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…
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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, 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…
BILD applauds the City of Mississauga for reducing development charges and other measures to increase new housing construction
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…
Housing Affordability Requires Modernization of Ontario’s Development Charge System, BILD and OHBA Study
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…
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 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)…
BILD Applauds City of Mississauga Housing Task Force Report for Presenting Comprehensive Solutions to Current Crisis
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…
BILD Launches New Recognition Program for Long Standing Builder and Developer Members
Greater Toronto Area, January 14, 2025 – The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced the launch of a new public facing recognition program to identify Builder and Developer Members that have been part of…
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November new home sales show a stalled market in the GTA
Greater Toronto Area, December 19, 2024 – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales remained low in November, with yet another month of sluggish sales which is consistent with the yearlong trend of low sales, stable…
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No progress yet on GTA new home sales for October but improvement on the horizon
Greater Toronto Area, November 22, 2024 – Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales remained notably low in October, with another month of low sales with the new condominium apartment sector particularly hard hit, the Building…
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BILD applauds City of Vaughan for leadership in reducing Development Charges to enable more housing supply
Greater Toronto Area, Nov 20, 2024 – The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) applauds the City of Vaughan and Mayor Steven Del Duca for adopting a new Development Charges (DC) Rate Reduction and Deferral…