shadysus@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agoCorporations hoarding homes thank Canadians for enthusiastically blaming immigrationwww.thebeaverton.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down113
arrow-up1557arrow-down1external-linkCorporations hoarding homes thank Canadians for enthusiastically blaming immigrationwww.thebeaverton.comshadysus@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoGreat news then. Banning landlords of non purpose built units, would drop prices!
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·11 months agoLike former office space or whatever? That’s not what OP said, but encouraging repurposing is an idea worth talking about.
minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoNo, as in single family homes. If the building was expressly built with density in mind (think triplex and above) then it’s fine IMO. This reduces the land scarcity side of the equation, as well as incentivizes density.
Great news then. Banning landlords of non purpose built units, would drop prices!
Like former office space or whatever? That’s not what OP said, but encouraging repurposing is an idea worth talking about.
No, as in single family homes. If the building was expressly built with density in mind (think triplex and above) then it’s fine IMO. This reduces the land scarcity side of the equation, as well as incentivizes density.