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At some point we're going to have to definancialize housing, and the NDP Lewis is the closest option to that. The libs and cons sure as hell would never do it
Its financialized due to cheap debt and a shortages, caused by the BoC and the NDP themselves supporting mass immigration.
I don't see anything Avi is pushing to definancialize it, if anything he wants to exacerbate shortages to encourage further speculation. I'd be curious what you think he's suggesting that will accomplish it.
Broadly, he's a step in the right direction, turning the NDP back to its socialist roots. At some point we could just have the government build housing and old age pensions, eliminating the need to have a house be a financial instrument for retirement
Margins aren't very high on houses for developers, its largely government policy that is the highest cost, largely things like zoning and developer taxes. So how far can prices possibly fall by eliminating the developer profit, 10% as a non-profit, assuming they can do it with the same efficiency?