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1. Ford government thwarts development during housing crisis in the GTA

   There are 360 homes for every 1,000 GTA residents—well below the Canadian average. ...

2. Horgan home subsidies won’t make Metro Vancouver more affordable

   Vancouver is among the most unaffordable cities in the world. ...

3. B.C. government’s $2 billion building plan won’t solve Vancouver’s housing affordability crisis

   The Horgan government plans to build 9,000 housing units for middle-income earners. ...

4. Housing affordability will continue to decline absent basic reforms

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 25, 2020 In the turmoil of 2020, a crucial issue—housing affordability in cities such as Toronto and Vancouver—has fallen somewhat off the radar. But the fundamental problem remains. Housing supply growth is failing ...

5. U.S. cities increase affordability while housing costs rise in Canada’s major centres

   In some Canadian cities, housing costs grew more than 50 per cent faster than incomes. ...

6. Changes in the Affordability of Housing in Canadian and American Cities, 2006–2016

   By bringing together workers, capital, businesses, and ideas in a compact geographic market, cities promote improved productivity performance, and thereby faster economic growth and higher real incomes for workers. The affordability of housing in a city ...

7. Perverse incentives may help erode housing affordability

   Rising incomes and low interest rates have generated tremendous demand for housing across the country. ...

8. Lessons on land-use regulations from the 2008-09 recession

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, April 8, 2020 Canadians have become accustomed to robust home-price appreciation in recent years, notably in southern regions of Ontario and British Columbia. Things look far less certain these days, thanks largely to the ...

9. Two proposed projects—one in Ontario, one in B.C.—throw renters a lifeline

   In the greater Toronto and Vancouver areas, rents keep rising and rental vacancies remain low. ...

10. Most effective pro-housing reforms have nothing to do with more government spending

    According to a recent poll of British Columbia parents, 65 per cent of respondents believe it’s likely their child or children will have to move away from their home municipality due to the high cost of living. Of course, B.C.’s sky-high ...