With builder confidence under pressure, industry leaders say homeownership needs a clearer federal plan, plus strategic provincial action on taxes and supply.
Recommended affordability levers include eliminating taxes on new homes, reducing development charges, and considering responsible mortgage stress-test changes for ownership access nationwide.
A $1.7B federal housing-cost injection was described as a positive step, with provinces urged to deploy funds effectively and avoid added market confusion.
Yet, 47% of builders laid off workers… meaning future housing supply is already being choked.
Fewer homes, tighter supply, rising pressure—smart buyers and investors move before the rebound, not when headlines catch up.
Developers Get Creative With Incentives
Some developers offered to cover up to one year of mortgage payments on new homes. The offer capped at about
