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Research Highlight Comparing Canadian New Urbanist and Conventional Suburban Neighbourhoods (Updated) This study explores travel and social behaviour differences between selected new urbanist and conventional suburban neighbourhoods in Canada. The four new urbanist developments selected for this study were: Bois Franc in Montréal, Cornell in Markham, Garrison Woods and McKenzie Towne in Calgary. The updated text describes the data analysis and results on the influence of self-selection bias on the travel behaviour of the households from the original study. About Your House Accessible Housing by Design — Fire Safety for You and Your Home This About Your House provides tips on how to plan for fire and emergency situations in your home. It presents many quick and easy steps that you can take to prevent fires in your home and advises on measures to be taken to prepare your household including those with mobility or cognitive limitations, to respond to a fire or emergency if either should happen. Information is provided on how to plan safe evacuation strategies and designate accessible evacuation routes which are flat, stable and have no stairs or steps and are easy to use for people with activity limitations. Energy Efficiency Building Envelope Retrofits Exterior Retrofit for 1960s and 1970s Two-Storey Houses >75% Space Heating Energy Savings This publication describes air-sealing and exterior insulation retrofit options to achieve the targeted space heating energy savings in a typical 1960s and 1970s two-storey house. It also discusses the many technical considerations to keep in mind in the planning of the retrofit project and general precautions. CMHC At Large Research Highlights — RSS Feeds Keep up to date by subscribing to our RSS feeds. RSS feeds allow you to access the content that you want, the way you want. What is RSS? A CMHC Ontario Region Initiative - Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices CMHC's Ontario Regional Business Centre is accepting nominations for its 2013 Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices by Ontario educators. The award honours secondary and post-secondary educators who have contributed to higher standards in education by integrating sustainable concepts into their academic curriculum. This includes sustainable practices in the fields of architecture, planning, landscape architecture, urban design, geography, engineering, and environmental studies. Deadline for submitting nominations is May 31, 2013. Affordable Housing Centre – E-Notification Stay up-to-date with what's happening in the field of Affordable Housing! Receive a monthly e-notice that highlights information on tools, web forums, financial assistance, and success stories. Events and Items of Interest TRIECA 2013 Conference March 26 & 27, 2013 Markham, ON Hosted by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Great Lakes Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association, this conference will feature a CMHC presentation on EQuilibriumTM Communities projects, focussing on their water-sensitive urban design features and lessons learned. The session will also include a presentation on an EQuilibriumTM Communities-funded performance monitoring study on stormwater bioretention projects across Canada. Canadian Housing & Renewal Association Annual Congress April 30 – May 3, 2013 Ottawa, Ontario 16th Annual Alberta Sustainable Building Symposium May 7, 2013 Edmonton, Alberta  Did you know That the net worth of Canadian households increased in 2011, with inflation-adjusted per capita net worth about $7,000 higher than prior to the recession? See the 2012 Canadian Housing Observer , Chapter 4: Demographic and Socio-economic Influences on Housing Demand for more information. Find out what is new and upcoming with CMHC. Visit our Events Calendar. To find out what is going on in the industry, see this List of other Housing-Related Events and Conferences. Share this e-newsletter | Subscribe | View Past Issues To unsubscribe to this e-newsletter, please click on the link at the bottom of this page. If your e-mail address changes, you will need to subscribe again. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an e-mail. CMHC will not use subscribers' e-mail addresses except for the sole purpose of delivering this newsletter. This e-mail is served by a reputable third party at CMHC's request. For more information about our privacy policy, click here. Use of the CMHC Web site is subject to the following Terms and Conditions. This e-update provides general information only. It does not provide advice, and should not be relied upon in that regard. CMHC assumes no liability of any kind in connection with the information provided.         www.cmhc.ca © 2013 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

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Canadian home sales edge back in February

 

Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2013 - According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales activity edged back down on a month-over-month basis in February 2013 following an increase in January.

 

Highlights:

•       National home sales declined 2.1% from January to February.

•       Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity came in 15.8% below levels in February 2012.

•       The number of newly listed homes fell 1.2% from January to February.

•       The Canadian housing market remains firmly in balanced territory.

•       The national average sale price was down 1% on a year-over-year basis in February.

•       The MLS® HPI rose 2.7% in February, the smallest gain since March 2011.

 

The number of home sales processed through the MLS® Systems of real estate Boards and Associations and other cooperative listing systems in Canada fell 2.1 per cent on a month-over-month basis in February 2013. The decline reversed the small gain recorded in January, leaving sales slightly below levels seen in recent months. National activity has generally held steady near current levels since it initially geared down in August in the wake of tighter mortgage lending rules and guidelines.

 

CREA Updates Resale Housing Forecast

 

Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2013 - The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service^® (MLS^®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations in 2013 and extended the outlook to include 2014.

 

National sales activity has held fairly stable after gearing down last August in the wake of changes to mortgage lending rules and guidelines. Supply is responding to lower demand, keeping the housing market in balanced territory and resulting in stable average prices. However, national housing market trends continue to mask some increasingly divergent regional trends.       

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Pierre Leduc
Media Relations / Relations auprés des médias
pleduc@crea.ca

The Canadian Real Estate Association / L'Association canadienne de l'immeuble
200 Catherine Street, 6th Floor / 200, rue Catherine, 6e étage    Ottawa, ON K2P 2K9
Tel/Tél:+1 (613) 237-7111   Fax/Téléc:+1 (613) 234-2567

       

Patricia West

Executive Assistant

Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS®

pwest@gtREALTORS.ca

www.gtREALTORS.ca

(705) 445-7295 (phone)  (705) 445-7253 (fax)

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Canada's real estate bonanza is over - flat prices for 10 years: TD Bank

… when does/did the ten years start? – in the Georgian Triangle we may be 5yrs in!

Canada's real estate bonanza is over - flat prices for 10 years: TD Bank - TD Bank A TD Bank research report is warning that Canada's real estate bonanza has come to an end and predicts home prices will be essentially flat for the next decade. The TD report forecasts average house prices will move lower over the next few years before modestly rebounding after 2015. Calgary Herald   Mon Mar 11 2013 - Globe and Mail - CBC - Video - CTV news

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Feature Ty-Histanis Neighbourhood Development, 10km from Tofino, BC (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations) Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (TFN) is developing a new community on 84 hectares of land transferred from the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. At completion, the neighbourhood will include 162 residential lots, up to 215 housing units, an elders' complex, and a variety of community facilities located in the Community Core. By the end of 2012 all infrastructure was in place, 43 housing units were built and 8 more are planned. This Interactive Map will enable you to see what the project looks like and highlights the EQuilibriumTM Communities features. Research Highlight Patterns of Use of Different Toilet Grab Bar Configurations by Community-Living Older Adults The purpose of the study was to evaluate the patterns of use, as well as the perceived usefulness and perceived safety of different toilet grab bar configurations for seniors. These different configurations were examined to identify barriers to their acceptance and use. About Your House Accessible Housing by Design — Appliances This fact sheet will help you select an appliance with appropriate design for your needs and plan the space to put it into, to ensure its accessibility and ease and safety of use. Energy Efficiency Building Envelope Retrofits Energy Efficiency Building Envelope Retrofits Interior Retrofit for 1960s and 1970s Two-Storey Houses >75% Space Heating Energy Savings This publication describes the starting point (what you have now), air-sealing and insulation options to achieve the targeted energy savings, technical considerations to keep in mind in the planning of the retrofit project, and general precautions. CMHC At Large Research Highlights — RSS Feeds Keep up to date by subscribing to our RSS feeds. RSS feeds allow you to access the content that you want, the way you want. What is RSS? Housing Market Outlook – Canada Download CMHC's Housing Market Outlook — Canada for a national and local perspective on housing starts, sales, prices, forecasts and key economic indicators. For major centres, a two-year forecast of housing starts, sales, prices, vacancy rates and rents is also provided. Events and Items of Interest TRIECA 2013 Conference March 26 & 27, 2013 Markham, ON Hosted by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Great Lakes Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association, this conference will feature a CMHC presentation on EQuilibriumTM Communities projects, focussing on their water-sensitive urban design features and lessons learned. The session will also include a presentation on an EQuilibriumTM Communities-funded performance monitoring study on stormwater bioretention projects across Canada. 16th Annual Alberta Sustainable Building Symposium May 7, 2013 Edmonton, Alberta  Did you know That the 2012 Canadian Housing Observer online interactive local data tables and charts now include over 160 municipalities? These include housing starts, rents and rental vacancy rates, household type and tenure, and core housing need. Find out what is new and upcoming with CMHC. Visit our Events Calendar. To find out what is going on in the industry, see this List of other Housing-Related Events and Conferences. Share this e-newsletter | Subscribe | View Past Issues To unsubscribe to this e-newsletter, please click on the link at the bottom of this page. If your e-mail address changes, you will need to subscribe again. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an e-mail. CMHC will not use subscribers' e-mail addresses except for the sole purpose of delivering this newsletter. This e-mail is served by a reputable third party at CMHC's request. For more information about our privacy policy, click here. Use of the CMHC Web site is subject to the following Terms and Conditions. This e-update provides general information only. It does not provide advice, and should not be relied upon in that regard. CMHC assumes no liability of any kind in connection with the information provided.        www.cmhc.ca © 2013 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

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