Commentary
Would you raise a family in a micro condo as small as 600 square feet? How about 300 square feet? For Canadian buyers and renters, the answer is a resounding “No!” This is a disaster for some risk-taking real estate speculators, but a major victory for Canadian living standards.
Just two years ago, the real estate company Remax optimistically pitched micro condos as “innovative and efficient housing solutions” that could help address “the combination of unaffordable housing with more and more people looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.” No need to worry about the lack of space—micro condos are “designed to cleverly disguise small spaces to appear spacious and bright.”…