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The Centre for Urban Research and Land Development is an expert-led research Centre, dedicated to formulating policies and solutions to address the concerns confronting urban growth and change within the Greater Golden Horseshoe, as well as to educating students to take leadership roles in these pursuits. Its orientation is founded on uniting economics and market analysis within the context and understanding of social and environmental considerations.
In The News
April 8, 2025
Which are the fastest- and slowest-selling homes in the GTA? (external link)
Durham Post highlights a recent CUR study, citing that the lack of accessible family-sized housing is pushing potential homebuyers out of the GTA each year. While the Toronto housing market has slowed, single-family residences continue to be the fastest-selling type of home in the GTA.
April 8, 2025
These are the Toronto neighbourhoods where homes are selling the fastest right now (external link)
blogTO cites CUR's recent research in their look at the Toronto real estate market. Single-family homes continue to sell in two weeks or less in specific Toronto-area neighbourhoods, with three bedrooms being the fastest-selling type of property in the GTA. This underscores CUR's findings that a lack of accessible family-sized housing is only driving more homebuyers out of the GTA.
By: Kimia Afshar Mehrabi
March 28, 2025
How the Liberals Tackled the Housing Crisis (external link)
TMU's School of Journalism news site, On The Record, interviews Frank Clayton, CUR Senior Research Fellow, on the current state of Canada's housing markets. Clayton points out that the rise in rent prices has created a middle-income housing crisis, pitting middle and lower-income earners against each other in the search for affordable housing options - just one of the many issues currently facing Canadians.
By: Sidra Khan
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