{"id":83,"date":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/narumenon-com\/2026\/10\/16\/private-sector-must-lead-canadas-housing-response-carleton-expert-says\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","slug":"private-sector-must-lead-canadas-housing-response-carleton-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/private-sector-must-lead-canadas-housing-response-carleton-expert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Private sector must lead Canada&#8217;s housing response, Carleton expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone deeply engaged with the Metro Vancouver real estate market, I\u2019m always analyzing the challenges we face in housing supply and affordability. Canada currently starts about 250,000 homes a year, but we actually need between 400,000 and 470,000 to keep up\u2014especially as our population grows. High development charges and slow approval processes only make it tougher to expand supply. These are issues I watch closely, because they directly impact your buying, selling, and investment decisions. Navigating these complexities, I ensure my clients are informed and prepared, whether you\u2019re evaluating a home, exploring investment opportunities, or planning renovations. Staying updated on these market pressures helps me offer you the expert advice you deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/economic\/2026\/10\/private-sector-must-lead-canadas-housing-response-carleton-expert-says\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone deeply engaged with the Metro Vancouver real estate market, I\u2019m always analyzing the challenges we face in housing supply and affordability. Canada currently starts about 250,000 homes a year, but we actually need between 400,000 and 470,000 to keep up\u2014especially as our population grows. High development charges and slow approval processes only make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":84,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/287"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narumenon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}