The telephone poll of 1,077 randomly selected residents found that 69 per cent of respondents believe that the city should be doing more to boost the availability of rental housing while only 16 per cent of respondents said that the city was doing either enough or more than enough . A further 15 per cent of respondents said they weren’t sure.
When it comes to who should have final say over rental housing matters, including evictions, the majority of respondents said the city should have either some authority or a lot of authority . “The majority of Torontonians believe that the city should have authority on housing issues,” Forum Research President Lorne Bozinoff said in a press release accompanying the poll. “Additionally, most Torontonians think the city needs to do more to increase the supply of rental housing.”
Rent is the problem!!!!!!
Rent control!Is whats needed,landlords make demand,set their own guidelines like 3rd world countries slum lords! Im a member of an FB group called BunzHomes, its a community where you find cheaper affordable housing , guess which demograpics put their ads ( rents are skyhigh )
Less immigrants for a change until we have infrastructure?
If you are low income don't live in the most expensive city in Ontario. Move to the suburbs, up north, southern Ontario, eastern Ontario etc where you'll actually be able to afford rent and other things. Those places actually have affordable rent and real estate.
Pass laws that prevent offshore ownership and money laundering purchases that drive up prices like other cities and countries have done. We can see the half-empty condo buildings all around us. No lights on at night. We live in them. Who is on the take?
The way to do that is to remove the barriers to development; make it easier and less expensive for builders to build. An increase in supply will result in a decrease in price. The city should also privatize TCHC. It’s a complete disaster.
Can the city make a law regarding rent control? Rob Ford’s brother sure isn’t going to,
BETTER to greatly improve GO transit and TTC, and they will build affordably east and north of the City. The real estate bust is coming IN the City, and encouraging PRIVATE developers is always dangerous, comrade.
Affordable rental units. Not these overpriced condos they are buildings. They could start by renovating buildings the city owns that are sitting there empty. Its all about greed and no consideration for the poor and homeless. Shame on Toronto.
Those same people are likely the immigrants causing the issue 🤷
not only that but they need better ways to rent... a brand new website, not needing credit cheques. etc
NO KIDDING ! ! ! ! And more 'AFFORDABLE' rental housing too. cityoftoronto TorontosMayor topoli