UTour’s self-guided home tours: A smarter way to find your new home

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.

At Zonda’s Calgary November FRAME event, one message from Stefan Greiner, vice-president of advisory at Zonda Urban, cut through the noise: the road ahead may…

Homeowners who love to cook should include these chef-approved kitchen features when designing their new build.

First-time homebuyers in Ontario could soon see a major break on the cost of new homes. Premier Doug Ford’s government plans to spend $470 million…

Welcome back to Livabl Launch. I’m your host, Matthew Slutsky. Today we’re diving into the rapidly evolving world of real estate marketing, where data, creativity…

The current Canadian housing crisis is unprecedented in the nation’s history. It’s a big lift, but the federal government has a plan to tackle the issue.  

From dual primary suites to bigger kitchens and covered porches, here are the top floor plan trends reshaping modern living.