In Canada, "ground-oriented” housing is 31 per cent more expensive than before the pandemic.
housing construction
December 17, 2020
12:07PM
B.C. has seen relatively low levels of capital investment in productivity-enhancing assets.
November 24, 2017
12:58PM
In Vancouver, it takes almost two years, on average, to obtain a building permit.
October 30, 2017
10:39AM
City hall should shorten approval timelines for building permits.
August 28, 2017
10:38AM
Rent control could devastate the rental market in Toronto.
April 19, 2017
9:47AM
If selling condos is more lucrative, that’s what property developers will do.
March 14, 2017
3:44PM
Long and uncertain building permit approval timelines make it more difficult to build in cities like Toronto.
November 7, 2016
11:00AM
Average house prices up almost 140 per cent in Calgary and more than 160 per cent in Edmonton.
October 26, 2016
3:15AM
Cities such as Vancouver and Toronto, with longer and less certain approval timelines, tended to see less growth in housing stock.
September 6, 2016
2:14PM
It’s impossible to achieve housing affordability unless the supply of new homes keeps up with demand.