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Population increases may result in housing crisis

Unprecedented increases in popula-
tion and home prices have raised
alarm over the future of B.C.’s
housing industry and the jobs and
families it supports.

These pressures. together with ever
inereasiag regulatory and consumer demand
have raed the question How can aftordable
quality homes be batimed with scaring
demand? ,

The | Canadian Home Ruilder”
Assaciation of BC offers answers ina detatied
4O-paye solies document’ Huusiug 2020: A
Tine for Actin, reicased in Deceniber

The report makes 240 recommendations
towards enhancing housing affordability and
choice — 12 tor provir action, stv for
municipal action, tour tor home burlders and
two for ali BC citizens.

“Evervone must playa part in the sola
tion,” said Reith Sashaw, cvccutive vee pres
ident of CHBA-BC.

“BC faces a housing cnallenge unique in
Canada, We will need nearly one milion
more hoachokis in the province by the veat
2020."

Sashaw sand governments at all devels are
ble cking access fo new home constructan,

New home starts have dropred by P0500
Urdts a vear since TOO,

According to the report. scsernment
actions threaten the viability or the BC.
hy home balding industry, which cmoalays

5.000 people direerly and indirectly und
penerates S10 billion a vear in) economic
activiry for the prosinge.

The report suggests steps that should be
raker te address housing shortages and spi
raling tand prices. The houmng sirategy is the
second published iit five vears be CHBA BC.

Phe association met with BoC] Hous

Bob Kessel
Brussel Realty Word.
240-2800
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Focal wovernmenss

Costs which . hailenge fesasis
tev and industry robs incdude
& Municipal: Development vest charts on
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parkland levies, contaminated hind
and orestustse land use me asdres

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Goods and Services Pax on ew homes than
anvwhere elke in Canada

“When vou aid up the rapact oi ail three
levels of government, a new 8200000 house
in BoC new carrics more than S40.000 jn
direct and Cndireet weverminent costs”
Sashaw said

“With Hemsraa 2020-4 Trice fir Action
we have ssied a blueprint te deliver antord
alle homes. protest midiistsy
and jobs. generate far tavation. ana assure an
o\panding popudation sate. quabiy housing.”
he added

“We hope
eatalyst lor a wansty
government, the industry and the puble on
the titure of housing in Brush Columba
inte the new miflenmunn”

The Canadian Home
Assecanoen of BC represents than

2000 members throughear F and the

Yukon addressizg issues atfecuing nes
homebuyers and the hoi industry.

Nosit othe C HBA BO weboowte on
was chbabe org

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his Gawament will be seer asa
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