Affordable Housing

One of the most exciting pieces of housing news in 2024 was the creation of the Caroline Street Housing Co-operative. In a bold move, the tenants in the building bought it from the landlord when he put it up for sale. Learn how they did that at the Affordable Housing Team’s next event on Saturday … Read more

1️⃣  Sign the Affordable Housing Team letters to the major party leaders, urging funding NOW for non-profit homes Look for the Affordable Housing Team in the foyer this Sunday where they will have letters to federal politicians you can sign—or adapt as your own. The letters make clear that, when a housing crisis meets a … Read more

Mostly in their own words, here are their housing platforms.   The Conservative Party will axe the sales tax on new homes, saving families up to $65,000 on the purchase of a home and $3,000 on yearly mortgage payments while spurring a homebuilding boom. sell off 6,000 federal buildings and thousands of acres of federal … Read more

It’s always a delight to see new, non-profit affordable housing projects get underway. On Tuesday April 8, Indwell will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for Acorn Flats, the final building on the old Royal Oak Dairy site near Victoria and Barton. Already on the site is Ain-dah-ing, with 13 units of Indigenous housing and the offices … Read more

RentalRescue is one of the more intriguing organizations working to preserve existing affordable homes. Led by Krystal Valencia, RentalRescue buys for-profit apartment buildings with affordable rents, to preserve them at their existing rents. This saves buildings from being purchased by landlords intent on evicting affordable-rent tenants to raise the rent and maximize profits.  With financing … Read more