Homes Not Bank Machines

Why are homes so unaffordable? Taxes, fees & regulations by all governments are demolishing homebuilding plans. Homes should not be bank machines for greedy governments. 

THOUSANDS of pages of red tape regulations add costs to homebuilding, passed on to renters or buyers. 

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Homes Not Bank Machines advocates for housing solutions – like reduced government taxes, fees & regulatory burdens – to make homes more affordable for all.

Did you know at least one third of the cost to buy or rent a new home in Vancouver is directly related to four levels of government fees, taxes, charges & regulations?  These fees have labels like DCCs, CACs, DCLs or ACCs, but they ALL add costs, hundreds of thousands of dollars PER HOME.

Similarly, a new two-bedroom unit in Toronto means builders (& buyers or renters) pay a development charge (DC) of about $88,000, up from only $8,000 ten years ago!