The Politics of Housing in Canada
When most people think about housing policy in Canada, they think of it through an economic lens – supply and demand.
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When most people think about housing policy in Canada, they think of it through an economic lens – supply and demand.
The Liberal Federal Government continues to make a sharp policy turn in greatly reducing Canada's immigration numbers - how will it impact our housing market?
As pre-construction condo sales flatline - what factor is really to blame?
This week, Urmi talks to John about how his own research into how investors impact the housing market as he completes his own doctoral degree on the same.
In our latest Move Smartly ideas discussion, we assess whether the Liberal Federal Government's announced mortgage changes will help make housing more affordable as claimed.
Why wasn't opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, like so many other Canadian leaders, able to see the problem earlier?
In our latest Move Smartly ideas discussion, I explore what lessons we can - and can't - learn from the drive to building mass affordable housing around this world.
Over 100,000 existing homes could be freed up to address the 3.5 million home gap needed to restore affordability - so why isn't Canada's leading housing agency acting on this?
While many in Canada argue yes, data and the experience of other economically liberal countries says otherwise.
Our fallen productivity is a "national emergency."
Canada’s governing Liberals have released a federal budget to solve the housing crisis as they head off low polling numbers ahead of next year’s election.
The latest in the Liberal federal government’s pre-budget policy offensive will do little to help renters.
Urmi talks to Gregor Craigie, a journalist, Host of ‘This Island’ on CBC Radio One in Victoria, and author of the new book, “Our Crumbling Foundation: How We Solve Canada’s...
A major new announcement on a change to Canada's immigration targets will have a bigger impact on our housing affordability crisis than it may first appear.
While Canada may have a massive housing shortage, it suddenly does not have a shortage of ideas to solve our housing crisis.
This week, John and I engage in a lively discussion with economist Mikal Skuterud about Canada's changing migration landscape, challenging some common myths, assessing impacts on...
We return to our semi-regular feature, Move Smartly ideas, where Urmi and John unpack and discuss some of the bigger issues impacting the housing market in Toronto and Canada.
Why did our federal government ignore the warnings if the impact of Canada’s high population growth on housing was so obvious?
This week on the Move Smartly show - why aren't the 'big' numbers in housing as well known as other economic figures we follow religiously like GDP and inflation targets?
When a government fails to do the hard work of planning and investing the necessary capital required for such a big undertaking, it should be no surprise that the political...
Toronto, the biggest city in one of the fastest growing countries in the world, is facing an unprecedented housing availability and affordability crisis. Will the federal and...
An expert look at Canada’s economy to get some insight into how the broader macroeconomic trends might impact Canada’s housing market in the months ahead.
For many at the federal level, it's convenient to blame cities for "gate-keeping" and "NIMBY" policies that prevent more housing from being built - is this fair?
It's always felt hard to be a renter in Toronto - but a dig into the numbers shows the problem has gotten much worse.
Canada’s population grew by just over 1.2 million people during the second quarter of 2023.
Toronto City Council has just voted turn over the ban on fourplexes in the city's so called "yellow zone" of single family homes - so what does it all mean?
Right now, Toronto is seeing a massive shift in housing zoning policies both at the municipal and provincial level.
Politicians and many media outlets appear to be confused about when home prices began spiralling out of control.
Why Canadian banks are working with buyers to lower payments by extending amortization periods and more.
New statistics show high levels of local investor investment in Ontario's housing market.
All owners of residential property in the City of Toronto must file an online declaration of the occupancy status of their property before February 2, 2023.
After long denying the role that foreign buyers play in Canada's housing market, the federal government and authorities are not targeting the real problem.
The numbers show that Canada's home prices standout amongst comparable countries.
Bob Aaron: "Home prices would plummet, as they did with the new levy in ’74. I vividly recall that the housing market crashed overnight."
How Canada's immigration rate affects home prices
Ontario realtors are now joining experts and activists in calling for zoning rule changes to address Toronto's housing supply problem.
A deep data dive takes us past some familiar complaints to find the real reasons our supply of homes can't meet demand.
How seriously should we take the latest alarm from Canada's top housing authority?
We are finally outraged about high home and rent prices enough to have Canadian politicians pledging to do something about it - will any of the proposals actually work?
A look back on how housing affordability became one of the hottest issues in today's Canada.
Ahead of our fall election, all of Canada's political parties are full of ambitious housing policy pitches.
As Canada heads into an election this fall, here's a closer look at two policy areas that need to be better linked to tackle housing affordability.
How differing beliefs about the housing market between buyers and investors leads to very different market outcomes.
There are always some that will perennially argue that a lack of supply is the only problem behind high home prices in Toronto - but it's not that simple.
While the federal budget won't make homes more affordable in Canada, average buyers and sellers won't be impacted by policy-induced market shocks either.
Ahead of this Monday's Federal Budget, John Pasalis shares his views on what our politicians should do to make Canadian homes more affordable.
A frank admission acknowledges what many have been saying - but does the government really care?
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