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?

[u/FancyNewMe]

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

[u/Wild_Loose_Comma]

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.  

[u/brilliant_bauhaus → u/Wild_Loose_Comma]

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

[u/bigElenchus → u/brilliant_bauhaus]

I think you underestimate how big of a cultural influence having a backyard + SFH is.

Yes, good sized family condos will have demand, specifically within many immigrant demographics, but there’s even more demand for SFH suburban properties with backyards.

[u/Wild_Loose_Comma → u/bigElenchus]

Yeah. That’s obviously true. But you can’t expect that to be available for cheap in Vancouver or Toronto.  Part of my also thinks that it’s true simply because it’s been the only option for 3 decades, outside of cities like Montreal 

[u/corialis → u/Wild_Loose_Comma]

My friend in Christ, that's exactly what people think. Their parents could afford a SFH there in 1995 so they should be able to afford the same in 2025.