Month: May 2025

Canada’s new federal housing minister, Gregor Robertson, had barely been sworn in when he was asked a simple question: Do you think prices [for homes] need to go down? He said, “No, I think that we need to deliver more supply, make sure the market is stable, it’s a huge part of our economy. We … Read more

There’s a political challenge with house prices. They are too high for would-be first-time buyers to buy—average house prices are affordable only with the highest 15 or 20 per cent of incomes. So would-be buyers need lower prices. But the 65 per cent of Canadians who already own a home tend not to want prices … Read more

An enthusiastic audience member came away from last Saturday’s Co-operative events convinced that co-op housing “is the best way to live,” especially for young families and seniors. The event drew relatively few people—about three dozen—but those who came heard lots about how co-op housing works, its benefits and some of the challenges and opportunities of … Read more

People representing the city of Hamilton and three local agencies will discuss the challenges and future of affordable housing in Hamilton in a Zoom webinar at noon next Tuesday. Speakers are Michelle Baird, director of housing with the City of Hamilton; Katrina Gervais, a member of the Roundtable, which is organizing the event; Renee Wetselaar, … Read more

.  Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing held an open house on Monday (May 5/25) for neighbours of its latest project, which will be at 95 Dundurn South, just up the street from our church. Drawings displayed at the event, held in our sanctuary, showed a building that has parking, storage and equipment spaces on the ground floor, … Read more