{"id":123,"date":"2026-10-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-10-22T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:00:00","slug":"ontarios-1-5m-home-target-needs-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/22\/ontarios-1-5m-home-target-needs-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario&#8217;s 1.5M Home Target Needs Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/surender-tandal\/ontario-housing-target-remotion-videos-9943\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Ontario\u2019s housing push faces a structural hurdle: fragmented zoning and code rules add cost, delay approvals, and make standardized building designs harder across municipalities.<br \/>\nThe proposed fix centers on provincewide standards, as-of-right townhouses and multiplexes, tighter limits on parking and setbacks, and code reviews that could streamline projects.<br \/>\nEven with immediate reforms, Ontario municipalities would still need years to update plans, amend bylaws, align infrastructure, and process applications before supply meaningfully improves.<br \/>\nA current opening remains: eligible new-home buyers can access temporary HST relief through March 31, 2027, but builder track record still matters before signing.<br \/>\nBecause new supply likely will not reshape affordability before 2031, buyers should plan around current prices, financing power, timelines, and the risks they can carry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario\u2019s housing push faces a structural hurdle: fragmented zoning and code rules add cost, delay approvals, and make standardized building designs harder across municipalities. The proposed fix centers on provincewide standards, as-of-right townhouses and multiplexes, tighter limits on parking and setbacks, and code reviews that could streamline projects. Even with immediate reforms, Ontario municipalities would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/149"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions\/125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gtatorontohomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}