Home construction in London fell off a cliff to start the year, with housing starts down by 64 per cent in February.
Potential tariffs by the United States on Canadian products could slow the pace of new home construction in London in 2025, with local industry watchers expressing concern over increases in the cost of materials and build times and an overall drop in demand. U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of blanket 25 per cent tariffs […]
Watch your head London, the city and the province aren't looking to raise the roof.
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A new Ontario requirement that high school kids take a mandatory tech course is being hailed as a good step, but worries abound over who will teach it and what the course will entail.
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A downturn in London's home-building sector last year did have one bright spot – city hall's progress on affordable housing. A staff report detailing 2023 development figures will go to city politicians on Tuesday, and it underscores the work city hall has done on helping Londoners on the margins find
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The number of building permits issued by London city hall in the first half of 2023 is down 15 per cent from the same period the year before, a more than $220-million drop in construction value one observer says is largely the result of interest rate uncertainty. Read More
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London home builders and developers are questioning whether many of the 18,000 homes at various stages of approval in the city will ever be built. Read More
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Ontario's move to speed home building may see natural habitats threatened and boost flood risk by putting wetlands at risk, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority officials and local environmentalists warn. Read More
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Proposed new fees on construction to fund the building of new schools in the London area would be passed on to homebuyers, a longtime London developer says. Read More