Where will all these promised new homes go?

Governments in Alberta should spur homebuilding amid population explosion

From the Fraser Institute By Tegan Hill and Austin Thompson In 2024, construction started on 47,827 housing units—the most since 48,336 units in 2007 when population growth was less than half of what it was in 2024. Alberta has long been viewed as an oasis in Canada’s overheated housing market—a refuge for Canadians priced out of high-cost centres such as Vancouver and Toronto. But the oasis is starting to dry up. House prices and rents in the p…

Where will all these promised new homes go?

iStock.com/carlofranco As Canadians head to the polls on Apr. 28, federal parties are offering ambitious plans to build up Canada’s affordable housing stock in a hurry. But the devil is in the details, and Canada’s P&C insurance industry is waiting to see where all these new homes will go. The industry is on record as saying governments at all levels need to avoid new development in high-risk hazard areas such as floodplains and forested areas (…

Metro Vancouver report shows region building only half the housing that municipalities need

Metro's housing needs report shows that, ideally, we would build 46,000 new homes to meet needs, but only 23,000 are built.

Federal leaders united on need for more housing supply

While there is a lot of consensus, experts say there are still missing pieces ahead of election day

Major parties agree that Canada faces a housing shortage, but are split on how to bridge the gap

… that a looming federal election would focus on the … new government agency, Build Canada Homes, to build “affordable … helps deliver affordability,” including Germany, “public ownership of land … this country.” Intelligent City president OD Krieg argues that …

Housing's on Fire, and the Election’s Just the Gas Can

By Lyndsay Malchuk | Contributors Corner Podcast The Contributors Corner, where Michael Succurro from Spark Financial and I shed a spotlight on topics that could impact your portfolios and build a bridge between unsuspected sectors. If you’re a Canadian hoping to own a home—or just curious whether that dream’s already torched—you might want to look past the usual campaign slogans and into the tangled mess of real estate economics unraveling acro…