Long and uncertain approval timelines for building permits are helping slow growth of housing stock in Vancouver.
housing prices
July 28, 2016
3:36PM
July 8, 2016
4:56PM
Reforming the minutiae of the building permit process might not seem exciting, but it can encourage homebuilding and affect prices.
July 8, 2016
4:43PM
Fortunately, municipalities control many of the factors that determine housing supply growth.
July 8, 2016
4:16PM
Housing tends to be less scarce, and less expensive, in markets where homebuilders are less constrained by geography or regulations.
July 5, 2016
3:00AM
The Bank of Canada and other central banks around the world have artificially lowered interest rates, making investment and risk-taking much cheaper.
July 17, 2015
9:00AM
As rising housing costs in Metro Vancouver continue to make headlines, municipal policy-makers, including Vancouver’s mayor, point to a number of potential causes.