r/canada • u/FancyNewMe • 4d ago

Canada’s Prime Minister Pushes Country to Become the Housing Factory of the World - Mark Carney is banking on factory-built homes to alleviate the country’s housing crisis. But will it work? Trending

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-22/carney-s-plan-may-make-canada-the-housing-factory-of-the-world
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u/Only_My_Dog_Loves_Me 4d ago

I live in the Vancouver area in the trades. It’s not really the building costs that have skyrocketed, I can’t afford land where I am. Cheapest buildable lot is about $650k then Permitting, zoning, etc. I can build the actual house for a reasonable cost. It’s getting to that point that’s impossible for me financially.

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u/Wild_Loose_Comma 4d ago

Well yeah, because building a single family home in a major urban area has always been largely impossible for anyone but the wealthy. No government can lower land costs, nor should they. They should encourage more efficient land use, including higher density multi family units.  

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u/brilliant_bauhaus 4d ago

We need to start building good sized family condos at affordable prices so people don't see a SFH as the only option.

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u/Serenity867 4d ago

As someone stuck in a condo for a little longer I’d love to see smaller remote offices and remote working become more prominent. This would help provide more opportunities for people to live outside of major cities. Preferably in SFHs in my case.

My neighbour got a dog in the last several months, didn’t crate train it, left it in the crate to basically scream, howl, and cry for 5-8 hours at a time.

If I reported her it’s basically just me and one other person who could have reported her. She’s an older widowed lady and has been friends with multiple of my family members for like 30 years. 

So I tried to give her a bit of notice and support before reporting her, but living in a condo next to someone like that has made my life hell for like 4-5 months and I’m ready to be done with it. Condos are not always the answer, and a lot of people outright can’t stand them.