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Breakfast with the Mayor emphasizes change and collaboration

Breakfast with the Mayor emphasizes change and collaboration January 16, 2025 Patrick Langston – All Things Home he annual Breakfast with the Mayor event organized by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association always draws a good crowd and a decent audience response. This time, the event was sold out, and Mayor Mark Sutcliffe basked in a standing…

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Why are new homes so expensive? This report says don’t blame the developers

Why are new homes so expensive? This report says don’t blame the developers January 3, 2025 Bill Crawford – Ottawa Citizen Soaring costs, ever-changing rules, bureaucratic delays and development charges that are really a disguised wealth transfer from millennials to baby boomers are all making Ontario’s “generational” housing crisis worse, according to a new report…

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The Morning Rush – Jason Burggraaf

The Morning Rush- Jason Burggraaf- January 2, 2025 January 3, 2025 The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll Bill is joined by Jason Burggraaf, executive director of the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders Association, to talk about why new homes are so expensive. Click Here To Listen

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GOHBA: Ottawa’s rising Development Charges threaten housing affordability

GOHBA: Ottawa’s rising Development Charges threaten housing affordability November 25, 2024 Mark Buckshon – Ontario Construction News The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) is warning that rising Development Charges (DCs) are significantly impacting the affordability of new homes in Ottawa. This statement follows the City of Ottawa’s Planning and Housing Committee’s recent approval to add…

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Ottawa’s new home sales soar 40% in October

Ottawa’s new home sales soar 40% in October November 21, 2024 Mark Buckshon – Ontario Construction News New home sales surged in Ottawa in October, reaching 391 units, a 40% increase compared to the same month last year, according to the latest Ottawa New Home Market Report released by the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) and…

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Reaction to CMHC’s Sagging Ottawa Housing Stats

Reaction to CMHC’s Sagging Ottawa Housing Stats November 18, 2024 Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association executive director Jason Burggraaf joins CFRA’s Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron on November 18, 2024. Click Here To Listen

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Join GOHBA’s campaign for housing affordability and supply in Ottawa

Join GOHBA’s campaign for housing affordability and supply in Ottawa November 12, 2024 CAPITAL MAGAZINE IT WAS ONCE A RITE OF PASSAGE for young people embarking on careers to buy a home where they could build their lives. But things have changed. The dream of home ownership is complicated for most—and impossible for many. Home…

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