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Canada Still Needs Nearly Double The Homebuilding Pace

CMHC's 2025 supply-gap math puts Canada's affordability repair pace at 430,000 to 480,000 starts a year through 2035. The 2025 total was 259,028.

April 2, 20268 min read

Housing Crisis

The Median New Home Now Demands An $80,100 Down Payment

The cash barrier to buying a new home is now larger than annualized median full-time earnings, even before mortgage payments, closing costs, and insurance enter the picture.

March 31, 20268 min read