A Poll Was Done in My Canadian City

[Beezer]

88% of respondents felt that home ownership was out of reach for them.

 

[Beezer]

I think houses of the future will have to be paid off by generations. Something terribly wrong is going on at any rate.

 

[HermitHogan]

The American dream is dead for your neighbors to the south, too. Everything is f*cked right now.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I kind of wonder about that 88%, that means only 12% can afford or own their own home. But nationwide, in Canada, 66% own their homes. It's obvious that a significant portion of the Canadian population can't afford to own a home. But, while it may be quite an economic challenge, most could.

 

[Pepper]

I owe my soul to the company store

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Can we see the poll that was done?

 

[911]

If people buy a home within their means, instead of buying a home that’s way over what they can afford, it is possible for people to buy a home.

I see young couples in my neighborhood buying homes for between $700k and close to $2mil. Some may inherit ir have great jobs, but not all of them are able to afford what they have bought and still have money to pay all the other bills, plus a few bucks left over for entertainment.

About 10 months ago, a couple in their early 30’s bought a new home that sold for $1.6mil. I don’t know their financial situation, but the house went up for sale almost a month ago. They have two children about 10 and 8 and 2 fairly new cars in their 3-car garage.

 

[Beezer]

Can we see the poll that was done?

TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity Canada’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey reveals the vast majority of Canadians (84 per cent) now say buying a home feels like a luxury and 88 per cent of renters say the goal of owning a home in Canada has become out of reach.

 

[Brookswood]

We need to build more housing. And build it using better and cheaper methods.

Two things that need shaking up are Education and Housing. The Education and Housing industries need to be shaken up in the same way the SpaceX shook up the rocket launch industry.

 

[HermitHogan]

We need to build more housing. And build it using better and cheaper methods.

Two things that need shaking up are Education and Housing. The Education and Housing industries need to be shaken up in the same way the SpaceX shook up the rocket launch industry.

With education, Ai has the potential to provide individual tutoring and teaching to each student — tailored to their unique learning styles and strengths. It might even be able to detect learning disabilities or something like ADHD that might affect a child's ability to learn.

Of course, with Ai teachers, there's going to be less need for human teachers, which on one hand is good, since there's a teacher shortage. We'll need to wait and see how being taught by a robot affects future generations. Students will still need to learn how to do presentations, engage in discussions, and interact effectively with other students.

So maybe human teachers will be more responsible for interpersonal communications and robots will be responsible for teaching facts and logic.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

TORONTO — Habitat for Humanity Canada’s third annual Affordable Housing Survey reveals the vast majority of Canadians (84 per cent) now say buying a home feels like a luxury and 88 per cent of renters say the goal of owning a home in Canada has become out of reach.

Thanks Beezer,
That Pedro Barada sure stepped up to the plate. That’s actually a very good read.