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Non-profit6 min

Vacancy rates, an 860,000-unit deficit, rising rents: the housing crisis summed up for the family dinner, with verified figures to back you up.

Fundamentals6 min

1.3% affordable vacancy in Montreal, +7.2% rent, 860,000 missing homes, a pace to quadruple, 566 factory units: the crisis in five verified numbers.

Fundamentals6 min

Modules set in a few days, yes — a project finished in a few days, no. What modular's speed figures really mean, with the studies to back it up.

Fundamentals6 min

Winter freezes Quebec job sites for months; factories produce year-round. How modular turns our worst construction handicap into an asset.

Fundamentals6 min

No, modular is not automatically 20% cheaper. The real savings (0 to 20% by market), the costs sellers keep quiet, and where the real gain hides.