Long and uncertain building permit approval timelines make it more difficult to build in cities like Toronto.
housing in canada
March 14, 2017
3:44PM
August 4, 2016
10:46AM
If taxing foreign buyers affects demand for homes in some cities, where might that demand migrate to?
July 29, 2016
10:36AM
In some major metropolitan areas in Canada, housing supply is not keeping up with demand.
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.
June 27, 2016
2:15PM
Higher home prices are strongly associated with restrictive land-use regulations.
September 9, 2015
8:12AM
The prime minister's "foreign ownership" plan may make for good politics but the underlying economics is questionable, to say the least.