Cities such as Vancouver and Toronto, with longer and less certain approval timelines, tended to see less growth in housing stock.
housing affordability
October 26, 2016
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October 25, 2016
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October 7, 2016
9:10AM
Affordability in Toronto has eroded to an all-time low, with prices jumping by more than 50 per cent in the past five years.
October 4, 2016
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September 27, 2016
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Regulatory red tape is resulting in fewer new homes than there otherwise would be with a growing pool of buyers, contributing to rising prices.
August 8, 2016
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Unfortunately the discussion on housing affordability has been dominated by handwringing over foreign homebuyers and low interest rates.
July 18, 2016
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Restricting Greater Toronto’s housing supply has consequences beyond the initial impacts on housing affordability.
July 5, 2016
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The Bank of Canada and other central banks around the world have artificially lowered interest rates, making investment and risk-taking much cheaper.
June 27, 2016
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Higher home prices are strongly associated with restrictive land-use regulations.
May 10, 2016
12:52PM
In Vancouver, it takes an average of 15 months to get a residential development approved—nearly five months longer than in neighbouring Burnaby.