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Asquith Allen retweeted
Investors and speculators have left the market, surely things will be affordable now right
60 GTHA Condo Projects On Hold As Developers Pull Back "Dramatically" storeys.com/condo-projects-h…
Agree with this take. Small-scale investors in election battleground regions like Peel and Vancouver will not forget this. #cdnpoli #ONpoli
I know this is an unpopular take but increasing the capital gains inclusion rate from 50% to 66% will hurt investment in housing at a time when we need it the most.
Individual ‘mom & pop’ investors fuel pre-sales that help finance new condo projects. Additionally, with 3-4 units being legalized on all lots, we need individual ‘mom & pop’ investors to get those projects going!
Full tax measures: budget.canada.ca/2024/report…
Asquith Allen retweeted
Significant changes just announced by Minister @PaulCalandra as part of the new “Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act”.
🚨#ParkingMinimums will be eliminated in PMTSAs & MTSAs. This means:
✅ More housing
✅ Lower property taxes
✅ Better environmental outcomes
✅ Increased transit use
Backgrounder: news.ontario.ca/en/backgroun…
Let’s goooo! 💪🏾 #onpoli
📢 Final numbers are in for Ontario’s 2023 housing starts.
✅ Very excited to see that nearly 10% of all starts were “additional residential units”.
This means that policy changes such as Bill 23 measure to allow 3 units and Minister @SeanFraserMP’s push to legalize 4 units are already yielding results!
And, we are just getting started! 🏗️ 🏠x4
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Asquith Allen retweeted
🚨 Enough is enough. Misinformation groups in #Mississauga are pressuring the city to break its own standards and procedures in order to delay badly needed #housing development. Today, they went too far.
It’s high time we had a conversation about property taxes. Why should renters pay more than homeowners? 🤔 #ONpoli #TOpoli #Housing #rent
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, a STRONG MAYOR! Let’s go @BonnieCrombie! 💪🏾 #onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga
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Quite shameful that Mississauga councillors don’t have the courage to make room for more neighbours IN PRINCIPLE. #onpoli
It’s not just egregious, it’s down right disgusting. Wanting changes to your lease is not grounds for a $7K MONTHLY increase in rent. Purpose-built apartments should always be the preferred choice to rent. #onpoli #rent
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Olivia Chow talking about #MissingMiddle on @CP24 today:
“I want to unleash the power of the homeowner. Say to them go build it because we need housing in this city”
“Build up to 4 storeys. If you want to have 4 units, you can rent out 3 of them.”
Ford-Chow Housing Alliance?✅
When it comes to purpose-built rental housing, I say: "Let 'er rip!"
Watch the full TVO segment here: lnkd.in/eyJ6geYA
#housing #letsbuild #topoli #onpoli lnkd.in/eUZDJRjZ
Asquith Allen retweeted
Could the choice Toronto voters make finally put a dent in the housing crisis? A look at the promises of the mayoral candidates with @PlannerSean, @AsquithAllen (@FRPOFACTS), @Jay_Pitter (@UWaterloo), @EricDLombardi (@MoreNeighbours) & @spaikin #topoli youtu.be/1JeQ5EDL0jw
Borys, a proud @anabailaoTO supporter, is very happy with his sign! #TeamBailao #Davenport #TOpoli
Asquith Allen retweeted
Watching this segment wanted to make me tear my eyes out. I am more and more convinced that most mayors and councillors:
1. Have not actually read #Bill23.
2. Are either deliberately spreading misinformation or do not understand housing economics.
Let's bust some myths. 🧵
To spur housing development, the Ontario government's Bill 23 housing bill reduces development charges to incentivize building starts. But tonight mayors @_JohnTaylor and @DorothyMcCabe tell @spaikin why they don't think that will work. At 8/11pm | Producer: @carastern #onpoli
Asquith Allen retweeted
Our More Homes Built Faster plan will cut red tape, fight NIMBYism & put homeownership in reach of more Ontarians.
I am proud to work alongside @MichaelParsa & @KHollandMPP to get shovels in the ground so all Ontarians have a place they can call home. 🏡👷♂️
Bill 23 will help get projects off the shelf, shovels in the ground, and keys in the hands of more Ontarians. #onpoli
