housing supply

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Supply constraints drive home prices in Canada

In April, the average price for a home in Canada hit $723,500.


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Horgan home subsidies won’t make Metro Vancouver more affordable

Vancouver is among the most unaffordable cities in the world.


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Post-COVID housing squeeze will hurt lower-income residents

In the Greater Toronto Area, the detached housing market is hot while the market for apartments and condos is not.


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Empty house tax fails to meaningfully increase housing availability in Vancouver

The Agricultural Land Reserve accounts for 22 per cent of the land in Metro Vancouver.


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Condo booms still aren’t enough to satisfy housing demand

Between 2010 and 2019, home prices increased by 111 per cent in Toronto and 82 per cent in Vancouver.


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U.S. cities increase affordability while housing costs rise in Canada’s major centres

In some Canadian cities, housing costs grew more than 50 per cent faster than incomes.


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Perverse incentives may help erode housing affordability

Rising incomes and low interest rates have generated tremendous demand for housing across the country.