Image of the day: filling the housing deficit in Nova Scotia

By Deny Sullivan

Workin' down the Housing Shortage. Deny Sullivan, June 2024. This graph assumes that the current pace of housing starts is maintained.

A comparison to the pre-Covid pace, with the assumption that there’s 2 people per home:

I think the key takeaway is that we should not be despondent about the housing shortage, that we have a real shot at making great improvements within a few years, but also that we need to keep the foot on the gas - given where we are and the uncertainties involved with forecasting these things.