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  1. 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 ...

  2. B.C. Budget insight: Vancouver’s affordability concerns need municipal attention

    In an effort to make housing more affordable in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia’s latest provincial budget exempts newly-built homes worth up to $750,000 from the property transfer tax. This change could cut the tax bill on certain ...

  3. 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. ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. New Homes and Red Tape: Residential Land-Use Regulation in BC’s Lower Mainland

    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. Following several major studies in the United States on this topic, the Fraser ...

  8. The collateral damage of Ontario’s greenbelt

    Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury Canada’s largest cities are growing rapidly and what were once sparsely populated rural areas are quickly becoming city neighbourhoods. Driving north of Toronto brings you through cities like ...

  9. Surprising potential in Vancouver's affordable housing plan

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun With housing prices at an all-time high in Vancouver, there was a lot of buzz about the interim report of the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability. While the Task Force acknowledged the need to streamline and create ...