Executive Director of @GOHBA_Ottawa / The Greater Ottawa Home Builders' Association - Voice of the Residential Construction Industry.
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined March 2012
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Thank you @TheAgenda for inviting me to join such a stellar group: Ene Underwood (@HabitatGTA), Brad Carr (Mattamy Homes), David Wilkes (@bildgta), @StephaneOCH_LCO (@OCH_LCO) & @spaikin
Why Can't Housing Developers Get Shovels in the Ground? youtu.be/rv4CTuCC6HU?si=SGYw…
GOHBA and PMA Brethour Ottawa take a look at how the relief of GST would improve home prices in Ottawa
gohba.ca/2025/03/25/removing…
Sales of new homes in Ottawa during the shortest month of the year were not as robust as those from the month before, but consumer confidence is holding stronger than expected.
Check out the full report on our website (gohba.ca/2025/03/20/new-home…) or the short summary video below:
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Starting 2025 with impressive sales numbers!
January saw 304 new home sales - a 24.6% increase from December, a 13% increase year over year, and a whopping 164% increase over in January 2023!
Check out the full report (gohba.ca/2025/02/18/gohba-pm…) or the short summary video below:
With 2024 now behind us, the GOHBA / PMA Brethour Ottawa New Home Sales Report shows a strong year for new home sales in Ottawa - YTD sales totalled 3,707, marking a 44% increase over 2023.
Check out the full report: gohba.ca/2025/01/16/gohba-pm… or summary video below:
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The latest new home stats are here! November saw a total of 424 new home sales and – with the year-end around the corner – we are sitting at 3,464 total sales, a notable 43% increase from 2023.
Check out the full report: gohba.ca/2024/12/18/gohba-pm… or summary video below:
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Ontario faces a housing crisis that demands bold action, and we’re ready to deliver.
We will:
👉🏼scrap development charges and taxes on homes
👉🏼introduce a Better Communities Fund to build infrastructure
👉🏼 make rent affordable
Read more: ontarioliberal.ca/more-homes…
#onpoli
Another increase in Ottawa DCs today.
Periodic changes have obscured the true increase in DCs.
In order to address these rising costs, GOHBA has put forth recommendations to the provincial government to strengthen the Development Charges Act.
gohba.ca/2024/11/20/ottawa-h…
Was very pleased to speak with @radioKristy on @CFRAOttawa about CMHC 's release on low housing starts in Ottawa yesterday - where I noted our sales stats out today (with @cherylrice_ & @PMABrethour) provide for a lot of positivity moving forward.
iheart.com/podcast/962-ottaw…
Now, this is exciting! Ottawa saw an impressive 391 new home sales in October – a 40% bump YTD, and 22% higher than in September.
With two months left to go, the #GOHBA team is hoping for strong activity to end the year and start 2025.
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Now, this is exciting! Ottawa saw an impressive 391 new home sales in October – a 40% bump YTD, and 22% higher than in September.
With two months left to go, the #GOHBA team is hoping for strong activity to end the year and start 2025.
"An increase in construction costs and financing rates has slowed the pace of building" - yes, exactly! Both on the public and private side.
In order to pay for this housing, Ottawa needs other levels of govt to come in - and we need buyers to come back into the market.
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GOHBA, in its press release last week, also encouraged @PaulCalandra and the Ontario provincial government to match the new housing Rebate for the provincial portion, just as it did on tax relief for purpose-built rentals.
gohba.ca/2024/10/28/gohba-we…
BREAKING: I’ve written premiers asking them to join me in axing the sales taxes on homes.
Taking federal AND provincial taxes off new homes would save up to $150,000 on a new house.
Axe the tax. Build the homes.
Sign to support our common sense plan: conservative.ca/cpc/axe-the-…
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Tax fairness for homebuyers today and in the future
gohba.ca/2024/10/28/gohba-we…
Why the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association likes Poilievre's GST plan iheart.com/podcast/962-580-c…
Increasing the GST Rebate Threshold for new home construction has been an issue impacting housing affordability for over 30 years.
It would mean tax fairness to current and future generations of homebuyers.
Our Full Release:
gohba.ca/2024/10/28/gohba-we…
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Periodic changes obscure the true increase in DCs from Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 30, 2024.
For Singles, Semis, Towns and Apartments:
27% inside the greenbelt
22% outside the greenbelt
24% in serviced rural areas
27% in unserviced rural areas
+ 2 more increases in Spring 2025
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"Facilitating supportive infrastructure like last mile connections is precisely the type of leadership we need...happy to see the Ministry continue to reduce regulatory barriers and help make housing more attainable for Ontarians" - @AndisonSW @OntarioHBA
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Affordable energy📍Affordable homes
Watch LIVE as @samoosterhoff, @PaulCalandra, @JAYakabuski, @RudyCuzzetto & I unveil Ontario’s plan to reduce costs for homebuyers as we connect more homes to the grid.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8GpqGA…
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What a September! Last month saw 320 new home sales, a 40% jump from August. YTD sales total 2,656, and — with only three months to go — #GOHBA is optimistic for a strong finish to the year.
Check out the full report: gohba.ca/2024/10/17/gohba-pm… or the quick summary video below
My last stop is #4 on the #GOHBARenoTour - a whole home reno inside and out by @RNDConstruction at 509 Thessaly Circle - you have one more hour to check this or any other project out in person!
Stop #3 on the #GOHBARenoTour at 467 Lawson Ave is a main floor redo and exterior insulation / energy efficiency increase by @BuildConscious - when that door closes you can’t hear the street at all
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Stop #3 on the #GOHBARenoTour at 467 Lawson Ave is a main floor redo and exterior insulation / energy efficiency increase by @BuildConscious - when that door closes you can’t hear the street at all
A three-story complete home reno by @goodstoryottawa is stop #5 on the #GOHBARenoTour - gorgeous angles and finshes
A three-story complete home reno by @goodstoryottawa is stop #5 on the #GOHBARenoTour - gorgeous angles and finshes
#GOHBARenotour #6 at 212 James features a new kitchen / bathroom in a secondary apartment - beautiful design and use of space!
