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Senior editor @financialpost. Formerly @bnnbloomberg, @linkedinnews, @ctvnews. Once called a "despicable media personality."
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Posthaste: Want to restart housing construction? Cut development fees Original

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By Ben Cousins 
| Financial Post
CMHC says cutting charges in half would boost the number of viable projects by about 5% in Toronto and Vancouver Development charges are especially popular in Ontario and British Columbia and can vary greatly. Sign In or Create an Account Trimming development fees would make dozens of housing projects across the country more economically viable in a time when Canada looks to seriously boost construction, says the nation’s housing agency. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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Posthaste: Want to restart housing construction? Cut development fees

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By Ben Cousins 
| Flipboard
Real Estate 3 hours ago The great Canadian condo correction: What a major luxury real estate slump reveals about our shifting national market Money.ca - Leslie Kennedy • 3h From the very beginning, market watchers were fixated on the steep price tags commanded by these master-planned units, where buyers locked in … Crime 3 hours ago Four ways sophisticated swindlers are duping Canadians – and how to protect yourself The Globe and Mail - Alexandra Posadzki • 3h The phone call that turned Bob...
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Posthaste: Want to restart housing construction? Cut development fees

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By Ben Cousins 
| Nipawin Journal
CMHC says cutting charges in half would boost the number of viable projects by about 5% in Toronto and Vancouver •   • Development charges are especially popular in Ontario and British Columbia and can vary greatly. Trimming development fees would make dozens of housing projects across the country more economically viable in a time when Canada looks to seriously boost construction, says the nation’s housing agency. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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