11-16-2021, 11:35 PM
We have 100K+ single-family houses and townhouses that are larger. And not every family needs three bedrooms.
Incidentally, you said that "This table suggest that there are close to 9000 households that would happily buy a larger a unit" but the table doesn't say that there are 9000 households that want to buy a 3BR condo. What it does say:
The number of households looking for a 3BR condo might well be less than 1000. And, for those households, there are other forms of housing available with three or more bedrooms.
I don't see the number of bedrooms as a critical part of our housing crisis.
Incidentally, you said that "This table suggest that there are close to 9000 households that would happily buy a larger a unit" but the table doesn't say that there are 9000 households that want to buy a 3BR condo. What it does say:
- 3600 own an undersized unit (the other 5400 rent)
- Some portion of those live in houses or townhouses -- likely more than half given the region's housing stock
- Of the portion living in condos, some are in 1BR units and would like to be in 2BR
The number of households looking for a 3BR condo might well be less than 1000. And, for those households, there are other forms of housing available with three or more bedrooms.
I don't see the number of bedrooms as a critical part of our housing crisis.