Roommates, multi generational homes rising amid increasing costs, immigration: census
Posted: Jul 20th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – When Gina Athanasiou’s father died in 2016, she realized her mother, who bounced between Canada and Greece for most of her life, didn’t have a pension large enough to cover the soaring costs[...]
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Canadian home buyers face least affordable market in a generation: RBC
Posted: Jun 26th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsRBC’s latest housing affordability report released Thursday reveals that the situation is the worst its been since the early 1990s, and will worsen before it gets better. RBC’s aggregate affordability measure for Canada went up 3.7[...]
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Huron County councillors push for expedited housing results
Posted: May 20th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsWINGHAM ADVANCE TIMES HURON COUNTY – Several county councillors spoke up after a presentation by Tim Welch, principal of TWC Consulting Inc, regarding the Huron County Housing Renewal Plan, commenting on how this critical initiative needs to[...]
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Housing crisis in Ontario worse than ever, Gen Squeeze says
Posted: May 19th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsCANADA’S NATIONAL OBSERVER House prices and rents in Ontario have become more unaffordable in the past two years than in any other recent two-year period anywhere in the country, according to a new report from[...]
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Bruce County launches affordable housing toolkit
Posted: May 17th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTHE WALKERTON HERALD TIMES BRUCE COUNTY – Staff have been working with a consulting firm to develop the affordable housing toolkit. Phase one of the toolkit was launched May 5. It’s a web-based document that[...]
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Co-op housing could help solve Canada’s affordability crisis, advocates say
Posted: May 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAyanna Inniss believes the co-op movement could be part of the solution to this country’s housing affordability crisis. The Edmonton-area woman still remembers the “soul destroying” experience of looking for affordable housing 20 years ago,[...]
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Housing minister, municipal governments at odds over B.C. housing supply report
Posted: Mar 25th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVANCOUVER – A municipal government report that says British Columbia is building enough homes to match the province’s population growth has drawn sharp criticism from the housing minister. The Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) report[...]
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Repurposing property could help ease housing dilemma
Posted: Mar 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTHE CHATHAM VOICE A partnership between Chatham-Kent and Hope Haven to create an overnight shelter is but one of the local efforts aimed at addressing a growing homelessness problem. There’s also ongoing behind-the-scenes work aimed[...]
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Feds give co operative housing providers extra help to ease rental costs
Posted: Jan 14th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsToronto housing co-operative ’60 Richmond East Housing Co-op’ is an urban in-fill project that incorporates a dynamic building program and LEED initiatives, designed by Teeple Architects Inc.. (Photo: by Shai Gil via TeepleArch.com) OTTAWA –[...]
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