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GetBuilding @getbuildingca

Everyone deserves an affordable home. Let's #GetBuilding.

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GetBuilding@getbuildingca
26 Oct 2022
Every Ontarian deserves a home they can afford. Let's #GetBuilding. 💪 Learn more: getbuilding.ca/
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Jeff Ballingall
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19 Jul 2023
Build! Build! Build!
Pierre Poilievre
@PierrePoilievre
19 Jul 2023
After 8 years of Justin Trudeau, rent and mortgage payments have doubled. Fire big city gatekeepers. Bring homes workers can afford.
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Rental prices in major markets are expected to keep going up due to the rental supply being low. #GetBuilding globalnews.ca/news/9655111/c…

Canada doesn’t have enough homes to own. Renters will pay the price - National | Globalnews.ca

A new housing outlook from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. shows that as homeownership remains out of reach for many, renters will face higher costs.

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“Multi-dwelling permits in Ontario sharply increased by 13.6 per cent in February compared to January, led by a variety of large value permits, or condo building construction, which jumped 25.4 per cent, the report said.” #GetBuilding thestar.com/business/2023/04…

Permits to build new Ontario condos soar by 25% as new policies speed approvals

All multi-dwelling permits were up 13.6% in February in Ontario, Statistics Canada reports, led by condo building construction at 25.4%. Home builders say they are trying to provide “as much supply...

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“Ontario unveiled new legislation Monday with the goal of modernizing Ontario’s education system while also giving the government the ability to sell or revamp unused school property for other priorities such as housing.” #GetBuilding toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-t…
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“House prices grew 180 per cent over a decade while incomes grew about 38 per cent over the same period, the report said.” #GetBuilding bnnbloomberg.ca/will-homes-e…
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Great news for Waterloo. Now they can #GetBuilding more homes. therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

Province opens more land for housing in Waterloo Region

Minister changes region’s official plan, opening up hundreds more hectares to be developed for new housing or businesses

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With more and more people moving to Ontario we not only need more housing but also more hospitals. #GetBuilding thestar.com/opinion/contribu…

Where are the promised new hospitals required to service Ontario’s population growth?

Will the Ford government step up and fund the services needed to support all these additional homes and all these additional people?

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“Experts, the industry and governments agree that the housing challenges in the city, the Greater Toronto Area, and in all of Ontario, are firmly rooted in a shortage of new housing and the length of time it takes to build new homes.” #GetBuilding storeys.com/toronto-mayoral-…

Housing Needs to Be a Priority in Toronto’s Mayoral By-Election

It's imperative that voters pay close attention to candidates’ housing platforms in the upcoming Toronto mayoral by-election.

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“Ontario is looking to streamline its land development and growth plans, allowing municipalities to expand their borders ‘at any time’ in order to build more homes.” #GetBuilding toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-t…

Ontario to give cities power to expand boundaries to build homes

Ontario is looking to streamline its land development and growth plans, allowing municipalities to expand their borders “at any time” in order to build more homes.

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#REPORT: According to a new Ipsos poll, 63% of Canadians who don’t own a home have ‘given up’ on ever owning a home. We need to #GetBuilding so the dream of owning a home can be restored to Canadians.
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#REPORT: Ontario is helping the Town of The Blue Mountains speed up approvals to build 160 long-term care beds and housing for seniors through a new tool that helps municipalities quicken and the approval process for housing and community infrastructure. #GetBuilding
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#REPORT: Ontario will be spending almost $28 billion on highways and roadways. #GetBuilding
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“Rising interest rates, a skilled-labour shortage and what many in the industry call red tape at the municipal level have contributed to a stagnating construction industry over the last number of months.”#GetBuilding cbc.ca/1.6794378
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“The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is sponsoring a new research project digging into ways to streamline the development approval process, cutting down the time it takes to get shovels in the ground on housing projects.”#GetBuilding storeys.com/rescon-research-…

New RESCON-Sponsored Research Looks to Streamline Ontario's Development Approvals

RESCON is sponsoring new research looking at ways to streamline development approvals, cutting down the time to get shovels in the ground.

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Students at the University of Guelph are facing the dire consequences of Guelph’s housing crisis. Guelph must #GetBuilding guelphmercury.com/opinion/gu…

GUELPH’S STUDENT HOUSING CRISIS: Students’ open letter calls for action and community solutions

“If this situation continues, we anticipate a rise in insecure housing options, including students couch hopping, sleeping in our cars, and student homelessness more generally.”

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The city of Mississauga is actively preventing more homes from being built and allowing the city's housing crisis to worsen. They must step out of the way so that Mississauga can #GetBuilding. cbc.ca/1.6787225

City of Mississauga rejects applications for 2 residential towers because proposed buildings are...

The City of Mississauga rejected applications for two residential towers in Port Credit steps from two major transit stations this month, saying the buildings proposed were too tall.

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“An analysis from RBC Economics warned that unless the pace of construction of rental housing accelerates, the current shortage of 30,000 units could quadruple to 120,000 by 2026.” #GetBuilding financialpost.com/executive/…
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The definition of rules for thee but not for me. #GetBuilding
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According to a recent report from National Bank of Canada, it now takes almost 26 years for a household on a median income to save enough money to put a down payment on a home in Toronto. #GetBuilding theglobeandmail.com/investin…

The good, the sad and the unaffordable: Saving for a home down payment in Canada’s big cities

A National Bank report found that it’s in down payments where we see the most encouraging signs of affordability, at least in some cities

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“To build the housing that’s needed, we need to cut red tape and dramatically speed-up the development approvals process, bring in more immigrants with construction skills, and embrace technology.” #GetBuilding canada.constructconnect.com/…
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