Richard Lyall

Ontario needs more homes. There is little doubt about that. But more importantly, it needs a steadier way to deliver them. At the present rate...

The crane count is coming down across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), a symbol of what’s been happening in the residential construction industry....

Driving faster in the wrong direction won’t get you to the right destination. To make progress you need to follow the correct path. The same...

Brace yourself. Affordability of housing continues to deteriorate, and latest reports indicate the situation could get worse before it gets better, causing a huge hit...

The federal and Ontario governments have stepped up to the plate by cutting the sales taxes on new homes for first-time buyers. It took them...

Occam’s Razor is the philosophical principle that suggests, when you are faced with multiple hypotheses or suppositions for the same phenomenon, the simplest explanation is...

When it comes to meeting housing targets, most municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Golden Horseshoe region got a failing grade in a...

A car runs more smoothly when the wheels are in perfect alignment. In other words, teamwork through co-operation and collaboration is the key to success....

The residential construction industry is facing its most challenging environment ever due to a perfect storm of stifling taxation, rising material costs, unpredictable market forces...

Anti-apartheid activist and former South African president Nelson Mandela hit the nail on the head when he said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”...