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The Soaring Costs of Canadian Housing

The Soaring Costs of Canadian Housing

🕔11:59, 1.Dec 2023

by Saloni Chauhan The soaring cost of housing has captured the attention of both policymakers and the public in Canada.  Recent data from a comprehensive survey of 1,000 Canadians, ending in October 2023, highlights the gravity of the situation.  The

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Ready, set, bid!

Ready, set, bid!

🕔12:50, 9.Apr 2021

Living in a parent’s basement might be the only affordable option for first–time home buyers.   Housing prices in Windsor Essex have increased as much as 17 per cent this year. The average price of a home in Windsor is more than $420,000. A first–time down payment of five per cent would be $21,000. For

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Beds open for homeless people facing mental health, drug crisis in Windsor

Beds open for homeless people facing mental health, drug crisis in Windsor

🕔10:33, 8.Feb 2020

People who are experiencing mental health issues or addiction crises will now have more community support in Windsor and may no longer be locked up in prison or hospitalized. The safe bed short-term housing crisis project was launched Monday in downtown

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Tiny homes coming to Amherstburg

Tiny homes coming to Amherstburg

🕔16:08, 8.Nov 2019

     City council has approved a new by-law allowing tiny homes to be built in Amherstburg.    The new bylaw would allow people to build a tiny home, whether it be on their existing property or on smaller lots. Tiny homes

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Windsor allows for permit-free basement apartments

Windsor allows for permit-free basement apartments

🕔14:35, 21.Sep 2018

By Kacie Cooper After almost an hour of discussion at Monday night’s City Council meeting, a majority vote was in favor of allowing homeowners to create second dwellings in their home without first needing a permit. The change in bylaws

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