A sign of the housing crisis: This grandmother is so desperate for an apartment she’s postering hydro poles

[shockedcanadian]

Tent encampments are also growing again in Toronto. Decades of overfunding MASSIVE police budgets so that covert kids can ruin others lives and set themselves up nicely in the $1B a year boondoggle. When citizens issues require support, there is no affordable housing with 100,000+ new people a year to house.

A sign of the housing crisis: This grandmother is so desperate for an apartment she’s postering hydro poles

‘If I could just get into housing, subsidized, or rent geared to income, it would be fine,’ she says.

www.thestar.com

Ingrid Burke, 59, could be the poster girl for the housing crisis. Her story is unique but it is just one of thousands in Toronto.

She rents a room in a house in the Beach but for the past two and a half months has been searching for a more suitable studio or junior one-bedroom apartment. She wants something private and comfortable; a place big enough to bake cookies and host her grandchildren.

Burke is so desperate that she has been tacking up posters in the city’s east end advertising her willingness to do caretaking, painting, small repairs and yard work for a landlord willing to accept $1,500 a month.



“I don’t make enough money to afford what people are asking for a one-bedroom apartment. So, I’ve been kind of hoping that I will just meet that one person that is going to be more interested in having a good tenant that will take care of things rather than money,” she said.

 

[1srelluc]

For those types of folks it would seem to me that a "barracks type" subdivision on public land would be a solution. Think Japanese American internment camps....Each barracks housed three to four families.....Single males and females (no family) had their own barracks.

That's sorta what my town did in the late 30s to house worker families who were constructing a war plant in my AO.

While the plant was under construction a large apartment building was being constructed at the same time and when completed the temp housing was burned. A few of the slabs still remain but most is a public recreation area now.

 

[ReinyDays]

15% vacancy rate in Alabama ... there is no housing crisis ... the lady wants to pay $150/mo in Bel Air, or The Hamptons ...

"Toronto has the most expensive property in Canada. It used to hold the number two spot behind Vancouver for decades, but has recently climbed to the top. The average home in Toronto will now cost you $1,261,800 compared to Vancouver’s $1,261,100. Not only is Toronto the most expensive city in Canada, it is also one of the most expensive cities to buy property in the world." -- Made in CA.ca --- February 4th, 2023 ...

Rule of thumb is rentals should capitalize themselves in ten years ... $1.2 million divided by 120 months gives us a $10,000 monthly rent ...

 

[1srelluc]

15% vacancy rate in Alabama ... there is no housing crisis ... the lady wants to pay $150/mo in Bel Air, or The Hamptons ...

"Toronto has the most expensive property in Canada. It used to hold the number two spot behind Vancouver for decades, but has recently climbed to the top. The average home in Toronto will now cost you $1,261,800 compared to Vancouver’s $1,261,100. Not only is Toronto the most expensive city in Canada, it is also one of the most expensive cities to buy property in the world." -- Made in CA.ca --- February 4th, 2023 ...

Rule of thumb is rentals should capitalize themselves in ten years ... $1.2 million divided by 120 months gives us a $10,000 monthly rent ...

It just amazes me anyone would pay more than $9.50 a month (Canadian) to live in Canada.

 

[Votto]

For those types of folks it would seem to me that a "barracks type" subdivision on public land would be a solution. Think Japanese American internment camps....Each barracks housed three to four families.....Single males and females (no family) had their own barracks.

That's sorta what my town did in the late 30s to house worker families who were constructing a war plant in my AO.

While the plant was under construction a large apartment building was being constructed at the same time and when completed the temp housing was burned. A few of the slabs still remain but most is a public recreation area now.

All I can say is, welcome to socialism and try to find a good garbage can to eat out of.

 

[The Duke]

15% vacancy rate in Alabama ... there is no housing crisis ... the lady wants to pay $150/mo in Bel Air, or The Hamptons ...

"Toronto has the most expensive property in Canada. It used to hold the number two spot behind Vancouver for decades, but has recently climbed to the top. The average home in Toronto will now cost you $1,261,800 compared to Vancouver’s $1,261,100. Not only is Toronto the most expensive city in Canada, it is also one of the most expensive cities to buy property in the world." -- Made in CA.ca --- February 4th, 2023 ...

Rule of thumb is rentals should capitalize themselves in ten years ... $1.2 million divided by 120 months gives us a $10,000 monthly rent ...

I guess there's not much single family home ownership with it being like that.

 

[shockedcanadian]

For those types of folks it would seem to me that a "barracks type" subdivision on public land would be a solution. Think Japanese American internment camps....Each barracks housed three to four families.....Single males and females (no family) had their own barracks.

That's sorta what my town did in the late 30s to house worker families who were constructing a war plant in my AO.

While the plant was under construction a large apartment building was being constructed at the same time and when completed the temp housing was burned. A few of the slabs still remain but most is a public recreation area now.

Thr small house revolution would be an answer. You can build 1000s of tiny homes for cheap, even with recycled materials. House them on a large plot of land (Ontario alone is a massive forest) . Have govt provide shared,wifi internet. This would allow people to find remote work, commuicate and do what they must until they get on thier feet. It worked for the pioneers.

 

[Dekster]

Tent encampments are also growing again in Toronto. Decades of overfunding MASSIVE police budgets so that covert kids can ruin others lives and set themselves up nicely in the $1B a year boondoggle. When citizens issues require support, there is no affordable housing with 100,000+ new people a year to house.

A sign of the housing crisis: This grandmother is so desperate for an apartment she’s postering hydro poles

‘If I could just get into housing, subsidized, or rent geared to income, it would be fine,’ she says.

www.thestar.com

Ingrid Burke, 59, could be the poster girl for the housing crisis. Her story is unique but it is just one of thousands in Toronto.

She rents a room in a house in the Beach but for the past two and a half months has been searching for a more suitable studio or junior one-bedroom apartment. She wants something private and comfortable; a place big enough to bake cookies and host her grandchildren.

Burke is so desperate that she has been tacking up posters in the city’s east end advertising her willingness to do caretaking, painting, small repairs and yard work for a landlord willing to accept $1,500 a month.



“I don’t make enough money to afford what people are asking for a one-bedroom apartment. So, I’ve been kind of hoping that I will just meet that one person that is going to be more interested in having a good tenant that will take care of things rather than money,” she said.

Maybe she should look elsewhere.

 

[ReinyDays]

I guess there's not much single family home ownership with it being like that.

Why should there be starter homes in the richest neighborhoods in the world? ... Hamilton is just 15 miles from Toronto and rents are about half ... maybe home prices are too ... once the kids grow up and move out, you can upgrade into that riverfront million dollar spread in Toronto ...

It's called "delayed gratification" ...

 

[The Duke]

Why should there be starter homes in the richest neighborhoods in the world? ... Hamilton is just 15 miles from Toronto and rents are about half ... maybe home prices are too ... once the kids grow up and move out, you can upgrade into that riverfront million dollar spread in Toronto ...

It's called "delayed gratification" ...

How many square feet/lot sizes?

 

[The Duke]

Thr small house revolution would be an answer. You can build 1000s of tiny homes for cheap, even with recycled materials. House them on a large plot of land (Ontario alone is a massive forest) . Have govt provide shared,wifi internet. This would allow people to find remote work, commuicate and do what they must until they get on thier feet. It worked for the pioneers.

I like the small house thing better. People need their privacy.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Sad.

What she NEEDS to do, is find a place to set up an RV home. Cheap, affordable, and all she needs is to set it up on a spot thats got the hookups. AND she can move when she wants and all she has to do is unhook all the connections, and have a truck tow it to her next spot.

I've been trying to find a piece of land to buy to set up and RV home on, but the cheapest stuff is way too far out in the boonies.
I'd have to pay a million bucks to get internet out there, so I could keep working from home!!!!!

 

[The Irish Ram]

I guess there's not much single family home ownership with it being like that.

They elected a WEF tyrant, and the WEF is doing away with single white family home ownership. You get what you vote for...

 

[ReinyDays]

How many square feet/lot sizes?

26,500 ft^2 and 5,500 acres ... Canadian ...

 

[Polishprince]

When my grandfather first came to America, pursuing a career on the ground floor of the then cutting-edge bituminous excavation industry, he was tapped out and had little disposable income.

What he did was move in as a roomer with another Polish family, which was a lot cheaper alternative than trying to find his own apartment.

 

[Mac-7]

Tent encampments are also growing again in Toronto. Decades of overfunding MASSIVE police budgets so that covert kids can ruin others lives and set themselves up nicely in the $1B a year boondoggle. When citizens issues require support, there is no affordable housing with 100,000+ new people a year to house.

A sign of the housing crisis: This grandmother is so desperate for an apartment she’s postering hydro poles

‘If I could just get into housing, subsidized, or rent geared to income, it would be fine,’ she says.

www.thestar.com

Ingrid Burke, 59, could be the poster girl for the housing crisis. Her story is unique but it is just one of thousands in Toronto.

She rents a room in a house in the Beach but for the past two and a half months has been searching for a more suitable studio or junior one-bedroom apartment. She wants something private and comfortable; a place big enough to bake cookies and host her grandchildren.

Burke is so desperate that she has been tacking up posters in the city’s east end advertising her willingness to do caretaking, painting, small repairs and yard work for a landlord willing to accept $1,500 a month.



“I don’t make enough money to afford what people are asking for a one-bedroom apartment. So, I’ve been kind of hoping that I will just meet that one person that is going to be more interested in having a good tenant that will take care of things rather than money,” she said.

Is there a land shortage in Canada?

In America we only have housing shortages where liberal democrats are passing too many bad laws which prevent more private low cost houses and apartments to be built