📣 What’s next for Canada's Housing Market? . The market will continue to cool in 2025 driven by trade tensions, economic uncertainty, slower population growth, and increasing unemployment. Learn more:

Congratulations #HousingSupplyChallenge Round 5 game-changers. Your work demonstrated the greatest sector-wide impact on housing supply across Canada. 🥇@PromiseRobotics. 🥈@TapestryCapital, Mddl, One Bowl. Details:

Aging buildings and accessibility gaps point to need to repair existing stock. Download the full results ⬇.

Between 2019–2024, average rent increased:. • +16% for 1-bed units. • +22% for 2-bed units. • +30% for 3+ bed units. Bachelor unit rents declined over the same period. #HousingPolicy #RentalMarket

New data is in: CMHC’s 5th Social & #AffordableHousing Survey reveals key trends shaping the rental landscape. 🏢 Much of the stock is pre-1995.⏳ Older buildings dominate SAH.🔧 1 in 4 units need repairs within 5 years.🚪 37% of buildings lack accessibility features. A 🧵

Canada needs more rental housing—but are developers confident enough to build it? . We sat down with CMHC’s Deputy Chief Economist Aled ab Iorwerth to unpack the key findings from the 2025 Canadian Rental Construction Survey. 🎧 Listen in:

Canada is starting to act on trade barriers—now we need to match that momentum with nation-building investments in infrastructure. That’s how we build a stable and resilient Canadian housing market, and more homes across Canada. 🏘️🇨🇦. 📖 Read more:

🚧 Interprovincial transportation constraints are holding back housing progress. Upgraded West-to-East rail, highways, and deep-sea ports could unlock better use of domestic supply—and bring materials to where housing is needed most.

📦 Canada produces enough core construction materials—like wood, steel & aluminum—to support more housing. But we’re not using them to their full potential. Distance & transport costs stop firms from buying across provinces. That’s a missed opportunity.

🏗️ New CMHC modelling shows that eliminating #TradeBarriers could result in 30,000 more housing starts per year. That’s a 15% boost toward closing Canada’s #SupplyGap—helping meet demand, increase access to ownership, and free up rental units for others.

🚛 Removing interprovincial trade barriers is a win for #HousingSupply, but it’s only part of the solution. We also need infrastructure, like railways, highways, and ports to move materials where they’re needed most.

Both Montreal and Toronto saw year-over-year decreases in actual housing starts. On the other hand, Vancouver recorded a 74% increase in starts in June, driven by higher multi-unit starts.

In urban centres (pop. 10,000+), actual housing starts were up 14% year-over-year with 23,282 units recorded in June, compared to 20,509 units in June 2024. 🏢🏠/3

The total monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of #HousingStarts for June 2025 stayed flat at 283,734 units compared to May’s 282,705 units. 📊/2

Latest housing starts data show that in June the 6-month trend increased 3.6%, driven primarily by strong purpose-built rental construction in western Canada. But #TOR and #VAN saw significant declines due to a weakening condo market. Let’s look at June housing starts data (a🧵)

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🎉 Congrats to all 20 teams! 🎉 . Your work is essential to supporting the community housing sector—and increasing and preserving the affordable housing supply. Get the details:

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🔎 Takeaway: Supply is increasing, but renters still face rising costs and fewer affordable options. /5

📉 Slower migration + a soft labour market = less demand. 🧑‍🎓 Caps on international students & high #YouthUnemployment are cooling pressure on rents in some markets. But shared living is on the rise as affordability remains tight. #AffordabilityCrisis #HousingTrends. /4