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How one Canadian tech millionaire built a tiny-home community
Marcel LeBrun made millions as a software tycoon, then funnelled his fortune into 12 Neighbours, a planned community of 99 affordable tiny homes in Fredericton. For the city’s unhoused, it’s a chance to turn their luck around.
This Ontario hospital network is prescribing housing to patients
“The units are modular, identical, 275-square-foot studios with galley kitchens, a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom”
This 7,000-square-foot Pender Island home looks like a spaceship
Currently listed for $19.8 million, the 104-acre property comes with a winery, a pond and an old-growth forest
Stopping immigration won’t fix Canada’s housing crisis
Housing policy researcher Carolyn Whitzman says Canada needs a national social-housing program—and much better data
This funky Fort Erie home is an architectural gem
Architect Paul Kariouk found a way to engineer a lake view, even though the house isn’t on the shoreline
The Move: From downtown Toronto to an artist’s escape in rural Newfoundland
Laura Dawe thought she’d never be able to afford a home. Then a little yellow house in picturesque Pouch Cove caught her eye.
This church-turned-house in small-town Ontario has a thoroughly modern interior
This $1,899,000 home took five years to renovate
For the price of a studio in Vancouver, you could buy an entire island four hours away
The private half-acre island comes with a two-bedroom cabin, plus two bunkies and a 30-foot dock
The Battle for a Prince Edward Island Beach
A Toronto millionaire wanted to build a beachfront mega-cottage on a remote stretch of Prince Edward Island’s pristine north shore. Then the locals got wind of it.