It’s time for the housing market to evolve

As a new generation comes of age, it’s time to embrace a new, tech-enabled model to combat our rapidly developing national housing crisis.

Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured at a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Feb. 2. With interest rates all but guaranteed to rise in the coming months, the affordability gap is set to widen⁠—making the path to homeownership even more unattainable, writes Daniel Dubois. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DANIEL DUBOIS

April 6, 2022

For the second year in a row, the Canadian housing market continued its record-breaking rise in price growth and home value. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association’s home price index, which adjusts for pricing volatility, the typical price of a home rose 26.6 per cent in December compar...

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