Even if the fees for development, and whatever else, are reduced or removed…does anyone actually believe those savings would be passed back down to customers?
Developers will just do what it takes to make the numbers look good and increase their own profit margins.
There is too much demand with massive immigration annually coming in. Make it attractive to go to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, East Coast and anywhere outside of the GTA and GVRA and you may see some reduced costs.
Maybe, but like many inflationary fees, removing them could allow a developer to reduce prices and maintain profit. Over time that helps lower prices. I think rapid climbing costs are what drove a decent chunk of growth in housing. The porperty with a house that was 100k a decade ago would now cost 200k in fees and 400k to construct the house. That drives that property to about 600k plus land. The closer you get to Toronto, the less this matters as land overshadows the house value.
Even if the fees for development, and whatever else, are reduced or removed…does anyone actually believe those savings would be passed back down to customers?
Developers will just do what it takes to make the numbers look good and increase their own profit margins.
There is too much demand with massive immigration annually coming in. Make it attractive to go to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, East Coast and anywhere outside of the GTA and GVRA and you may see some reduced costs.
I think removing developer fees would get a lot of smaller builders rolling. If I wanted to redevelop my property, I'd need to bankroll $1m for 4 years on just the dev fees. That adds over $300k to the build cost.
On immigration, the easiest solution is close the gates for a couple of years. Let housing, Healthcare, employment catch up and adjust, they set immigration levels at a rate that can me managed without creating housing and health care crisis.
I think removing developer fees would get a lot of smaller builders rolling. If I wanted to redevelop my property, I'd need to bankroll $1m for 4 years on just the dev fees. That adds over $300k to the build cost.
On immigration, the easiest solution is close the gates for a couple of years. Let housing, Healthcare, employment catch up and adjust, they set immigration levels at a rate that can me managed without creating housing and health care crisis.
I think removing developer fees would get a lot of smaller builders rolling. If I wanted to redevelop my property, I'd need to bankroll $1m for 4 years on just the dev fees. That adds over $300k to the build cost.
On immigration, the easiest solution is close the gates for a couple of years. Let housing, Healthcare, employment catch up and adjust, they set immigration levels at a rate that can me managed without creating housing and health care crisis.
That doesn't bother me. Who's gonna whine? Immigration lawyers?
The currect JT immigration policy is simply stuffing too many people in. Up to 2015, Canada's immigration policy accepted 260K people a year, a number that was absorbed into the general population at the rate we could build houses and add healthcare professionals.
JT's regime increased that to 450K a year, a whopping 75% increase. We cant ramp housing, nurses, doctors that fast.
My feeling is we should slow down till we catch up.
That doesn't bother me. Who's gonna whine? Immigration lawyers?
The currect JT immigration policy is simply stuffing too many people in. Up to 2015, Canada's immigration policy accepted 260K people a year, a number that was absorbed into the general population at the rate we could build houses and add healthcare professionals.
JT's regime increased that to 450K a year, a whopping 75% increase. We cant ramp housing, nurses, doctors that fast.
My feeling is we should slow down till we catch up.
Nothing wrong with that ...I much prefer Canada's approach - new immigrants already have a transition zone. We are all tribal.
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Finally some good news on affordable housing ....
Any recommendations on getting a new front door? Wife is looking for a new door, and as a compromise I promised she (I guess we) get a new front door and I (I guess me) buy a new(er) bike.
I see fiberglass doors are 2-3x (or 5x) of a steel door...any real benefits to fiberglass over steel?
Our door is quite old, and Kev painted it black a long time ago over a purple original (or painted previously) door.
Any recommendations on getting a new front door? Wife is looking for a new door, and as a compromise I promised she (I guess we) get a new front door and I (I guess me) buy a new(er) bike.
I see fiberglass doors are 2-3x (or 5x) of a steel door...any real benefits to fiberglass over steel?
Our door is quite old, and Kev painted it black a long time ago over a purple original (or painted previously) door.
Any advantage fibreglass has, I can't see it being worth that much of a premium.
Try and incorporate as much glass as you can (even if it's privacy glass) as it brings a lot of light into the core of the house. My BIL pulled his builder special two tiny sidelight and door and put in a single sidelight and door. Much less frame, much more light. Since he went with privacy glass he then added a doorbell camera so he could see who was outside. Make sure door installer doesn't persuade you to go wireless. You want doorbell wires in a spot that makes sense. You have to charge wireless doorbell camera more than every month and while you are charging it, it is not doing its job.
I went the other way , took out a door with 70% glass and installed a slab, there are two sidelights and a transom window , and yes its noticeably darker , but I like the slab look in my install . I did a fiberglass door as they seem to be more thermally effective , and yes its a lot more money
Having about half glass in my front door does add a lot of light. However, being the anti-social person that I am it also lets people outside see if you are anywhere near the door. Wife likes the light but has also grown to hate the lack of 'privacy' as well. I have tried putting on privacy film of all types but, unless I keep all the lights off and/or keep all the back windows covered, there is still a noticeable shadow that can be seen from outside which keeps people I dont want to see still ringing the door bell. My next step is painting the glass (assuming the wife is ok with that, she is not ok with the price of a new door)
Having about half glass in my front door does add a lot of light. However, being the anti-social person that I am it also lets people outside see if you are anywhere near the door. Wife likes the light but has also grown to hate the lack of 'privacy' as well. I have tried putting on privacy film of all types but, unless I keep all the lights off and/or keep all the back windows covered, there is still a noticeable shadow that can be seen from outside which keeps people I dont want to see still ringing the door bell. My next step is painting the glass (assuming the wife is ok with that, she is not ok with the price of a new door)
i had a similar front door that came with the house...i swapped it out for an insert that has a beautiful frosted glass design on it...the insert was less than $100 at Lowe's (now mind you, that was like 10 years ago if not more) and install was easy peasy...the frosted glass still lets light in but no one can see into my house...best of both worlds...
WOW...I took a look at those front door glass inserts on Lowe's and Home Depot's websites and I can't believe how expensive they are now...I guess having my french doors replaced with sliders for $4,400 in January wasn't a bad deal...SMH
WOW...I took a look at those front door glass inserts on Lowe's and Home Depot's websites and I can't believe how expensive they are now...I guess having my french doors replaced with sliders for $4,400 in January wasn't a bad deal...SMH
How do you like the sliders? We have a French doors toward the patio also but decided against sliders for a replacement due to a very narrow opening being left.
I’m sure they’re much better in terms of insulation though compared to French doors.
I’m not sure I could switch out French doors for sliders, I can see the convenience but the design would not be my thing . That’s why we have choices .
I wasn't sure I'd like the sliders either, but our French doors weren't standard size so pricing was ridiculous...they started to leak and some of the exterior wood frame beginning to rot...the sliders opened up the space and since we ordered them with the internal grid (munions?) they match the rest of our windows...I really like the look...
That’s a builder special , if we order 200 doors and make each one narrower by 2” how much can we save . Like 19 and 21” vanities instead of 24 like kitchen cabinets, save $20 per unit over 500 vanities , it all adds up . For the builders .
I found some winners in the covid housing hysteria. They may be hard to beat. A new subdivision outside barrie of ~4000 sq ft homes on ~1/2 acre lots was selling for 1M at the time of the first covid lockdown. ~350 for the lot and ~650 for the house. Resales are solidly in the mid 2's. Crazy.
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