{"id":38504,"date":"2023-09-13T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/09\/13\/canada-cant-build-5-8-million-homes-in-7-years-to-fix-affordability\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:00:04","slug":"canada-cant-build-5-8-million-homes-in-7-years-to-fix-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/09\/13\/canada-cant-build-5-8-million-homes-in-7-years-to-fix-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada can&#8217;t build 5.8 million homes in 7 years to fix affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Real Estate <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Economy <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Cramming that much construction into such a short time frame unrealistic, Desjardins&#8217; economist says <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Sep 13, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">2 minute read<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Last year, CMHC said a total of 5.8 million homes would be needed by 2030 to restore affordability, which worked out to 3.5 million additional units.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Jim Wells\/Postmedia<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Canada has no chance of building the additional millions of homes Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. projects would be needed to restore housing affordability over the next seven years, according to the chief economist of Desjardins Group.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Speaking at a panel on the current housing market crisis hosted by the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto on Sept. 12, Desjardins\u2019 Jimmy Jean said it took \u201cnot seven years, not 10 years, not 15 years, but 30 years\u201d to build the last 5.8 million homes in Canada.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_2\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5708100297624768773977252055482368\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<div 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class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to compress 30 years of home building into seven years \u2026 it\u2019s not gonna happen,\u201d Jean told the audience.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Last year, CMHC said a total of 5.8 million homes would be needed by 2030 to restore affordability, which worked out to 3.5 million additional units on top of their projection that the housing stock would grow by 2.3 million units if building continued as usual.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The federal housing agency updated that report on Sept. 13, reducing its projection for the number of homes that will be built by 2030, but concluding the overall national supply gap would remain close to 3.5 million units, while some provinces would see their shortfalls narrow or widen.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Concern about Canada\u2019s housing supply has been heightened by the federal government\u2019s plan to boost immigration targets and bring in 500,000 permanent residents annually by 2025, in hope of addressing labour shortages.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"\">\n<p>You&#8217;re going to compress 30 years of home building into seven years &#8230; it&#8217;s not gonna happen<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Jeans, Desjardins<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo the question is, are we going to get an exponential home (supply) increase to match that?\u201d Jean said.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The event comes a week after the Bank of Canada chose to hold its benchmark interest rate at five per cent on Sept. 6, which has granted the country\u2019s slowing real estate sector a reprieve after two consecutive rate hikes to start the summer. But current interest rates are already raising the cost of financing new home construction, and may be giving investors second thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8255982276638815844029604193894400\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/housing-starts-0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=7Pc2xMO2eTL0mUqw7ujkjw&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/housing-starts-0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=7Pc2xMO2eTL0mUqw7ujkjw&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"A huge gap of 3.5-million homes remains between the number Canada is on pace to build and the number needed to restore housing affordability.\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/housing-starts-0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=7Pc2xMO2eTL0mUqw7ujkjw&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/housing-starts-0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=7Pc2xMO2eTL0mUqw7ujkjw,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/housing-starts-0913.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=WefZKTgu5zsdYgoUBiUiCQ 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/housing-starts-0913.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=qcB2D05XtY78ZClENJxP6A 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Canada needs 3.5 million more homes to close affordability gap <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Over the past three months, spanning from May to August, rents were up 5.1 per cent, or the equivalent of $103 in monthly payments. \" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&sig=hUtgoizocyctZabYmF-Dgg,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80&sig=eijhj6ZhE5pdItUqCDzhwA 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/rent-vw0913.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80&sig=EQCHBE8k0ZvqBt3lXovnBw 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Average rent now costs $2,117 a month in Canada <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/> <\/section>\n<p>\u201cA lot of those impacts are going to be (seen) next year, the year after, the year after,\u201d Cathcart said, as Canadians are forced to refinance at the higher rates.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: dpaglinawan@postmedia.com<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add\u00a0financialpost.com\u00a0to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt=\"beforeunload\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Share this article in your social network<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div aria-label=\"Article Comments\" class=\"article-content__widget-group article-comment\">\n<section class=\"comments__section\" 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