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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. It takes three times longer to obtain building permits in Vancouver than in Burnaby

   The Fraser Institute’s latest study spotlights the difficulties homebuilders face at city halls across B.C.’s Lower Mainland. The study findings reinforce a recurring theme from almost three years of tracking this issue—there are huge ...

3. 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 ...

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. Governments should care what Ontario homebuilders think about regulation

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, October 6, 2016 Housing headlines are everywhere. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently announced a raft of housing reforms. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory recently rang alarms bells on ...

6. 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 ...

7. Allow housing supply to react to housing demand in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond

   To date, the discussion on housing affordability, dominated by handwringing over foreign homebuyers and low interest rates, has primarily focused on demand-side issues while ignoring the fact that when a good is in high-demand, it ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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. ...

10. 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 ...