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  "thesis": "Mississauga has assembled a substantial affordable-rental pipeline. Its delivery dates tell a more patient story. Nearly half the affordable or below-market units in the city's current conditional funding list belong to projects whose construction schedules run into 2030. That matters for households searching now, and for landlords deciding how soon these developments will become competitors.",
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