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• The Canadian Real Estate Association recently revised its 2025 housing forecast to adjust for the uncertainty of tariffs and any economic turmoil that may come with it. CREA
• We do not think housing prices are going to fall in 2025, but we are questioning if they could rise by 6.6% as Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has forecasted. MoneySense
• Dozens of key workers fear they will be forced out of London after discovering their housing association is planning to increase their annual rent by up to 9%. Hackney Citizen
• While Scotland has done quite well in terms of retrofitting its social housing stock, Skea argues that there is a real danger that rents may increase unsustainably as housing associations seek to balance their books. Reuters
• The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC, BC Non-Profit Housing Association and the Aboriginal Housing Management Association, under an umbrella group called Housing Central, have been warning about the growing loss of older, affordable rental apartments for years. The Tyee
• In research released last August, the National Apartment Association and National Multifamily Housing Council determined that the U.S. is operating at a deficit of 600,000 apartment homes, and needs 4.3 million more by 2035 in order to solve issues related to supply, demand and affordability. Smart Cities Dive
• If rents are capped at 5%, housing associations alone will lose £3.5bn in revenue over the next decade, hampering their ability to invest. New Economics Foundation
• The UK government was set to provide households in England who rent properties from housing associations the opportunity to purchase them at a discounted price. Mortgage Strategy
• There are about 2.5 million households, or five million people, in England who rent from housing associations and could benefit, although sources cautioned that policy development is at a very early stage with options being explored on how it could work. Conservative Home
• The Canadian Real Estate Association expects housing sales to moderate in 2022, although prices will not decline. The Motley Fool Canada
• The average price in Canada clocked in at a record $720,850 in November, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association, fuelling fears of a housing affordability crisis, something 87% already believe we are in. Financial Post
• The Canadian Real Estate Association is forecasting continued national price growth into 2022 as the housing supply remains critically tight. blogTO
• The Housing Industry Association welcomed the Labor announcement on negative gearing and capital gains tax, saying it will provide certainty for the housing industry and for Australians that are looking to invest or rent. Australian Times News
• In recent years, the Canadian Standards Association and the National Research Council have developed standards to mitigate flood risk at the level of residential housing, new community design, existing residential communities, and commercial real estate. Business Council of Canada
• The BC Real Estate Association expects an overall increase in northern B.C. housing prices of about 5% in 2021. Western Investor

Last updated: 19 June 2026