cyberpunk007@lemmy.world to Canada · 2 years agoTrudeau says feds aren't primarily responsible for housing, but how responsible are they?www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: canada
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkTrudeau says feds aren't primarily responsible for housing, but how responsible are they?www.cbc.cacyberpunk007@lemmy.world to Canada · 2 years agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: canada
Experts say Ottawa is playing more of a role in housing, which is mostly a provincial and territorial responsibility, but federal involvement hasn’t brought much relief amid rising home prices.
minus-squareKichae@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoImmigration isn’t driving the housing crisis, though. Real estate speculation and short-term rentals are. Massively tax short-term rentals and non-primary-resident housing and watch the problem go away
minus-squarePyr_Pressurelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoImmigration doesn’t help. We let a million people into the country last year and only built 250k housing units.
minus-squareCyborganismlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoHere’s another report that says it’s an important factor. https://sh.itjust.works/post/2211653
minus-squarePaganDudelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s not driving the crisis, but it’s making it a lot worse.
Immigration isn’t driving the housing crisis, though. Real estate speculation and short-term rentals are.
Massively tax short-term rentals and non-primary-resident housing and watch the problem go away
Immigration doesn’t help. We let a million people into the country last year and only built 250k housing units.
Here’s another report that says it’s an important factor.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/2211653
It’s not driving the crisis, but it’s making it a lot worse.