lpoutine,
UrbanRail has just posted a new topic entitled "Affordable Housing Question" in forum "Urban Design".
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Here is a question to you. Should the region do more with federal and provincial help to solve the housing affordability issue? What I am getting at is the market has clearly failed as well as our elected officials (mostly provincial and federal) in dealing with the housing issue. Now I know the provincial government announced money recently (election bribery), but should it take an election year for government to respond? The last Coops were built in the 80s and it was the liberals that started the funding cuts with the conservatives following suite.
In my opinion homes and property are way over valued in the CRD and lower mainland. But unfortunately we can't change that or can we?
Should developers do more ( yes there are rentals being built but even their so called affordable rentals aren't really affordable.)
My wife and I were victims of being evicted this past May because of complains of parking issues, it was an illegal suite (run by Newport) and Saanich forced the new owners that bought the house we were living in to go back to a duplex from a four plex. We fortunately found a place but many aren't so lucky.
Shouldn't there be a cap on prices?
Your thoughts?
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