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1. 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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. Red tape in Calgary stifling housing supply as home prices soar

   Average house prices up almost 140 per cent in Calgary and more than 160 per cent in Edmonton. ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. City of Houston provides affordable housing example for Vancouver

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, May 6, 2016 A recent Wall Street Journal article featured a number of cities that stand out, giving well-deserved praise to Vancouver’s walkable urban landscape. But while Vancouver continues to become even more pedestrian ...

7. Do barriers to homebuilding keep Canada’s biggest economy on a leash?

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, October 16, 2015 The joint economies of the Toronto, Hamilton, and Oshawa metro areas are home to more than one in five Canadian jobs. Indeed, this region deserves its reputation as Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe. ...

8. New Homes and Red Tape: Residential Land-Use Regulation in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe

   As an increasing number of Canadians move to major cities, housing prices have continued to rise. Understanding how public policy affects the supply of new homes is critical. The Fraser Institute’s survey of housing developers and homebuilders provides ...

9. Home building hampered by regulatory hurdles

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald In Calgary, home prices have more than doubled over the past decade. Despite the recent economic slowdown, more people are moving to Alberta than leaving it. Economic conditions in Alberta wax and wane over time, but the ...

10. New Homes and Red Tape: Residential Land-Use Regulation in Alberta’s Calgary-Edmonton Corridor

    As an increasing number of Canadians move to major cities, housing prices have continued to rise. Understanding how public policy affects the supply of new homes is critical. The Fraser Institute’s survey of housing developers and homebuilders assesses ...