddle Real Estate - Royal LePage State Realty Brokerage

By Mike Heddle
Posted Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022 11:12 am

Hamilton home prices continue to climb as GTA buyers 'drive until they qualify'

Buyers can expect another decade of ‘strong price appreciation’ in the city, according to Royal LePage The average price of a single-family home in Hamilton has grown by more than 35 pe...

By Mike Heddle
Posted Monday, Apr 25, 2022 10:11 am

Persistent demand coupled with low inventory drives 2022 home price forecast higher to 15%

First quarter highlights: National aggregate home price soars 25.1% year-over-year in first quarter of 2022 – highest Q1 gain on record Kingston, Ontario, posts highest year-over-year ag...

By Mike Heddle
Posted Monday, Apr 18, 2022 4:24 pm

New federal budget outlines upcoming housing initiatives

Last week, the federal government announced their new budget and with it, brought many new initiatives targeting the housing market. As housing affordability and availability have become ever-increasi...

By Mike Heddle
Posted Monday, Apr 11, 2022 12:30 pm

Ontario Cracking Down on Foreign Real-Estate Speculation with the Most Comprehensive Non-Resident Speculation Tax in Canada

TORONTO — As part of its commitment to tackle Ontario’s housing crisis by prioritizing Ontario families and homebuyers, the government is increasing the Non-Resident Speculation Tax rate t...

By Shawna Connelly
Posted Monday, Apr 04, 2022 9:43 am

Ontario Hits Foreign Homebuyers With 20% Tax as Election Nears

(Bloomberg) -- Ontario is raising a tax on home purchases by some foreigners to 20% and making it harder to avoid as it tries to cool a scorching real estate market. The so-called speculation tax w...