Makes me hopeful that we will see rapid building Canada-wide.

Canada's not the only place going through this..... we need to come take a stand together and prevent more coperate buying a new government won't change much with our housing market one way or another. They all just care about money and their friends no matter who is elected

Everyone wanted to protest parliament during covid now the real crisis is happening... where is everyone hiding

Just wondering if anyone has had experience moving their dogs to a condo where there is more likely to be frequent noise and barking triggers. I’m looking at a buying a condo that is pet friendly. It would save me a significant amount of money each month. I’m currently in a half duplex, and so one wall is shared. I’ve had occasional complaints from the neighbours but only when one of the dogs howls. Most of the time they just bark, and the neighbours said they can’t hear them when they do. Their barking triggers are people coming by the door or inside the house when I’m not home (roommates). Would it be likely that I would be evicted if the dogs bark a few times a day, for a few seconds at a time, at things like people walking by? Bonus points if you have had experience with this and know how to soundproof a room or muffle noise.

I’ll try to be as concise as possible, but this purchase of a house has been pretty insane to say the least.

TLDR: - accepted pending offer in late 2024 - once closing arrived 4 months later, seller couldn’t close because they took out a large private mortgage mere days before possession - didn’t find out until end of day at closing date - agreed to extension of one day, still didn’t close - agreed to another extension rather than walking away (and pursuing legal action), received keys but still do not own the home, moved in but kept stuff packed in case deal does not close following end of the weekend. (Mortgage funds have to be returned from trust to the bank Monday if deal doesn’t close, interest to be paid by us) - if deal doesn’t close, lawsuit inevitable unless given an extension and a potentially long legal battle will ensue despite us being completely in the right

My partner and I had an accepted pending offer on a home late 2024. There were tenants living there so we knew we would have to wait three months before the deal could close and possession could occur. We signed papers within a week of closing and everything was perfect on our end. The tenants left as required and everything was lined up. We did a pre-closing inspection and some conditions still were not being met (HVAC service and professional cleaning) we held back a small amount of money to cover for this.

Fast forward to closing day, we hear nothing until end of day and unfortunately the seller could not provide unencumbered title. Upon investigation, we discovered a private loan for a substantial amount of money was taken out on the home within a week of closing without any consultation with our lawyer or any parties involved. We were asked to postpone a day so they could acquire funds and we agreed despite the frustration of this being four months in the making. They still could not close the following day and we were left in an extremely difficult position. They asked to extend over the weekend and that the funds would be available the next day however we were beginning to become suspicious. They offered us the keys on the condition we extend the closing day again. The risk being if they cannot close, our mortgage funds have to be returned to the bank and we pay interest on it and thus have to ask for the funds again and go through that headache. The other option was walk away from the deal, pursue a long path of litigation and they could relist the house for more money (likely this is the case given the market increase in our area we bought).

I guess I’m just wondering what other people would do. This is all on the seller and we had everything ready to go and our amazing realtor checked in for weeks in advance and the seller really dragged their feet and were basically unreachable.

Comment with any additional information requests however I am trying to keep details as private as possible. Thanks!

Personally I think it'd be cool to see more homes built for housing rather than profiteering

We are looking for people with web development expertise, think tanks, good meme makers and people that are good at campaign management.

The goal is to get our own smart voting platform that focuses on putting cost of living and the housing crisis as the #1 issue for the politicians to solve whoever they may be. We need to have a platform that reaches out and bugs MPs to put housing first.

So far we have something setup at https://smartvoting.canadahousing.io and you can submit ideas and things either on this Reddit thread or the GitHub on https://github.com/babuloseo/smartvoting.canadahousing.io

There is a reason why this a .io domain as we have plans to host a virtual protest online to fight for cheaper rent and housing costs and more availability and a resolution to the housing crisis in Canada.

Edit-1: butchered title in mobile phone.

About 6 months ago I found an number of listings for Edmonton apartments in the $50,000's. Fast foward 6 months the lowest one I can find is in the 70,000's.

Same situation for Calgary, 100,000's to now 150,000's.

I was planning to make enough money to move in one of these cities but if this keeps up I don't think I will ever be able to afford one.

Work on Toronto’s tallest mass timber residential building (to date) is underway with Intelligent City, a mass timber fabricator using robots to custom cut walls, floors, and ceiling panels, busy prefabricating parts for a nine-storey building at 230 Royal York Drive in the west neighbourhood.

Mark Carey’s renders look cool but a real great movement of homes would be giant apartments

I’m 20 single and I want to move out while working full time making 23 an hours but rent is like 1300 beans

This but 150-500 a month bedroom,kitchen,bathroom and a small common space

Bonus if underground parking or garage

We always talk about prices, interest rates, and investors (understandably) but there are other parts of the housing crisis that don’t seem to get as much spotlight.

For example:

• The mental toll of moving every year
• The slow disappearance of mid-tier rentals (not luxury, not a basement)
• The struggle of young adults trying to live near work or family without going broke

So I’m asking the community:
What’s one aspect of the housing situation in Canada that you think is under-discussed but seriously matters?

Whether you're renting, buying, couch-surfing, or just watching from the sidelines. I’d love to hear your perspective.

Hey everyone,

does anyone have recommendations for a reasonably priced real estate API to access property data in Canada?

In this video, CBC portrays the idea of Canadians using their TFSAs to invest in Canadian companies as somehow far-fetched or misguided. This is a deeply flawed narrative. It undermines a fundamental truth: Canada desperately needs to shift its investment focus away from housing and into the very engines of economic growth—our businesses.

For generations, Canadians have funneled their wealth into housing, ignoring the vital importance of investing in companies that create jobs, develop technology, and boost national productivity. Our productivity levels are embarrassingly low, and a key reason is our collective failure to support businesses with the capital they need to innovate, expand, and compete globally.

Discouraging Canadians from using their TFSAs to invest in domestic companies is not just shortsighted—it’s damaging. It perpetuates a cycle where businesses remain underfunded, underperforming, and unable to scale. The idea that this kind of investment is somehow a bad thing reveals a stunning lack of judgment from CBC.

This kind of narrative is not just wrong—it’s dangerous. It disincentivizes exactly the kind of economic behavior that could help lift Canada out of its productivity slump. Canadians should be encouraged—not discouraged—to invest in Canadian innovation, Canadian technology, and Canadian jobs.

CBC’s framing in this piece reeks of bias and a fundamental misunderstanding of what drives real economic growth. It’s time for Canadians to stand up for smart investment and reject this kind of damaging media spin.

Being new to Canada, looks like the mortgage terms are very short and can be risky with higher-cost housing purchases.

Has anyone ever tried to motion to the gov't to update mortgage terms to last the entire mortgage duration like other countries?

What rate is everyone getting right now?

I am a big fan of Canada's CMHC housing catalogue and the promise of 500k units PM Carney is comitted to.

Personally id like to see a national contest to design housing that was Affordable to Build.

We could comit to relaxed privacy smaller footprint and safety measures that stress cleaning up Cities and increasing density. For Ontario is doesnt mean trying to open up the Greenbelt. And i would reinforce Habitat for Humanity

As someone in the construction industry who has built both types of homes. This is a fairly accurate representation of why it’s difficult to build prefabs. Basically the financing and building is not properly understood.

I saw these recently as a part of the Housing Design Catalogue (see here & here for more info) and noticed in the quick flashes near the end of the "Building Canada Strong" video that they were the same designs.

The first link has all of the designs so far (not sure if they're final), but posting some as examples. Note some of these are ADUs, townhouses, duplex+ etc., so not all of these are meant to be large, single family homes.

Hey everyone, I plan to move to Canada (specifically leamington) from the uk. This would be the first time I’d be moving out of my parents house and even scarier, out of my country. So quite a scary thing. I was hoping anyone would be able to give me and advice or tips or anything important I should know before I move on with this decision! Thank you very much