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submitted 1 year ago by sbv@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

According to a Bank of Canada report:

Investors were responsible for 30 per cent of home purchases in the first three months of the year, according to data released by the Bank of Canada. That is up from 28 per cent in the first quarter of last year, and 22 per cent in the same period in 2020. The central bank defines an investor as a buyer who took out a mortgage to buy the property while maintaining a mortgage on another home.

The effect of investor buying is:

“During housing booms, greater demand from investors can add to bidding pressures and intensify price increases,” said the note. “Similarly, when prices are stable or declining, a lower influx of investors can add downward pressure on housing demand and prices.”

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[-] SamuelRJankis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

The problem is that Canada has not developed enough for the population growth while we let multiple people take their cuts before it ever ends up being someone's home.

On top of that Canadian voters overwhelmingly said they wanted more of the same last election by pretty much voting for the same 2 parties has brought us to this point.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know -- vote for the guys whose biggest donors are property managers and oil companies.

That'll work.

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