AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBC Housing Policy: BC NDP leader David Eby is promising a new “Unsold Condo Tax” that would start at 2% and rise by 1% per year for developers leaving newly completed condos empty and unsold, alongside doubling the Speculation and Vacancy Tax for domestic owners—aiming to push thousands of units into the market. Construction Costs: Construction input prices kept climbing in August, with widespread increases across materials like iron and steel, softwood lumber, switchgear and copper wire/cable—another pressure point for housing builds. Affordable Housing (NS): Compass Nova Scotia Co-operative Homes completed two redevelopment projects creating 13 barrier-free co-op homes in Shelburne and Digby Counties, supported by federal, provincial, municipal and community partners. Community Safety (BC): A BC transition-houses pilot is giving domestic-violence survivors free Ring doorbells and cameras to improve home safety, with devices distributed through existing support programs. Infrastructure & Resilience (ON): Niagara Parks says it has invested $7.1M to rebuild the Fort Erie breakwall and add shoreline protection and trail improvements after extreme-weather damage.
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