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Greater Toronto Area, April 24, 2025 – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales remained extremely low in March, showing little change from earlier months and marking a sixth consecutive month of record all-time lows, the…

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Greater Toronto Area, April 24, 2025 – The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced the winners of the 2025 GTA RenoMark Awards today. Started in 1999, the awards recognize professional renovators and custom home builders…

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Greater Toronto Area, March 27, 2025 – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales remained historically slow in February, marking the lowest ever February on record, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today….

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Greater Toronto Area, March 6, 2025 – A new report released earlier this week by the Missing Middle Initiative, commissioned for the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA),…

Read More from GTA must increase rate of building and adjust housing mix to accommodate demographic shifts

Greater Toronto Area, March 5, 2025 – Yesterday, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) released its 2024 Municipal Benchmarking Study that examines how local development processes, approvals, and charges impact housing affordability and housing supply in…

Read More from New National Housing Study Reinforces that GTA Municipalities have Significant Opportunities for Improvement 

Greater Toronto Area, February 21, 2025 – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales stayed low in January, but with prices low and inventory steady, these conditions create a unique buying opportunity, the Building Industry and…

Read More from GTA new home sales remain low in January – but with prices down and inventory up, buyers have a unique opportunity in the months ahead

Greater Toronto Area, January 29, 2025 – The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) applauds Mayor Parrish, City Council, and Staff for taking bold action to foster new home construction in Mississauga. By passing today’s…

Read More from BILD applauds the City of Mississauga for reducing development charges and other measures to increase new housing construction

Greater Toronto Area, January 28, 2025 – A new study, The State of Development Charges in Ontario, developed by Keleher Planning + Economic Consulting (KPEC) for the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the…

Read More from Housing Affordability Requires Modernization of Ontario’s Development Charge System, BILD and OHBA Study

Greater Toronto Area, January 27, 2025 – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales remained extremely low in December, reflecting the persistent decline in sales that defined 2024, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)…

Read More from Record-breaking low sales in December cap off the worst year for GTA new home sales since 1990 – Implications will be far reaching

Greater Toronto Area, January 22, 2025 – The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) applauds the City of Mississauga for releasing its extensive report and encompassing recommendations aimed at spurring development in the municipality. The…

Read More from BILD Applauds City of Mississauga Housing Task Force Report for Presenting Comprehensive Solutions to Current Crisis