@teresagoldstein Do you know for a fact any of these new homes will be affordable for low income? I expect they will all rent or sell at a price significantly higher average home price. It is misleading to say that this kind of development will increase the number of affordable homes in YYC.

@teresagoldstein Your last sentence says small applications like this will help affordability. But in reality these small infill projects sell or rent way above affordability for lower income families. Yes they increase the inventory but not at the low end where needed most.

richard white @teresagoldstein Housing operates as a system though, so an absence of housing supply along the income continuum will ultimately be felt most by low-income residents. youtube.com/watch?v=EQGQU0…

Harmony M @teresagoldstein Not sure that is true. In the Beltline several huge new purpose built rentals have been built the increase supply should lower rental of old apt.instead all rents went up as landlords of old apt could get more for their old product with increased demand. It is more complicated.

Willem Klumpenhouwer Harmony M @teresagoldstein I get that and I agree. But I still think it is misleading shame people into approving all infill projects based on addressing affordability. Some infill projects r2
dense for the site. I believe the site shown might be in West Hillhurst Community Association and it should not have 10+ homes

richard white Willem Klumpenhouwer Harmony M @teresagoldstein West Hillhurst Community Association Richard, show your work re: Beltline (because I think you just made up some nonsense). Beltline saw a construction boom in the 2010s, and prices went down. They're only now coming back up thanks to net migration.