housing

9:13AM
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Metro Vancouver’s housing crunch exists primarily because there aren’t enough new homes getting built.


1:34PM
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The price of homes—like the price of anything—is determined by both demand and supply.


2:14PM
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Typically, secondary suites can be cheaper to rent than apartments.


2:42PM
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Toronto, Vancouver and other high-demand cities should focus on getting more housing built, at a quicker pace.


5:00AM
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In 2016, average rents in Montreal were $835 a month compared to $1,242 in Toronto and just under $1,300 in Vancouver.


1:34PM
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There's plenty of room to grow upwards by adding more homes within the city’s existing urban footprint.


9:10AM
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Affordability in Toronto has eroded to an all-time low, with prices jumping by more than 50 per cent in the past five years.


3:00AM
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Unfortunately the discussion on housing affordability has been dominated by handwringing over foreign homebuyers and low interest rates.