New housing sales have fallen dramatically, starts are falling, and housing supply is going to fall, and it's going to get worse, Richard Lyall said in an article in Canadian Mortgage Professional Magazine.
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While the recent rise in interest rates is a key factor in the slowing pace of new home construction, the housing affordability crisis has been decades in the making, Richard Lyall told CBC News reporter Mike Crawley.
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The stock of housing is falling – at exactly the time we need it to rise – which will only drive prices higher, Richard Lyall writes in his monthly column in Daily Commercial News.
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“It is widely accepted and proven that diversity improves workplace culture, productivity and employee satisfaction,” Andrew Pariser tells @Building_Mag.
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We must make it more affordable for people to own a home and stop taxing new housing out of existence, Richard Lyall writes in a column in Canadian Real Estate Wealth.
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To ensure we have enough skilled trades workers to build the millions of homes needed in future, we must tap into new pools of talent – particularly students in secondary schools, Richard Lyall writes in STOREYS.
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The present housing supply situation and other issues affecting the industry were the focus of a discussion between Richard Lyall and Todd Slater on the The Simple Investor podcast May 12.
Listen to the podcast at lnkd.in/gWDwKja7.
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Affordable ownership homes delivered by orgs like Habitat for Humanity GTA continue to be subject to the HST/GST, Richard Lyall explains in Toronto Sun,which will lead to fewer new affordable ownership units being built in Canada.
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A positive workplace culture is not only crucial for the mental health and overall safety of employees on a construction worksite, but it is also a legal obligation that employers must fulfill, Richard Lyall tells Canadian Contractor
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RESCON's May newsletter is hot off the press with columns by Richard Lyall, Andrew Pariser, Grant Cameron and more. Read the newsletter in digital form at heyzine.com/flip-book/0b1a… or as a PDF at cms.rescon.com/media/Newslett….
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A new best practices guide, Building a Positive Working Culture On-Site, released recently by RESCON provides tips and strategies to improve satisfaction of employees and boost productivity.
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The quest to incorporate energy efficiency measures into new homes to meet net-zero targets is admirable but it is wise to question whether the costs of such actions are indeed rational,Richard Lyall writes in Canadian Contractor.
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RESCON has released a best practice guide with tips and strategies to help build a more positive workplace culture on construction sites, improve satisfaction of employees and boost productivity.
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The process of hiring a new chief planner at the City of Toronto is a chance to continue shifting the perspective of the planning department, Richard Lyall tells CBC Toronto journalist Shawn Jeffords.
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Ridiculous red tape, along with excessive fees, taxes, levies, development charges and bureaucracy are choking housing supply and pushing home ownership out of the reach of many, Richard Lyall says in an article in Daily Commercial News.
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April 28 is the National Day of Mourning in Canada. RESCON is committed to making construction worksites safe and ensuring that action is taken to improve health and safety in the workplace.
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A podcast published by Daily Commercial News featured Richard Lyall speaking about the recent federal budget. Listen to the podcast at theconstructionrecord.libsyn.com/the-constructi….

Buying your first home should be a cause for celebration – not instill fear like a trip to the dentist. Sadly, though, many young people today are no longer able to feel the exuberance of owning a home, Richard Lyall writes in Canadian Real Estate Wealth.
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Funding in the national Housing Accelerator Fund is a drop in the bucket, though it is partly useful in demonstrating a call for real action on the supply of housing and modernizing approval systems, Richard Lyall says in Daily Commercial News.
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The team at SiteNews 📈 has named Richard Lyall to the inaugural list of Construction’s Most Influential People for 2024.
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