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Christine Gregoire-Lauzon and her husband this year bought a house they had never seen before, in a town where they knew no one, on the other side of the country. “The first time I had ever been to Alberta was to do job interviews,” says Gregoire-Lauzon, who moved to Calgary with her family from Pickering … Read more
Average rents in Canada are rising above $2K for the first time ever, new data suggestsCBC news
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With rents rising in Toronto — with two-bedrooms averaging $3,353 in October — city residents may be wondering what it takes to find affordable housing. The answer for renters today is to wade through a maze of waiting lists, random lotteries, independent application systems and, in some cases, counting on pure luck. Do you want … Read more
Report finds housing affordability worsening in all cities | ABC newsABC News (Australia) ‘Forced to move away from family and friends’: Rent affordability is shiftingThe Sydney Morning Herald Hobart and the regions have the most rental stress, the report found9News The rent pressure is getting tighter. And these Australians say there’s no escaping itABC news … Read more
The Saskatoon City Council will meet for the next three days, beginning November 28, to discuss the city budget, including property tax increases, the Affordable Housing Reverse and additions to the Saskatoon Police Department. This budget was created in 2021. The city council has already stated that inflation will not be adjusted for most points … Read more
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A briefing note to the Toronto City Council warns that new Ontario legislation could harm the city’s ability to build new affordable rental housing and homeless shelters and protect existing ones. And it would do so while drawing an estimated $200 million from the city’s embattled coffers. The recently released memorandum, written by interim city … Read more
Press play to listen to this article LIVERPOOL, England — On the long picket line outside the gates of Liverpool’s Peel Port, rain-soaked dock workers warm themselves with cups of tea as they listen to 1980s pop. Dozens of buses, cars and trucks honk in solidarity as they pass. Dockers’ strikes are not new to … Read more
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Prime Minister Doug Ford has a tendency towards density. In sweeping legislation designed to streamline new home construction, Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are setting specific goals for municipalities across Ontario to meet the government’s 10-year target of 1.5 million homes. That means Toronto is expected to build 285,000 additional units by 2032 — including apartments in … Read more
A plan to build 1 million new homes by the end of the decade as part of a landmark deal between the federal government, states, private investors and the construction industry is set to be unveiled in tonight’s federal budget as Labor tackles the housing crisis of the country tries to soften. Most important points: … Read more
NEW YORK — The city council voted Wednesday to approve the rezoning of a new development plan in the Bronx. It includes plenty of affordable housing, which elected officials are excited about, but many neighbors are against. CBS2’s Nick Caloway toured the Throggs Neck site where one of the four proposed buildings will be raised. … Read more