Congratulations to Howard Sokolowski, Founder and CEO of Metropia, who received our Lifetime Achievement Award this year. This is the highest honour BILD can present to a member, recognizing those who have dedicated a lifetime to the association and the industry.#BILDAwardsGTA

“You’re disconnected from reality.” Exactly. People get rich because they WANT to disconnect from reality. Have you seen what most people call “reality”? Reality sucks.

📢 "Horror in Halton Hills" 📍Halton Hills, ON 🇨🇦 Another horrific Power of Sale and loss in the GTA on a property that was bought in the euphoria of the 2022 peak. 😱 This has been on the market for more than 6️⃣ months, the lender finally capitulated and let it go for $750k

RBC sees rising mortgage delinquencies, with GTA leading the way RBC is starting to see more signs of stress in its mortgage book as high interest rates continue to weigh on borrowers—particularly in more economically vulnerable parts of the country. canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/rbc-se…

Financial independence makes you unemployable

Everything be possible, you just need proper timing.

If the federal government updated the GST exemption to a $1 million threshold and applied it to all new homes, not just first-time home buyers, that would be a $106,000 saving on a new home, BILD President & CEO Dave Wilkes told CTV Your Morning today. ctv.ca/shows/ctv-your…

The GTA real estate market just saw the biggest gap between supply (new listings volume) & demand (sales volume) on record:

Approximately 450,000 Canadians have a net worth between $1M and $5M, excluding the value of their primary residence. Around 70,000 have a net worth between $5M and $30M, excluding the value of their primary residence. About 8,000 have a net worth exceeding $30M, excluding

True story: Buyer: I’m a house buyer in the GTA. I’ll buy when houses are priced right. Im paying cash. Sellers: But prices could start going up. Buyer: Good for them. I’ll rent forever. It’s actually better. Average return on my 100% down payment is $17,000,000 over the next

Fun fact: Politicians convinced you home prices need to be high for boomer retirements so you don't realize it's to save predatory banks. They don't give a sh!t about Boomers. If prices fall it reveals the inflated loans, fraud, & exposes practices like blanket appraisals. 1/2

#Breaking: More than 10,000 Ontario college staff laid off, 600 programs cancelled or suspended over past year trib.al/iQJYqiM

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Of course they are, you goof! When I testified to the Standing Committee on Finance in '22, I specifically flagged growth in temp residents as major factor in surging rents. They spiked from there as your govt turned a blind eye to runaway population growth Not rocket science

Around 35 to 40 percent goes to taxes and fees to various levels of government when you buy a house in Ontario. This is too much and needs to change.

Government-insured purpose built rental housing starts are surging in Canada. The majority of these projects are using 50-year amortizations to work. (CMHC MLI Select is by far the leading mortgage type) While this is a huge win for supply and affordability, it deserves a

Royal Homes Acquired by New Management Group; Housing Production at Wingham Plant Set to Multiply prn.to/3IaFNWX

Entrepreneurship isn’t hard. Most aren’t held back they’re lazy, distracted, and addicted to excuses.Everyone wants success, but almost nobody wants the sacrifice. You’re not competing with the marketyou’re competing with your own comfort. #TruthBomb #EntrepreneurLife #NoExcuse

Nobody talks about how chill Life feels once you have: - No mortgage - No student loan - No car payment - $1,000,000 invested - A 6-month emergency fund This is the “boring" path to become the rich person in your family

All progress is made by unqualified people.