cm0002@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 17 days agoShould home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing ministerglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down120cross-posted to: globalnews@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up1-6arrow-down1external-linkShould home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing ministerglobalnews.cacm0002@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 17 days agomessage-square30linkfedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days ago Getting the government back into the business of directly building affordable housing is one effective way to accomplish that. Is this not the plan?
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·17 days agoTo quote the minister, “no.” The Globe and Mail pointing out the obvious a year ago: “Cutting shelter costs while ensuring that homeowners’ property values remain high could be viewed as contradictory.”
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 days agoTo properly quote the Minister. “No, I think that we need to deliver more supply , make sure the market is stable.”
Is this not the plan?
To quote the minister, “no.”
The Globe and Mail pointing out the obvious a year ago: “Cutting shelter costs while ensuring that homeowners’ property values remain high could be viewed as contradictory.”
To properly quote the Minister.