[homeles_ot-l] Release of 2011 "Where's Home?" Report

[Mary-Ann Schwering]

Hi all,

"Important"
Please read and distribute the attached copy of the press release for the 2011 edition of "Where's Home?",
the annual report published jointly by the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA) and
the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Ontario Region (CHF Canada Ontario Region).

Here is the link to the full report: (http://www.chfcanada.coop/eng/pages2007/ontnews.asp?id=874) .

In the report, ONPHA and CHF Canada Ontario Region are calling on provincial candidates
to focus on creating affordable homes for more than 152,000 households on housing wait lists across Ontario.

The 2011 edition of Where's Home?, analyzes 22 separate housing markets
and highlights the need for more affordable rental housing across the Province.

This year's report shows that it is especially difficult for low and modest income people in
Kingston and Ottawa to find affordable rental housing that is appropriate for their families.
Vacancy rates in Kingston (1.0%) and Ottawa (1.6%) are the lowest in Ontario and well
below the 3% vacancy rate threshold for a healthy rental housing market.

Some of the general key findings in this year's review seem to confirm observations of housing trends in Ontario such as:


Ø  Waiting lists for assisted housing continue to grow, now numbering  over 152,000 households throughout Ontario.

Ø  Vacancy rates across the province and particularly in urban centers have tightened up with the provincial average now at 2.9%

Ø  One-in-five Ontario renter households are still spending more than half their income on housing.

Ø  There is a growing gap in the incomes of tenants and homeowners.

Ø  Demand for affordable units is conservatively estimated at 10,000 homes a year for the next decade.

Ø  An astonishing 94% of the housing starts in the last five year period were in the ownership market, with rental accounting for only 6%. In the early 1990's rental construction accounted for over a quarter of the market.

Ø  Food bank usage is up as many low and modest income households have to make difficult choices  between paying the rent and putting food on the table.

Let's try to make good use of these key facts during this election!


Mary-Ann Schwering
Acting Managing Director, Directrice générale par intérim
Co-operative Housing Association of Eastern Ontario (CHASEO)
L'Association de l'habitation coopérative de l'est ontarien (AHCEO)
311-225 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa ON  K2P 1P9
Phone: 613-230-2201 Ext. 223 Fax: 613-230-2231
mschwering at chaseo.org<mailto:sblais at chaseo.org> Visitez / Visit www.chaseo.org<http://www.chaseo.org/>

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