{"id":100,"date":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T15:00:00","slug":"canada-must-double-homebuilding-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/canada-must-double-homebuilding-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Must Double Homebuilding Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/conrad-aglah\/cmhc-homebuilding-shortfall-remotion-videos-63d8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Canada\u2019s housing challenge is front and centre: new estimates show we need between 417,000 and 469,000 new homes built every year through 2036 just to bring affordability back to where it was before the pandemic\u2014for both owners and renters. But with the country currently tracking closer to 231,000 completions annually, we\u2019re on course to be short nearly 2.4 million homes over the coming decade. What\u2019s holding us back? High borrowing costs, rising construction expenses, and tougher pre-sale financing are slowing things down, especially in the multi-family sector\u2014think condos, where weaker pre-construction sales have forced many developers to pause or cancel projects. That means even tighter supply when demand inevitably rebounds. Government incentives and zoning reforms are helping boost rental supply, but private-sector ownership projects still need stronger market momentum to close Canada\u2019s gap. As someone who guides clients through both the buying and financing sides of real estate, I see every day how these market forces shape your options and strategies. Whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer, investor, or looking to move up or downsize, understanding this broader landscape is key to making informed, confident decisions in our evolving market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s housing challenge is front and centre: new estimates show we need between 417,000 and 469,000 new homes built every year through 2036 just to bring affordability back to where it was before the pandemic\u2014for both owners and renters. But with the country currently tracking closer to 231,000 completions annually, we\u2019re on course to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions\/102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}