{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/sanjaykapoor-ca\/2026\/09\/24\/expert-priorities-that-should-guide-ontarios-housing-reform\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:00:00","slug":"expert-priorities-that-should-guide-ontarios-housing-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/expert-priorities-that-should-guide-ontarios-housing-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert: Priorities That Should Guide Ontario&#8217;s Housing Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Housing affordability continues to be one of the most pressing challenges facing families in Ontario. With home prices now exceeding seven times the average annual income, it\u2019s clear that the dream of homeownership feels out of reach for many. As someone who\u2019s spent over three decades guiding buyers and sellers through our local market, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how high taxes, fees, and complicated regulations only add to these pressures. Meaningful reform is needed\u2014starting with tax relief, streamlining approvals, modernizing building codes, and removing land transfer taxes. These steps would go a long way toward making homeownership more attainable. My commitment has always been to help clients navigate these complexities, and I remain dedicated to supporting those working toward a more accessible housing market for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/storeys.com\/top-priorities-ontario-housing-reform\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing affordability continues to be one of the most pressing challenges facing families in Ontario. With home prices now exceeding seven times the average annual income, it\u2019s clear that the dream of homeownership feels out of reach for many. As someone who\u2019s spent over three decades guiding buyers and sellers through our local market, I\u2019ve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}