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Wynne government delivers another potential blow to housing affordability in Toronto
Appeared in the Toronto Sun, May 26, 2017 The Ontario government has decided to reform the Ontario Municipal Board, a quasi-judicial body that adjudicates land-use planning disputes in Ontario. While this may seem like a minor administrative tweak, it ...
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New Homes and Red Tape in British Columbia: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Lower Mainland
As an increasing number of people move to Canada’s major cities, high housing prices persist in its most desirable markets. With growing concerns about housing affordability and prices, understanding how public policy affects the supply of new homes is ...
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New Homes and Red Tape in Alberta: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor
As an increasing number of people move to major Canadian cities, housing prices have continued to rise in its most desirable markets. Understanding how public policy affects the supply of new homes is critical. The Fraser Institute’s survey of housing ...
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New Homes and Red Tape in Ontario: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
As an increasing number of people move to major Canadian cities, housing prices have continued to rise in its most desirable markets. With growing concern about housing availablility and prices, understanding how public policy affects the supply of new ...
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To reduce housing costs in Toronto, cut red tape around new construction
Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 3, 2016 Last week, the provincial government in British Columbia announced it would impose an additional 15 per cent tax on foreign homebuyers in Greater Vancouver. The goal is to slow the runaway growth of housing ...
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Red tape drives Canada’s housing affordability woes—not foreign buyers
Appeared in the Globe and Mail, July 28, 2016 Foreign nationals purchasing homes in Metro Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area is a topic that continues to make national headlines, especially as housing prices rise. This came to a head recently when B.C ...
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Foreign purchase tax ignores crucial source of unaffordability in Vancouver—dearth of supply
Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 27, 2016 In response to the fear that foreign homebuyers are driving up Vancouver housing prices, the provincial government has decided to introduce an additional 15 per cent property transfer tax on foreign home ...
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Local regulations limit Metro Vancouver housing supply, stifle affordability
Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, July 8, 2016 Vancouver might have the best scenery of Canada’s metropolises, but its real claim to fame is sky-high housing prices, which have risen 86 per cent over the last decade. Common explanations for this relentless ...
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Cutting local red tape will increase housing stock and reduce prices in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond
Appeared in the Financial Post, July 8, 2016 House prices have grown substantially in recent years, especially in Canada’s biggest cities. Many Canadians are concerned about this trend, and a number of solutions have been proposed. However, many of these ...
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The Impact of Land-Use Regulation on Housing Supply in Canada
As Canadians continue to converge on urban centres and concerns about the affordability of housing grow, it is crucial to understand why the country’s major housing markets have seen such dramatic growth in prices. This study presents evidence that the ...