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To encourage more housing, Lower Mainland municipalities should shorten timelines and cut costs
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz | May 4, 2017
Housing in Vancouver—the city can’t be both low-density and affordable
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | May 4, 2017
It takes three times longer to obtain building permits in Vancouver than in Burnaby
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz | May 2, 2017
New Homes and Red Tape in British Columbia: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Lower Mainland
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz | April 27, 2017
Ontario housing measures—too much on demand, too little on supply
By Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz | April 21, 2017
Rent control won’t solve Toronto’s rental affordability problem
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | April 19, 2017
Expanding rent controls in Ontario will further damage housing affordability
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ben Eisen | April 6, 2017
B.C. government floats two promising ideas to address affordability and transportation woes
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 28, 2017
Rent control—proof bad policy ideas die hard
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 22, 2017
Once again, Mr. Sousa, taxing foreigners is not the answer to Toronto’s housing woes
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 17, 2017
When reviewing the OMB, Queen’s Park should not lose sight of housing affordability
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 14, 2017
City charters for Calgary and Edmonton—more local autonomy is good, more taxation isn’t
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | March 13, 2017
Is red tape on new homebuilding in Calgary pushing newcomers to the suburbs?
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | February 20, 2017
Let's make room for skilled workers in Metro Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | February 17, 2017
B.C.’s interest-free loans could hurt new homebuyers more than it helps
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | January 10, 2017
Vancouver’s tax on vacant homes misses the point—we need to build more homes
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | November 28, 2016
Ontario opposes foreign buyers tax, but housing affordability must be addressed
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | November 8, 2016
Red tape in Calgary stifling housing supply as home prices soar
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | November 7, 2016
White House urges deregulation to boost housing supply—Canadian policymakers should take note
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | October 26, 2016
New Homes and Red Tape in Alberta: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | October 25, 2016
Governments should care what Ontario homebuilders think about regulation
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz | October 7, 2016
New Homes and Red Tape in Ontario: Residential Land-Use Regulation in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | October 4, 2016
To address skyrocketing home prices, Ontario government could reduce barriers to building
By Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz | September 27, 2016
Palo Alto—a cautionary tale for Vancouver
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | September 6, 2016
Federal government touts Chinese investment while B.C. government discourages it
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 22, 2016
Retroactive nature of new tax on foreign owners threatens rule of law, investment in B.C.
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | August 11, 2016
Allow housing supply to react to housing demand in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 8, 2016
To reduce housing costs in Toronto, cut red tape around new construction
By Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz, Kenneth P. Green | August 4, 2016
Backlog of development approvals aggravating housing woes in Metro Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 3, 2016
Red tape drives Canada’s housing affordability woes—not foreign buyers
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | July 29, 2016
CMHC confirms that housing supply is the problem in Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | July 29, 2016
Foreign purchase tax ignores crucial source of unaffordability in Vancouver—dearth of supply
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | July 28, 2016
Local governments in GTA have tools to increase housing supply, affordability
By Kenneth P. Green, Pierre Desrochers, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | July 18, 2016
Local regulations limit Metro Vancouver housing supply, stifle affordability
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | July 8, 2016
Removing barriers to housing construction crucial to affordability in Calgary and beyond
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | July 8, 2016
Cutting local red tape will increase housing stock and reduce prices in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | July 8, 2016
B.C. municipalities should reduce barriers to housing construction, not foreign ownership
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | July 8, 2016
The Impact of Land-Use Regulation on Housing Supply in Canada
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur, Ian Herzog | July 7, 2016
City of Houston provides affordable housing example for Vancouver
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | May 10, 2016
How to make Vancouver more affordable? Look to Texas
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | May 4, 2016
Governing Greater Victoria: The Role of Elected Officials and Shared Services
By Robert Bish, Josef Filipowicz | March 30, 2016
Pour un Grand Montréal plus compétitif – un assouplissement du processus réglementaire de la construction résidentielle
By Pierre Desrochers, Josef Filipowicz | March 4, 2016
B.C. Budget insight: Vancouver’s affordability concerns need municipal attention
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | February 18, 2016
City hall red tape and rising property assessments in Greater Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | January 6, 2016
Laneway housing no silver bullet for Vancouver’s rental housing shortage
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | January 4, 2016
Think local when addressing housing affordability across Canada
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | December 17, 2015
New homes and red tape in Canada’s Capital Region
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | December 10, 2015
Residential development approval timelines in four Capital Region municipalities average one year or longer
By Kenneth P. Green, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz | December 3, 2015
Foreign homebuyer debate in Vancouver requires some much-needed perspective
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | November 12, 2015
Land-transfer taxes are bad economic medicine in Ontario and beyond
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog | November 10, 2015