cm0002@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 19 days agoShould home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing ministerglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up114cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
arrow-up114external-linkShould home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing ministerglobalnews.cacm0002@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 19 days agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 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-up3·19 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-up2·19 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.