Canada’s national housing agency is forecasting things are going to get worse in the next few years. The CMHC’s latest forecast expects a booming population and lower rates driving housing demand. As a result of the surging activity, existing home prices are expected to rise over the next couple of years. Despite soaring demand and […]
I grew up in a small community on Vancouver Island, my parents still live in the same house. When I was growing up there used to be dozens of kids on our street/neighbourhood. Over the last few years the only people who could afford to move in were people near or past retirement. Now there’s only 1 out of 30 houses with kids, and I don’t think a single other person is young enough to have kids if they wanted (maybe someone from my generation who couldn’t afford to move out). It’s really killed the vibe of the neighbourhood.
People retiring? Remote work?
It’s really sad that it’s ripping up communities in small towns though. Housing is just ridiculous.
I grew up in a small community on Vancouver Island, my parents still live in the same house. When I was growing up there used to be dozens of kids on our street/neighbourhood. Over the last few years the only people who could afford to move in were people near or past retirement. Now there’s only 1 out of 30 houses with kids, and I don’t think a single other person is young enough to have kids if they wanted (maybe someone from my generation who couldn’t afford to move out). It’s really killed the vibe of the neighbourhood.