cm0002@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoShould home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing ministerglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkShould home prices go down? ’No,’ says Canada’s new housing ministerglobalnews.cacm0002@lemmy.world to Canada@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareEmber James@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months ago Getting the government back into the business of directly building affordable housing is one effective way to accomplish that. Is this not the plan?
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoTo quote the minister, “no.” The Globe and Mail pointing out the obvious a year ago: “Cutting shelter costs while ensuring that homeowners’ property values remain high could be viewed as contradictory.”
minus-squareEmber James@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoTo properly quote the Minister. “No, I think that we need to deliver more supply , make sure the market is stable.”
Is this not the plan?
To quote the minister, “no.”
The Globe and Mail pointing out the obvious a year ago: “Cutting shelter costs while ensuring that homeowners’ property values remain high could be viewed as contradictory.”
To properly quote the Minister.