More supply needed to ease housing price crunch, but always more to do, Freeland says bnnbloomberg.ca/1.1594004

#homebeliever #weneed1millionhomes

Happy National Skilled Trades Day! To our tradespeople: thank you. To our young people: there are so many exciting careers in the trades waiting for you. #SkilledTradesDay

Over 4M more people will call the GTA home by 2051. To build enough housing, we need all three levels of government to plan for future growth. thestar.com/life/homes/opi…

Scotiabank on Housing Supply, "Canada has the lowest number of housing units per 1,000 residents of any G7 country. The number of housing units per 1,000 Canadians has been falling since 2016 owing to the sharp rise in population growth." #weneedmorehomes tinyurl.com/yr2sf86r

"The sustainable solution is not rooted in the interest rate or macroprudential space, but in a determined effort to remove obstacles that limit the supply response of housing." theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

Fantastic news and efforts from the West End HBA. This is an important change that will help unlocking more housing supply in the Hamilton area and attract critical post-pandemic investment while creating highly rewarding careers in residential construction. 🛖⚒️🦺⚡️ #HamOnt

Today, we published a report entitled Affordable Housing in the City of Toronto: A Responsibility We All Share, looking at 3 independent studies of inclusionary zoning programs across NA and the impacts of Toronto’s current proposal. Read it now: ow.ly/hPkq30rKTMo #topoli

⚡️⚡️TOMORROW, OHBA members are invited to register and attend a Vaccine Rollout, Policy, and Promotion in the Workplace in partnership with RESCON. Registration link below eventbrite.ca/e/vaccine-roll…

What lies ahead for the GTA? Industry leaders share their perspectives in the last instalment of our 100th anniversary series: thestar.com/bild100.html #BILDGTA100

Population pressures are not likely to diminish. #HamOnt will continue to attract families & talent especially with the Government’s new immigration targets and Hamilton’s two educational institutions. The need for balanced solutions is prominent. #onpoli bit.ly/3hy1cbI

EnerQuality welcomes Monica Curtis as President & CEO. See full announcement here: enerquality.ca/2021/07/12/mon… #energyefficiency #netzero #renewableenergy #smarthome

The Canada-British Columbia Expert Panel Report on Future of Housing Supply & Affordability comments on concept of filtering & how building new homes can make existing homes more affordable with an analogy that housing is a bit like musical chairs #BCpoli engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/si…

“The theory is that you climb that property ladder to a detached home, but what if that ladder is broken?” Mr. Yan says. “You have a group of people who can’t get onto the ladder, and another group who are stuck at the top. That breeds resentment.” theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/va…

Love and respect to the Bazely family as we celebrate Melissa Bazely and her life with purpose. The Simcoe Home Builders and Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) family are better because of her. Be kind and help each other.

Our government’s Housing Supply Action Plan is supporting Ontario’s families and young people realize the dream of home ownership by cutting red tape and encouraging innovative approaches to create more affordable housing options that meet people’s needs and budget.

For the past decade Canada has tweaked mortgage-finance rules to curb runaway housing prices. Now, during #Elxn44, political leaders are pledging a new tactic: Building homes for the urban middle class. “The population reality has now confronted everyone” wsj.com/articles/soari…

Today, I had the honour of speaking with the @bhbabrantford & Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) during their virtual information session. As we look to address housing supply across the province, we'll continue to work with our partners to satisfy the housing needs for Brantford & across Ontario.

As a society and a government, we want to give our seniors the dignity and respect that they deserve. This credit will help give our seniors the opportunity to live in their home longer with the ones they love, maintain quality of life into their retirement (1/3)

Thanks to BNN Bloomberg Greg Bonnell for the questions today about the great career paths available in residential constructionfor young CDNs CHBA National bnnbloomberg.ca/video/~1387114