Branthaven Introduces Creekview Collective Towns in Milton’s Established Clarke Neighbourhood

Warm minimalism is shaping new build home design in 2026, blending comfort, affordability, practical layouts, and wellness.

According to the Zonda Urban Q4-2025 GTHA report for condominium apartments and townhouses, the balance of new-home supply is changing. Townhouses are now driving more than half of all multi-family sales, completed condominium inventory is growing, and fewer new projects are launching. Together, these conditions are giving buyers more choice in certain segments, more time to make decisions, and a different mix of housing options than the market has offered in recent years.

Build Canada Homes, launched to create more affordable housing by directly building and financing homes at scale, marked its first 100 days last week with noticeable progress. It’s good news for those who remain anxious about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ability to pull off such a massive project with a minimum amount of time.

Explore the top 2026 interior design trends shaping new-build homes, from personalized kitchens to wellness-focused bathrooms.

It’s a new year, but Canadians are still worried about housing. Meanwhile, the pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney to remedy the problem is growing.

Home shoppers are tired of racing to sales offices before they close and bracing for the hard sell that often follows. These days, the traditional process feels rigid and time consuming, especially for buyers who want space to explore without pressure.

Experts predicted 2025’s biggest home design trends. See what shaped new builds this year and what to expect in 2026.

For an industry that has spent the last few years bracing for impact, the conversation is starting to change. Zonda Urban’s Pauline Lierman is talking less about survival and more about what comes next, as the preconstruction market begins to find its footing and chart a “way forward” into 2026. The signals are subtle, the shifts uneven, but for those watching closely, the fog around economics, demand and delivery is finally starting to lift.

Pre-sales in Metro Vancouver have been up and down in 2025. We have seen growing levels of standing inventory as well as a growing number of projects at risk of returning deposits and coming off the market due to slow sales activity.

Jon Bennest is watching Western Canada’s housing market turn a corner, but not in the way many expected. As 2026 approaches, the familiar players are changing, the pressure points are shifting, and a new kind of buyer is quietly taking the lead. The result is a market on the brink of something different and potentially defining for anyone hoping to get the keys to a new home next year.

Pantone has named Cloud Dancer—an airy, warm white—as its 2026 Color of the Year. Learn how this calming shade is perfect for new builds.

Transform your brand-new home into a cozy, guest-friendly space, because hosting in your new build for the first time is special

British Columbia’s housing market is splitting in two, and Zonda Urban’s Stefan Greiner says the divide is only widening. A surge of rental supply that’s…

Want to make your new home feel authentically you? Adding texture to your new home will give it warmth, style, and personality.

Buying a home during the final weeks of the year seems like a daunting task. You’re caught up in the whirlwind of the holiday season, your kids are home from school, the weather is nasty, and it just feels like it’s “too late” in the year to purchase a new home. However, buying in December can offer some unexpected advantages, including incentives, less competition, flexible financing, quick move-ins, and even tax benefits.

anada’s housing market is inching toward a recovery, but the path forward remains tangled in low inventory, shaky consumer confidence, and shifting demographics. Top industry voices from Zonda Urban say the slowdown has run its course and buyers will return once confidence lifts and rates are accepted as the new normal. Yet even as signs of life emerge, uncertainty lingers for the 2026 outlook and the future depends on how fast the country can work through its backlog.