Early Build Canada Homes proposed $1 billion in equity financing for prefab builders, but its quiet removal now raises doubts about whether capital to scale modern construction will materialize at all.
Read MoreTrump’s proposed ban on institutional homebuyers highlights real affordability pressures, but lasting relief hinges on solving America’s housing supply shortage, not just reshuffling who gets to buy.
Read MoreAI is clearly having its moment, but the real test for housing and construction investors is whether it makes homes faster to build, safer to finance, and better to live in, not how impressive it looks in a demo.
Read MoreVenture capital is undergoing a quiet transformation. After a decade dominated by software, the momentum is shifting toward hardware, infrastructure, and the physical systems that power intelligence. Canada risks being left behind if investors don’t adapt.
Read MoreHousing hasn’t evolved — but disruption is coming. If Canada doesn’t reinvent how we build, Elon Musk or Big Tech will. Build faster. Smarter. Or get left behind, again.
Read MoreNothing looms larger than the housing crisis, and nothing Canada’s tried so far has been big enough to fix it. Enter Build Canada Homes—Ottawa’s most ambitious swing yet at solving affordability.
Read MoreHousing is scarce not because people stopped wanting homes, but because construction insists each one is a bespoke masterpiece. The good news? Automation and new tech are finally giving the industry its long-awaited glow-up.
Read MoreNothing spurs clicks like a good fight - who did it better? The answer in this case is - both. What’s more important is that the question completely misses the point.
Read MoreZoning and zoning reform are at the top of most lists when it comes to housing reform. But how does it work in practice?
Read MoreIn recent weeks, we’ve been diving deep into the world of construction technology at several industry conferences.
Read MoreWe continuously follow new concepts/trends across North America and Europe as it relates to improving housing supply.
Read MoreTwo things can be true at once. We need more private housing and we need more public housing. Yes, we realize the latter will rub many of our more market-leaning readers the wrong way, but, please, suspend your disbelief for a moment.
Read MoreOk ok… we got the message back in Q4 2022 that we were beating up on the commercial office space too much, so we took a break.
Read MoreBack in 2019-2020, we were doing research on electric vehicle-as-an-amenity company called Envoy (sold to Nasdaq: BLNK in 2022).
Read MoreI very quickly went from feeling like there were too many safety measures to feeling like there weren't enough.
Read MoreI’ve always loved treasure hunts. I make them for my kids, I (sadly) watch The Curse of Oak Island, and most recently I finally indulged my childhood fantasy and bought a metal detector.
Read MoreI have a confession - I recently went on an enormous science fiction binge. I discovered a list of top-rated science fiction books, picked one at random, and dove in.
Read MoreJust a couple of weeks ago, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser acknowledged that “housing has become a major bottleneck to economic growth in Canada.”
Read MoreWe’ve been anticipating the current challenges facing the commercial real estate landscape for quite some time
Read MoreJapan seems to have solved the housing shortage problem that is plaguing most other countries worldwide – and it may well be about more than just demographics.
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