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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. 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 ...

  4. 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. ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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. ...

  7. Edmonton should eliminate minimum parking requirements—other cities should follow suit

    Mandating parking can leave less room for housing. ...

  8. Feds should not get more involved in housing markets

    Average home prices are up almost 60 per cent in the GTA and 70 per cent in Metro Vancouver. ...

  9. Another budget, another missed opportunity to tackle B.C.'s housing shortage

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 25, 2019 With last week’s budget, the Horgan government had another opportunity to increase housing affordability—a perennial concern now embedded in British Columbia’s landscape. Governments come, governments go, ...

  10. Midwest cities lead fight for housing affordability while coastal 'superstar' cities fall behind

    Grand Rapids, Michigan scrapped single-family zoning. ...