Affordable Housing

A recent report shows young adults are increasingly unable to afford even rental housing on their own, never mind homeownership. The Housing Assessment Resource Tool report says that living alone has become a luxury many young adults can’t afford, so many are postponing forming households.  On average, people aged 25 to 34 earn about 25% … Read more

We lost about a half million affordable for-profit rental units in the decade to 2021, mostly as older apartment buildings were bought by big financial investors. Borrowing costs were low, rents were soaring and rent-control laws allowed landlords to raise rent by any amount if a tenancy ended, so it was highly profitable. Today, borrowing … Read more

The average rent for a vacant rental unit in Hamilton remains very high. Rentals.ca reports that the average for a one-bedroom unit in August was $1,790, and for a two-bedroom, $2,148. You’d need an income of $71,700 and $85 ,920 for those averages to be affordable (affordable means the rent is less than 30 per … Read more

Each year, people committed to ending homelessness gather to mourn and honour those who have died because they lack a home, and to re-commit to ensuring everyone has a safe, secure, appropriate home they can afford. This year’s commemoration is at the City Hall forecourt at 4 p.m. today, Thursday Oct. 9. At least 116 … Read more

People sprinkled sacred tobacco on the ground and an Onondaga man said a prayer at the ground breaking Monday for the construction of Sacajawea’s newest project. About 65 people, including three from our congregation, were present. The site will become a 40-unit supportive housing building for Indigenous people that will provide not just homes but … Read more