Development Charges Are Finally Being Cut. What Happens Next?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Ontario cutting development charges on the housing market.

Ontario has started cutting development charges. But is this the breakthrough Ontario’s housing market needs, or just the first step? In this episode of The Missing Middle Podcast, Mike Moffatt sits down with Kim Fairley, President of Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), to unpack what Ontario’s new development charge reforms mean for homebuyers, builders, and municipalities – and what still needs to happen next. They discuss: • Why development charges can add up to $200,000 to the c...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Moffatt

Guest: Kim Fairley

Topics covered

• development charges
• housing market
• real estate
• Ontario
• homebuyers
• builders
• municipalities

Keywords

• development charges
• Ontario
• housing market
• real estate
• homebuyers
• builders
• municipalities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ontario Real Estate Association

Places: Ontario

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