Is Toronto Building Enough? Brad Bradford on Housing Supply
Sync or Swim: The Multifamily Growth Show
Release Date: 02/12/2025
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info_outlineFor most listeners of the show, the housing crisis is a very prominent issue; affecting careers and finances. But it is actually a much bigger conversation for the entire population of the city. Today, we are bringing you a very special episode of the Sync or Swim Podcast: a live recorded interview with Brad Bradford from the Toronto Roadshow! Tuning in, you’ll hear about Brad’s assessment of Toronto’s housing supply, the affordable housing crisis, the problems with old housing policies, and more! We delve into the political nature of housing in Toronto before discussing how to create a regulatory environment that incentivizes what the market needs (in this case, more rental units). Finally, Brad shares his opinion on the potential evolution of Toronto’s housing market over the next five to 10 years. Thanks for listening in!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Today’s topic: a live recording from Toronto Roadshow with Brad Bradford.
- Brad assesses Toronto’s performance in terms of housing supply over the last few years.
- How old policies are causing the breakdown of the housing market.
- The disconnect in the industry between time and affordability.
- Why the housing agenda is so politically charged.
- The importance of defining what affordable housing actually is.
- How to create an environment that incentivizes what the market needs most.
- Brad shares how he sees the housing market in Toronto evolving over the next few years.
Quotes:
“It seems like the sort of story of the day here in Toronto is we do lots of press conferences about housing, but we don’t actually do any housing, and I think that’s a big problem.” — @BradMBradford [0:06:02]
“The most affordable housing that we have is the housing that’s already there. Nothing that you are building today or tomorrow is going to be more than what we already have.” — @BradMBradford [0:27:45]
“Now is the time to respond to the challenges in front of us with the type of bold leadership and action that recognizes the way forward is not the same way we’ve been doing things.” — @BradMBradford [0:41:41]
“We need to write a future together if that empowers partnership with the market with the private sector because it is your capital and your talent that is actually going to address the big challenges.” — @BradMBradford [0:41:55]
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