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Podcast: Brian Crombie Radio Hour
Episode: Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Ep 1199 - GTA Housing Crisis with Matt Young
Description: Brian interviews Matt Young. Republic Developments President & CEO Matt Young talks about our current housing crisis, how 30% of the cost of housing is taxes, and a group calling itself the Coalition Against New-Home Taxes (CANT), and includes Republic, Alterra, Devron, and Forum, that have focused on these taxes and pledged that any tax decreases would be passed on to buyers through lower prices. Matt says: It kind of started with myself and a consultant that I work with having a chat early in January. So, we thought trying to do something to target governments [and get them] to pay attention...