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Seventy‑one Montreal households were still in emergency shelters on July 8, more than double the 40 recorded last year, reflecting a heightened demand following Quebec’s July 1 unofficial moving day.
The ISQ projects a 10% drop in Montreal’s population by 2051, despite continuing demand for housing, prompting planners to reassess future development strategies.
A large retrofit at Toronto’s 59‑year‑old 444 Logan Avenue apartment building aims to keep heat in, cut residents’ energy bills and lower carbon emissions.
A July 9 fire in a North York apartment forced seniors from eighteen units to evacuate, injured two women with smoke inhalation, and prompted a swift response from the Toronto Fire Department.
A single‑family home in Avalon sold for $4.68 million, the highest price in Cape May County for the week of June 29‑July 5, 2026, highlighting the area’s strong luxury real‑estate market.
Montreal’s city administration cancelled the Outremont modular housing project on July 8, 2026, after new mayoral leadership raised concerns about soil contamination. The decision reverses an earlier approval granted by the former mayor’s administration.
A fire at a Toronto Community Housing building on Victoria Park Avenue injured two women early Thursday, marking the second serious blaze at the complex within two weeks.
Montreal cancelled the Outremont modular housing project on July 8, 2026 after a contamination review. The decision was made by the new administration under Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada, overturning approval granted under former Mayor Valérie Plante.
Montreal cancelled the Outremont modular housing project on July 8, 2026 due to contamination concerns, a decision made by new mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada after the previous administration had approved it.
Seventy‑one Montreal households remain in emergency shelters after the July 1 moving day, up from 40 a year earlier, highlighting the seasonal surge in temporary housing needs.
The Institut de la statistique du Québec projects a 10% population decline for the island of Montreal by 2051, a forecast that coincides with a growing housing shortage in the city.
Wildwood residents submitted a July 2026 petition asking the borough council to enforce code violations or demolish a long‑vacant house they say fuels crime and blight. The council will review the request at its next meeting.
A weekly report shows that several homes in Cape May County, including the Wildwoods, sold for $350,000 or less between June 22 and 28, 2026, highlighting the region's affordable housing inventory.
Two leaders of a Montreal mortgage fraud ring were sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution, reflecting the court’s response to a large‑scale scheme that targeted local borrowers.
A Toronto family has sued the city, claiming it falsely promised reimbursement eligibility for a housing project for their three disabled children, then denied the refunds. The case, filed on July 6, 2026, seeks compensation and clarification of municipal reimbursement policies.
Ékip Jeunesse has launched a donation drive in Montreal to help prevent homelessness among the roughly 600 youths who leave Quebec’s child‑protection system each year without stable housing. The campaign, led by Nancy Audet, seeks public support to fund assistance for these at‑risk young adults.
Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada announced that 71 Montreal households are still being housed in a hotel, a figure that is double last year’s count, as the city seeks permanent solutions.
Ékip Jeunesse warns that more Montreal teens leaving youth protection are becoming homeless due to a lack of housing resources, highlighting a systemic gap in support after aging out.
Over 2,000 Quebec households lacked leases after the July 1 moving day, prompting housing advocates to say that simply building more apartments has not solved the province’s rental affordability crisis.
Ékip Jeunesse warns that more young adults aging out of Quebec’s youth protection system are becoming homeless in Montreal, urging authorities to create dedicated housing resources and transition support.
