Unaffordability rears its ugly head as price of a Toronto detached home nears $1.5-million again; Metrolinx is expropriating city-owned land near Union Station for GO expansion; Toronto Mayor John Tory wants a tax hike on homeowners to raise billions for transit and affordable housing; and more news:

Unaffordability rears its ugly head as price of a Toronto detached home nears $1.5-million again (Globe and Mail)

Metrolinx is expropriating city-owned land near Union Station for GO expansion (Toronto Star)

Toronto Mayor John Tory wants a tax hike on homeowners to raise billions for transit and affordable housing (Globe and Mail)

LORINC: What exactly does ‘affordable housing’ mean in Toronto? (Spacing Toronto)

Toronto home prices grow at fastest pace in two years (Financial Post)

Heritage Toronto unveils plaque for Columbus Centre (Toronto.com)

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