grte@lemmy.caM to CanadaPolitics@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoWhy Canada's ban on foreign buyers hasn't made homes more affordablewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
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minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agoOkay and you could have 50% more homes available if 20% of the SFH in a city was converted into apartments. 7% is nothing if we actually would densify what we build rather than just sprawling suburbs.
minus-squareElectromechanical_Supergiant@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·10 months agoSure, but let’s not pretend it’s not an issue.
Okay and you could have 50% more homes available if 20% of the SFH in a city was converted into apartments. 7% is nothing if we actually would densify what we build rather than just sprawling suburbs.
Sure, but let’s not pretend it’s not an issue.