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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. 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. 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 ...

6. Perverse incentives may help erode housing affordability

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

7. 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 ...

8. 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. ...

9. Vancouver’s latest policy on rental development—big bang, or more timid tinkering?

   The more floors allowed in new projects, the more feasible they become. ...

10. Ontario government proposals could boost housing supply, increase affordability

    The Ford government recently announced the broad strokes of its “ housing supply action plan ” aimed at getting a greater number and variety of much-needed homes built in Ontario’s least affordable communities. Though it’s unclear how the ...