Devil's advocate: the housing boom was in a time when a crew could set up a prefab bungalow frame in a week or less; even modern duplexes and quadplexes require a
slightly longer timeframe, let alone midrises. Last year was already the
all-time record for housing starts and construction in BC as it is.
Devil's advocate II: a reduction in immigration (I can't believe I'm saying this) to Harper-era levels, even temporarily, would surely lower the demand and help supply to catch up. It's not an either-or dilemma.
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Originally Posted by Burquitlaman
Again, you are confusing things. What makes you think I, or anyone else, is not curious? Or are you saying we don't want it to increase? Whatever it is that you are trying to say, it is not relevant. Entirely irrelevant. The fact is we are not doing it and ever since measures were introduced by the NDP in BC to increase supply, housing starts have actually fallen off a cliff:
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/media-newsroom/news-releases/2024/housing-starts-august-2024 |
Speaking of confusing things, that link is "Canada over a half-year period," not "BC within the last month or so." That doesn't suggest that Eby's rezoning has lowered housing starts, it suggests that certain other provinces aren't pulling their weight -
MB, ON and
QC, for example, have been slowing down since the pandemic. Somebody plant a boot up Quebec's ass, please and thank you.
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