{"id":74,"date":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:00:00","slug":"gap-to-restore-pre-pandemic-housing-affordability-by-2036-in-calgary-narrowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/gap-to-restore-pre-pandemic-housing-affordability-by-2036-in-calgary-narrowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Gap to restore pre-pandemic housing affordability by 2036 in Calgary narrowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As Calgary works toward restoring housing affordability to pre-pandemic levels by 2036, we\u2019re seeing encouraging progress. The city now requires 4,000\u20135,000 new homes each year until then to close the gap. Recent data shows housing starts are still above average, even as they\u2019ve dipped from earlier highs. It\u2019s a reminder of the resilience in our market, but also highlights how important it is to maintain momentum\u2014especially as discussions around rezoning and a new non-market housing strategy continue. For those navigating Calgary\u2019s ever-changing real estate landscape\u2014whether you\u2019re new to Canada or an established investor\u2014understanding these shifts is key to making confident decisions. My focus remains on delivering quality and value, supporting clients as we move forward together in this dynamic market.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/12054185\/gap-to-restore-pre-pandemic-housing-affordability-by-2036-in-calgary-narrowing-cmhc\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Calgary works toward restoring housing affordability to pre-pandemic levels by 2036, we\u2019re seeing encouraging progress. The city now requires 4,000\u20135,000 new homes each year until then to close the gap. Recent data shows housing starts are still above average, even as they\u2019ve dipped from earlier highs. It\u2019s a reminder of the resilience in our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/165"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}