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A "Regulations" tower looming over a sign that says "Flippers Not Welcome"
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Op-Ed: Development Flippers Aren't Breaking The Market — Policy Is

​If the goal is to get more home completions, getting a project approved and into the hands of a builder who can see it through construction should be seen as a positive, says Goodman Commercial.

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The Crisis We Needed? Rethinking Toronto Housing In A Post-Speculation Market

Delays, cancellations, and a market in flux may feel like crisis — but for those shaping the city, this could be a generational opportunity.

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Op-Ed: If We're Serious About Sixplexes, We Need To Get Serious About DCs

​We are facing an unprecedented affordability crisis, and there is no logical justification for a tax that directly raises rents and home prices, writes lawyer and tech entrepreneur Liam Gill.

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Op-Ed: Canada’s Housing System Is Broken — A Reckoning Is Long Overdue

Brad Jones, Chief Development Officer at Vancouver's Wesgroup, shares his thoughts on the current housing market, and the changes that must take place within it.

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Op-Ed: A Return to Real Estate 101 — Resetting Expectations For Multifamily Housing

​While it may feel as if the whole real estate system is changing, Evan Pawliuk, AVP Commercial Mortgages at First National Financial LP, sees this simply as a return to basics.

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OpEd: Toronto’s Sky-High Problem With The Crane Index Report

According to Antonio Niro, CFO at The Rose Corporation, measuring the health of a city’s real estate industry using the number of cranes up is akin to measuring a person’s health based on the number of shoes they own.

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Op-Ed: Factory-Built Housing Is The Answer To Ontario’s Housing Crisis

With threats of tariffs south of the border and a desire to have more homegrown options for Canadians, factory-built – or prefabricated – housing offers a ‘Made-in-Ontario’ solution.

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Op-Ed: Why Housing Is Top Of Mind As A Gen Z Voter

When it comes to housing, myself and an untold number of young Canadians without access to the Bank of Mom and Dad are getting demonstrably screwed.

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Op-Ed: When It Comes To Housing Supply, We Have An Engineering Problem

​To address the cost issue and bring prices down, we must first overcome the engineering limitations of our existing development model, writes Jonathan Diamond, Principal at Well Grounded Real Estate.

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Op-Ed: Protecting Ontario Must Include Promoting Housing Affordability

John DiMichele, CEO of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), argues that it's time housing is recognized as being just as essential to Ontario’s economic success as roads, transit, and energy infrastructure.

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Op-Ed: BC's Foreign Buyer Tax Has The Same Effect On Development As A Tariff

For the past decade, BC has imposed its own punitive, politically motivated tax on foreign residents buying local apartment buildings and land, says Goodman Commercial.

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Op-Ed: Ontario Needs To Tackle Punishing Taxes to Turbocharge Housing Supply

Tackling taxes and fees is the first step to increasing housing supply and ensuring more families and individuals can achieve the dream of homeownership. That’s why TRREB has launched FairHomeTaxes.ca to fight for lower taxes on Ontario homes, writes President Elechia Barry-Sproule.

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Op-Ed: CoV Seeks To Generate Profits From A Market It Is Actively Obstructing

​Wouldn't it be more beneficial if the City of Vancouver sold its trophy site to fund non-market housing or reduce inclusionary housing requirements?