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COVID-19’s impact on rental housing affordability
CMHC's Mathieu Laberge shares his perspective on housing affordability in Canada since COVID and what can be done to weather these challenging times.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The push for more purpose-built rental housing
Strong rental demand continued to outpace supply in 2023 resulting in less available purpose-built rental apartments and lower affordability, according to new report from CMHC.
REMI Network
Canada rekindling war-time housing plan
Canada is creating a catalogue of pre-approved home designs that builders can use to create more density and help solve the housing crisis.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto announces RHI funding for new affordable housing project
The City of Toronto announced new funding for 106 rent-geared-to-income and supportive homes at 165 Elm Ridge Dr. as part of Phase 3 of the federal Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI).
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Board renewal brings six openings at CMHC
Board renewal at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is opening up positions for a new chairperson and five directors.
Construction Business
Bird wins Canada’s tallest modular build contract
Bird Construction has been awarded the tallest ever modular build in Canada - a 14-storey housing project ln Vancouver.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Social and affordable housing in Canada
With the national vacancy rate hovering at 2.5 percent, bringing more social and affordable rental housing to market is on every government's agenda.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Surging demand leads to tightening of rental market
Despite an increase in rental supply, surging demand pushed Canada's vacancy rate for purpose-built rental apartments down to 1.9 per cent in 2022, according to new data from CMHC.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Multi-unit projects drive 2022 housing starts
In Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, multi-unit construction drove the year's housing starts, with rental apartments and condominiums accounting for the majority of 2022 housing projects.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Labour shortage expected to impact housing construction
New CMHC report looks at the skilled labour shortage and how Canada's 2030 housing objectives might be impacted.
Construction Business
Squamish Nation housing project breaks ground
The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan to the Squamish First Nation to build 3,000 homes on traditional lands in Vancouver.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New report details steps to restore housing affordability
To achieve housing affordability for everyone in Canada by 2030, CMHC estimates the country will need an additional 3.5 million units.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Addressing housing supply in Budget 2022
Budget 2022 proposes a new Housing Accelerator Fund, expanding the Rapid Housing Initiative and incentivizing energy-efficient rental construction, among other key steps.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Dream unveils major upgrades to “Residence at Weston”
Dream announced it has secured a $153-million loan under CMHC’s new MLI Select insurance product to finance affordable units and energy retrofits at the Residence at Weston apartment complex.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Lower-income renters still lack housing options
According to CMHC’s 2022 Rental Market Report, lower-income renters are still lacking housing options in most Canadian cities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Advancing Canadian-made retrofit solutions
New CMHC report emphasizes Canadian-made retrofit solutions and steps to streamline multi-res projects as 2030 GHG emission targets loom.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Development-led evictions add to housing woes
New CMHC data explores the prevelance and implications of development-led evictions and other trends impacting Toronto's rental housing landscape.