@jeremywithers.bsky.social
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Today, NHAs' podcast speaks with Steve Pomeroy about the rapid loss of low-rent housing.
Across Canada, 11 affordable homes are lost for every 1 built.
We talk about what communities and gov’s are doing to protect these much-needed homes, & what more can be done.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Across Canada, 11 affordable homes are lost for every 1 built.
We talk about what communities and gov’s are doing to protect these much-needed homes, & what more can be done.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Preserving Low‑Rent Housing
Podcast Episode · New Housing Alternatives · 2025-12-19 · 25m
podcasts.apple.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today, NHAs' podcast speaks with Steve Pomeroy about the rapid loss of low-rent housing.
Across Canada, 11 affordable homes are lost for every 1 built.
We talk about what communities and gov’s are doing to protect these much-needed homes, & what more can be done.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Across Canada, 11 affordable homes are lost for every 1 built.
We talk about what communities and gov’s are doing to protect these much-needed homes, & what more can be done.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
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Yesterday, Bill 60 passed, rolling back many tenant protections.
NHAs' new analysis focuses on 6 major changes under Bill 60.
It explores how each will erode tenant protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis. 🧵👇
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
NHAs' new analysis focuses on 6 major changes under Bill 60.
It explores how each will erode tenant protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis. 🧵👇
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yesterday, Bill 60 passed, rolling back many tenant protections.
NHAs' new analysis focuses on 6 major changes under Bill 60.
It explores how each will erode tenant protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis. 🧵👇
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
NHAs' new analysis focuses on 6 major changes under Bill 60.
It explores how each will erode tenant protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis. 🧵👇
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
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A concise overview of budget 2025.
“The new Build Canada Homes program…[is] more of a pilot program than a generational investment. The 4k homes to be started under BCH next year is small potatoes relative to needs."
3/4's of the headline housing investment "is a carryover from previous budgets."
“The new Build Canada Homes program…[is] more of a pilot program than a generational investment. The 4k homes to be started under BCH next year is small potatoes relative to needs."
3/4's of the headline housing investment "is a carryover from previous budgets."
Despite all the talk of “generational investments” in budget 2025, no one seems particularly inspired by this budget or its investment plan. Where’s the moon shot, the national project(s) that Canadians can rally behind? By @marclee.bsky.social #Budget2025
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Talking ‘bout my generational investment: Why the federal budget fails to meet the moment - CCPA
Budget 2025 featured talk of “generational investments” and proclaimed a headline number of $1 trillion in combined new public and private investment over five years. Yet no one seems particularly ins...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A concise overview of budget 2025.
“The new Build Canada Homes program…[is] more of a pilot program than a generational investment. The 4k homes to be started under BCH next year is small potatoes relative to needs."
3/4's of the headline housing investment "is a carryover from previous budgets."
“The new Build Canada Homes program…[is] more of a pilot program than a generational investment. The 4k homes to be started under BCH next year is small potatoes relative to needs."
3/4's of the headline housing investment "is a carryover from previous budgets."
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“It very well could be a good start, but my concern is that it’s not going to scale up fast enough. The fiscal commitment is pretty weak … it’s not what I would think of as a generational investment.” www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
Federal budget falls short on housing affordability, experts say
Academics and builders’ associations say the Liberal government has watered down its election pledges
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“It very well could be a good start, but my concern is that it’s not going to scale up fast enough. The fiscal commitment is pretty weak … it’s not what I would think of as a generational investment.” www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
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New from NHAs' blog: our analysis of Ontario's Bill 60.
Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.
We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.
We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
Ontario’s Bill 60 Will Make it Easier and Faster for Landlords to Evict Tenants - New Housing Alternatives
Doug Ford's Bill 60 proposes changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that will erode tenant protections and worsen the homelessness crisis.
newhousingalternatives.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New from NHAs' blog: our analysis of Ontario's Bill 60.
Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.
We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.
We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
newhousingalternatives.ca/ontarios-bil...
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Proud to have authored a letter with @nodemovictions.bsky.social, co-signed by 134 orgs, demanding that Premier Ford repeal #Bill60 — which we call the "Create Encampments Faster" Act.
Ontario can't afford even weaker rental protections and more homelessness.
Read: tinyurl.com/StopBill60
Ontario can't afford even weaker rental protections and more homelessness.
Read: tinyurl.com/StopBill60
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Proud to have authored a letter with @nodemovictions.bsky.social, co-signed by 134 orgs, demanding that Premier Ford repeal #Bill60 — which we call the "Create Encampments Faster" Act.
Ontario can't afford even weaker rental protections and more homelessness.
Read: tinyurl.com/StopBill60
Ontario can't afford even weaker rental protections and more homelessness.
Read: tinyurl.com/StopBill60
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A few huge financial firms are buying up Toronto's purpose-built rental, 📈from 14% to 24% of all units 2010-21.
Starlight & CAPREIT alone own almost half.
They're aggressively filing evictions at rates 2.5X >than single-building owners & 1.5X >than corporate chains.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Starlight & CAPREIT alone own almost half.
They're aggressively filing evictions at rates 2.5X >than single-building owners & 1.5X >than corporate chains.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Financial firms file for eviction more than any other Toronto landlord, new research finds
The research looked at more than 200,000 evictions and found financial firms pursue evictions at a rate 1.5 times higher than chain landlords and 2.5 times more than single-building landlords.
www.thestar.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A few huge financial firms are buying up Toronto's purpose-built rental, 📈from 14% to 24% of all units 2010-21.
Starlight & CAPREIT alone own almost half.
They're aggressively filing evictions at rates 2.5X >than single-building owners & 1.5X >than corporate chains.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
Starlight & CAPREIT alone own almost half.
They're aggressively filing evictions at rates 2.5X >than single-building owners & 1.5X >than corporate chains.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
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New BSH research, by @seangrisdale.bsky.social, analyzing 385,000+ eviction filings in the GTA (2010-2021) reveals how financialized landlords are systematically undermining housing security & exacerbating inequalities across the region.
Read the full report: buff.ly/ZY6GQYS
(Thread 1/6)
Read the full report: buff.ly/ZY6GQYS
(Thread 1/6)
Filling the Gaps: An Analysis of Evictions Filing in the Greater Toronto Area from 2010-2021
A new report from BSH analyzes evictions filings to better understand the impact of housing financialization on housing security. The research, which focuses on the GTA, reveals that treating…
buff.ly
August 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New BSH research, by @seangrisdale.bsky.social, analyzing 385,000+ eviction filings in the GTA (2010-2021) reveals how financialized landlords are systematically undermining housing security & exacerbating inequalities across the region.
Read the full report: buff.ly/ZY6GQYS
(Thread 1/6)
Read the full report: buff.ly/ZY6GQYS
(Thread 1/6)
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Making housing affordable isn’t just about reducing prices. It’s also about raising incomes.
On both fronts, we're going the wrong way fast.
Across 🇨🇦, “the income gap between wealthy & low-income households has reached a record high" finds NHA's Ricardo Tranjan.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
On both fronts, we're going the wrong way fast.
Across 🇨🇦, “the income gap between wealthy & low-income households has reached a record high" finds NHA's Ricardo Tranjan.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Ricardo Tranjan: Income inequality reached a new high. Here’s why Ottawa’s DOGE-style cuts will only make it worse
The prime minister has gone from Captain Canada to Captain Cuts.
www.thestar.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Making housing affordable isn’t just about reducing prices. It’s also about raising incomes.
On both fronts, we're going the wrong way fast.
Across 🇨🇦, “the income gap between wealthy & low-income households has reached a record high" finds NHA's Ricardo Tranjan.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
On both fronts, we're going the wrong way fast.
Across 🇨🇦, “the income gap between wealthy & low-income households has reached a record high" finds NHA's Ricardo Tranjan.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Brampton is preparing a bylaw to prevent the loss of affordable rental apartments.
Developers that demolish or convert rental units could soon be required to replace them & provide tenants “right of return”.
But ACORN is pushing to strengthen the policy👇
www.bramptonguardian.com/news/propose...
Developers that demolish or convert rental units could soon be required to replace them & provide tenants “right of return”.
But ACORN is pushing to strengthen the policy👇
www.bramptonguardian.com/news/propose...
Proposed Brampton bylaw aims to protect rental housing supply
An affordable housing advocacy group says the proposed bylaw doesn’t go far enough to protect tenants.
www.bramptonguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Brampton is preparing a bylaw to prevent the loss of affordable rental apartments.
Developers that demolish or convert rental units could soon be required to replace them & provide tenants “right of return”.
But ACORN is pushing to strengthen the policy👇
www.bramptonguardian.com/news/propose...
Developers that demolish or convert rental units could soon be required to replace them & provide tenants “right of return”.
But ACORN is pushing to strengthen the policy👇
www.bramptonguardian.com/news/propose...
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Great @ubchart.bsky.social brief on CMHCs new Housing Supply Framework
CMHCs revised targets:
(1) Set 60-70% of income as an acceptable housing affordability standard for major Canadian cities
(2) Emphasize market supply-alone solutions & neglect financialization
hart.ubc.ca/blog/cmhcs-n...
CMHCs revised targets:
(1) Set 60-70% of income as an acceptable housing affordability standard for major Canadian cities
(2) Emphasize market supply-alone solutions & neglect financialization
hart.ubc.ca/blog/cmhcs-n...
CMHC's New Housing Supply Framework: Moving the Goalposts While Missing the Point | Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)
hart.ubc.ca
June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Great @ubchart.bsky.social brief on CMHCs new Housing Supply Framework
CMHCs revised targets:
(1) Set 60-70% of income as an acceptable housing affordability standard for major Canadian cities
(2) Emphasize market supply-alone solutions & neglect financialization
hart.ubc.ca/blog/cmhcs-n...
CMHCs revised targets:
(1) Set 60-70% of income as an acceptable housing affordability standard for major Canadian cities
(2) Emphasize market supply-alone solutions & neglect financialization
hart.ubc.ca/blog/cmhcs-n...
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City of Kitchener is moving forward with legislation protecting tenants from renovictions.
Congrats to ACORN for showing the power of tenants when they organize.
www.therecord.com/news/council...
Congrats to ACORN for showing the power of tenants when they organize.
www.therecord.com/news/council...
Kitchener renoviction bylaw to stop the ‘hell that people are going through’ is a step closer
The City of Kitchener moves to combat renovictions through a new rental renovation licensing bylaw, facing debates on jurisdiction and potential impact.
www.therecord.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
City of Kitchener is moving forward with legislation protecting tenants from renovictions.
Congrats to ACORN for showing the power of tenants when they organize.
www.therecord.com/news/council...
Congrats to ACORN for showing the power of tenants when they organize.
www.therecord.com/news/council...
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Great to see @kmclt.bsky.social begin construction on 78 supportive homes in Kensington Market.
Another small step for Mayor Chow's plan to build 65k rent-controlled homes on city-owned sites by 2030.
Another big leap for Canada's fast-growing Community Land Trusts.
torontolife.com/city/real-es...
Another small step for Mayor Chow's plan to build 65k rent-controlled homes on city-owned sites by 2030.
Another big leap for Canada's fast-growing Community Land Trusts.
torontolife.com/city/real-es...
An actually affordable housing project is rising in a former Kensington Market parking lot - Toronto Life
The 78-unit mass timber building follows eight years of work between advocates and the city
torontolife.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Great to see @kmclt.bsky.social begin construction on 78 supportive homes in Kensington Market.
Another small step for Mayor Chow's plan to build 65k rent-controlled homes on city-owned sites by 2030.
Another big leap for Canada's fast-growing Community Land Trusts.
torontolife.com/city/real-es...
Another small step for Mayor Chow's plan to build 65k rent-controlled homes on city-owned sites by 2030.
Another big leap for Canada's fast-growing Community Land Trusts.
torontolife.com/city/real-es...
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54% of eviction notices in Waterloo Region in the past 5 years were for renovation or demolition, according to a survey by NHA partner, ACORN.
“It’s a plague…that’s why you see other municipalities [passing renoviction bylaws]…& that’s what we need Kitchener to do.”
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
“It’s a plague…that’s why you see other municipalities [passing renoviction bylaws]…& that’s what we need Kitchener to do.”
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
‘It’s a plague’: Advocates renew calls for renoviction bylaw in Kitchener
On Monday, more than a dozen housing advocates took their fight to Kitchener City Hall, renewing their calls for a renoviction bylaw.
www.ctvnews.ca
June 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
54% of eviction notices in Waterloo Region in the past 5 years were for renovation or demolition, according to a survey by NHA partner, ACORN.
“It’s a plague…that’s why you see other municipalities [passing renoviction bylaws]…& that’s what we need Kitchener to do.”
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
“It’s a plague…that’s why you see other municipalities [passing renoviction bylaws]…& that’s what we need Kitchener to do.”
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...
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3 months ago, Vancouver stopped approving supportive-housing projects
Last month, the City quashed a 129-unit (1/2 supportive) project, approved for rezoning in 2022
“This was an instream project. To see the city back away is concerning”
All amidst a homelessness crisis
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Last month, the City quashed a 129-unit (1/2 supportive) project, approved for rezoning in 2022
“This was an instream project. To see the city back away is concerning”
All amidst a homelessness crisis
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Have the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing? | The Tyee
Vancouver killed a Kitsilano project after fierce legal opposition from neighbours. Where might this lead?
thetyee.ca
May 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
3 months ago, Vancouver stopped approving supportive-housing projects
Last month, the City quashed a 129-unit (1/2 supportive) project, approved for rezoning in 2022
“This was an instream project. To see the city back away is concerning”
All amidst a homelessness crisis
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Last month, the City quashed a 129-unit (1/2 supportive) project, approved for rezoning in 2022
“This was an instream project. To see the city back away is concerning”
All amidst a homelessness crisis
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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Check out Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's new report on the global Community Land Trust movement.
It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.
www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.
www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
International Commentaries on Preserving Affordable Homeownership - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
This collection of six global commentaries reflects on the Preserving Affordable Homeownership Policy Focus Report published by the Lincoln Institute in partnership with the International Center for C...
www.lincolninst.edu
May 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Check out Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's new report on the global Community Land Trust movement.
It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.
www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.
www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
Highly recommend this new data-heavy, policy-oriented, very readable 80+page report.
It tracks the📈role of financialization & investor ownership in decoupling 🇨🇦 home prices from incomes since the 90s.
Happy to see my research adding to this important analysis.
www.movesmartly.com/thegreatsell...
It tracks the📈role of financialization & investor ownership in decoupling 🇨🇦 home prices from incomes since the 90s.
Happy to see my research adding to this important analysis.
www.movesmartly.com/thegreatsell...
The Great Sell Off - How Our Homes Became Someone Else's Business
Canada's housing system is broken. This report explains how financialization severed the link between incomes and home prices—and why old solutions won't fix it.
www.movesmartly.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Highly recommend this new data-heavy, policy-oriented, very readable 80+page report.
It tracks the📈role of financialization & investor ownership in decoupling 🇨🇦 home prices from incomes since the 90s.
Happy to see my research adding to this important analysis.
www.movesmartly.com/thegreatsell...
It tracks the📈role of financialization & investor ownership in decoupling 🇨🇦 home prices from incomes since the 90s.
Happy to see my research adding to this important analysis.
www.movesmartly.com/thegreatsell...