GOHBA in the News
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…
Read MoreHousing starts drop in 2024, prompting city to establish task force to speed approval processes
Housing starts drop in 2024, prompting city to establish task force to speed approval processes January 16, 2025 Mia Jensen – Ontario Business Journal Housing starts in the region dropped 15 per cent last year from 2023, prompting Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe to tell homebuilders that the city will be establishing a task force to…
Read MoreOttawa creating task force, eying technology to speed up approvals as new home construction falls 15 per cent
Ottawa creating task force, eying technology to speed up approvals as new home construction falls 15 per cent Janurary 16, 2025 Josh Pringle – CTV News The City of Ottawa is looking at ways to cut red tape to streamline the housing approval process, as new statistics show home construction fell 15 per cent in…
Read MoreMayor Mark Sutcliffe: ‘We want to build more homes and we want to build them faster’
Mayor Mark Sutcliff: ‘We want to build more homes and we want to build them faster’ January 16, 2025 Caroline Phillips It’s become tradition for the Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association (GOHBA) to kick off the year with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe speaking to members at their first breakfast event. In an industry where certainty is…
Read MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreGOHBA: 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…
Read MoreOttawa’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…
Read MoreReaction 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
Read MoreJoin 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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