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Recorded live on the sidelines of the Southwest Ontario Real Estate Forum, in this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk welcome Ryan Mounsey, CEO of Urban Insights, to discuss his National Housing Acceleration Blueprint, a data-driven strategy to create 3.5 million homes in Canada by 2031. They unpack the three pillars of the plan: boosting housing supply, securing funding, and speeding up delivery. From converting retail centres and leveraging government land to modular construction and streamlined approvals, Ryan shares practical and actionable solutions that can be implemented simultaneously to address the housing crisis. 

What you will learn:

• Expanding Census Metropolitan Areas by just 0.2% could create 1 million new homes
• Why converting retail centers could add 500,000 housing units 
• The impact of reducing development charges by 50% to make housing more affordable
• How government land utilization (10% of holdings) could create 500,000 new units
• Why modular construction can reduce building time by 50-70% 
• Why focusing development around transit hubs represents an immediate opportunity
• The importance of standardizing approval processes across different municipalities
• How funding models need to evolve to support both affordable and market-rate housing development

Ryan Mounsey, CEO of Urban Insights, is a leading expert in urban planning, economic development, and affordable housing. With over 25 years in public and private sectors, including senior roles in Kitchener and Waterloo, he has managed landmark projects like the Barrelyards, CIGI Campus, and School of Pharmacy. Holding a master’s in urban design from U of T, Ryan authored the National Housing Acceleration Blueprint, offering innovative, data-driven strategies to build 3.5 million Canadian homes by 2031 through supply, funding, and speed initiatives.

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