The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy @lispop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The reason that more attainable housing doesn’t exist is because the number of new constructions of single-family homes has steadily declined since 2004, while apartments and other units have been on the rise. 100
The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy @lispop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A direct consequence of building fewer single-family homes and more apartments is that the composition of households have shifted away from one-family households in favor of individual, multi-family and roommates residing in a dwelling together. The ratio has shot up from 1:7 to 1:2. 100
The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy @lispop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Developers have clearly shifted their focus from building high demand single-family homes to condos. The report argues this is not the case on the evidence that prices of all types of housing (tiny condos to single-family homes) are moving in tandem, which disproves that it is a supply problem. 100
