housing crisis

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CondoBusiness

Politics, red tape and the housing industry crisis

A timeline of legislation that shaped Ontario’s current supply and affordability issues.
housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

OREA report calls for more bold action

In a new report, OREA builds on the HATF’s 55 recommendations to boost housing supply in 2024 and assesses the government's efforts to date.
Canada

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.
BC Builds

REMI Network

Construction economists calling for urgent reforms

Canada's construction economists are pointing to oversights by the federal government, calling for urgent reforms to address the housing crisis.
housing

REMI Network

Vancouver mayor declares new steps to build homes faster

Increasing the maximum allowable floor plate size for Vancouver's residential towers is one item in a newly released motion from Mayor Ken Sim.
community housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New poll surveys Canadians on housing crisis

A new poll by Leger surveyed nearly 1,600 Canadians about their perceptions of increasing rental costs and other issues related to the housing crisis.
Nova Scotia

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada’s housing sector joins forces to end rental housing crisis

The newly formed National Housing Accord has launched a plan to restore affordability and end Canada's rental housing crisis.
For Affordable

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Working together for affordable housing

On a mission to provide clarity and solutions to Canada's affordable housing crisis, five large residential REITs launched ForAffordable.ca.
community housing

REMI Network

Canada’s ban on foreign property buyers takes effect Jan 1

Canada's Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act will take effect on January 1, 2023, and remain in place for two years.
Bill C-56

Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC’s Housing Supply Act garners support from BCREA

The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) issued a statement saying it supports the new government's proposed Housing Supply Act.
community housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Ontario introduces Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act

Ontario announced new legislative changes that, if passed, would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more power to advance provincial priorities related to housing.
housing

REMI Network

Major party leaders urged to prioritize housing crisis

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario is lighting a fire under the promises federal delegates are making with a recent statement on the crisis.
eviction

REMI Network

High eviction rates prompt U.S. investigation

Four major U.S. landlords with high eviction rates during the pandemic are being investigated for a failure to comply with the eviction moratorium.

CondoBusiness

Ontario reveals housing supply action plan

Doug Ford government outlines plans to make it easier to build, afford, and access housing in the province.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

More family-sized rentals needed to ease housing crisis

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis suggests the housing crisis could be alleviated if more housing options were available for families of varying needs and sizes.