Total annual housing starts in ๐จ๐ฆ's 6 largest cities 2000-2023:
Trend: More condos, fewer detached homes
๐ Median condo sizes:
โฌ๏ธ From 900-1000 sqft to 700-800 sqft in the last 30 years!
Implications:
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Fewer options for families with kids!
or
๐ถ Harder to raise kids!โฆ
@HanifBayat
Will detached/semi-detached housing starts pick up with decreasing mortgage rates? And speaking of kids, the $10/day daycare has probably bigger impact on decision-making. Raising a kid in a condo for the first couple of years is fine (speaking from experience).