by REM Editorial Team | Nov 29, 2022 | News
Housing supply and affordability have long been an issue plaguing this country. As the cost of living continues to rise with inflation, Canadians are struggling with the ballooning cost of putting a roof over their heads. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 7, 2022 | Letters to the Editor
A long time ago, Albert Einstein said: “Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” It’s a fact of life that you’ll find stup… (sorry, “dreamers”) in any profession and institution and, certainly, the...
by Seyfi Tomar | Feb 25, 2022 | Columnists
As we approach municipal and provincial elections in Ontario, housing and labour shortages will dominate the media headlines in 2022. We need to move beyond focusing purely on the number of new houses and how that relates to population or household change. We must...
by Chris Seepe | Feb 22, 2022 | News
Persistent rain-producing low-level nimbus (Latin: “rain”) clouds are thick and dark enough to block out the sun, and often bring torrential rains or snow. NIMBYs (not in my back yard) are ad hoc groups of residents who band together to oppose real estate developments...
by Christopher Alexander | Feb 16, 2022 | Featured, Guest Columns
We can all agree that Ontario, and Canada, needs more homes. The supply shortage is at the root of an affordability crisis that threatens to derail one of our country’s key economic drivers and the futures of many Canadians who, even if they can afford an...
