We should see the first meaningful decline in prices when the Toronto Real Estate Board releases their April numbers Low-rise prices ⬇️around 6% yoy Sales ⬇️ 17% and active listings ⬆️ 65% 4.4 MOI Toronto was performing better than the suburbs, we'll see if that trend holds

Today I’m releasing a report that explores a fundamental shift in Canada's housing market How homes evolved from affordable shelter into powerful financial assets, and what it means for affordability, inequality, and the future of the next generation. 1/⤵️

For years housing advocates argued our rental crisis was due to a “lack of supply” The truth is it was caused by our government's decision to exploit international students who were paying high tuition fees & working as "cheap labour" Stop the exploitation & supply increases

“Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on Canada’s and Mexico’s exports, along with the 10 per cent tariff on China’s, change the world.” Predictability is the victim of Trump’s tariff threats on.ft.com/40J4mjt

Of the 211K real estate transactions in Greece in 2024 Only a few involved mortgage credit. A very different market from Canada, where mortgage debt drives our housing market and our economy ekathimerini.com/economy/rea…

Yes, development charges are high in Toronto But do people honestly believe that the reason nobody wants to buy a 600 sq ft pre-con condo for $1M Is because development charges went up by $25K since 2021?

“Canadians purchasing a home should be bidding alongside other prospective homeowners, not against very large corporate investors” The Liberals are exploring approaches to curb the purchase of existing single-family homes by corporate investors canada.ca/en/department-fina…

Toronto area home sales were up roughly 40% in October over last year House sales ⬆️ 45% Condo sales ⬆️ 32% The market is responding to lower rates Average prices were flat for houses down 2% for condos

Does this really require a vote? A debate? Every day, it seems that politicians are more interested in political theatre and showmanship than in solving our country's problems To be clear, I'm talking about every politician

Ford was against requiring high-density housing around transit - because he didn't want to tell cities what to do But he's now banning new bike lanes province-wide Because he wants to tell cities what to do on issues that are important to him What a clown show!

Is 🇨🇦's housing crisis a Supply or Demand Problem? It was always both! I wrote this in July 2021 My opinion, which was very unpopular in 2021, became part of our federal government's housing policy this year and is now a key part of the Conservative's housing plan

Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's housing plan requires high-density housing to be built around federally funded-transit stations But Ontario Conservative leader Doug Ford shelved plans that would allow high-density housing around transit stations🤦‍♂️ Clown show

Nine months ago, Pierre Poilievre released a YouTube video titled Housing hell: How we got here and how we get out In it, he unpacked his analysis of Canada’s housing crisis and proposed solutions 🧵⤵️ movesmartly.com/articles/poi…

If NIMBYs and rent control are the cause of rapidly rising house prices in North America What is happening in France and the rest of the Eurozone, where prices are flat? Do they not have NIMBYs in Europe? No rent controls?