booja@booja.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoCanada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBOwww.thecanadianpressnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkCanada needs to build 1.3M additional homes by 2030 to close housing gap, says PBOwww.thecanadianpressnews.cabooja@booja.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoI know it’s a real issue, I just find this statement funny: “The newly released report looks at how many more homes would need to be built restore Canada’s vacancy rate to the historical average.” We need more homes to be empty!
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoMakes sense, you want homes empty and prepared for people to move into rather than full and waiting for the house to be built before you can sell it to someone needing one.
I know it’s a real issue, I just find this statement funny:
“The newly released report looks at how many more homes would need to be built restore Canada’s vacancy rate to the historical average.”
We need more homes to be empty!
Makes sense, you want homes empty and prepared for people to move into rather than full and waiting for the house to be built before you can sell it to someone needing one.