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What’s stopping family housing development? Part II: It’s culture, not just cost

Naama Blonder Residential Apartments National Jun. 5 2025

In Part I of this two-part series, I outlined how development charges discourage the construction of family-sized apartments. But the barriers go beyond economics. In Canada and much of North America, culture keeps families out of apartments.

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