Reading Time: 3 minutes More money to spend on housing could push prices higher if not accompanied by an increase in the housing supply
Tag: Housing
Lower Mainland municipalities create roadblocks to new housing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Homebuilders were asked how long they wait for permit approvals, how much it costs, how often rezoning is required and the scope of local opposition
Vancouver can’t have both low-density and affordable housing
Reading Time: 3 minutes To take pressure off the cost of living in Vancouver, the city should build more housing units on its limited geographic footprint
Can $11 billion end homelessness in Canada?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Building structures isn’t enough. But by bringing together supports and housing, we can give homes to people who struggle with health and shelter needs
Taxing foreigners no answer to Toronto’s housing woes
Reading Time: 3 minutes The idea might have some intuitive appeal but misses the bigger point – Toronto needs more housing
Let’s make room for skilled workers in Metro Vancouver
Reading Time: 3 minutes If housing costs remain high, and rental vacancy rates stay razor-thin, the region may soon be out of reach to locals and newcomers alike
Looking for affordable housing? Try Atlantic provinces
Reading Time: 3 minutes In an age of bloated house prices in many urban centres, Atlantic Canada’s situation is enviable
B.C.’s interest-free loans could hurt new homebuyers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Stoking demand for housing without a significant increase in housing stock will likely do more harm than good
Don’t just rebuild houses, build ’em better
Reading Time: 3 minutes Building better, unfortunately, inevitably costs more than taking the path of least resistance so government financial help will be required
Vancouver’s tax on vacant homes misses the point
Reading Time: 3 minutes When new homes don’t keep up with demand, buyers or renters bid for a dwindling pool of listings, pushing prices up and people out