urban containment

Feudal Future Podcast: Navigating the Housing Affordability Crisis

Housing prices are through the roof, but why? Join us as we navigate the complex maze of housing affordability  read more »

Vancouver: Speculators Market for Real Estate Agents

It has long been known by economists, but ignored by planners, that urban containment policies create speculators markets. This has been especially evident in Vancouver, the third most unaffordable market in the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, and Toronto, which has experienced record breaking house cost escalation relative to incomes since enacting its “Places to Grow” urban containment policy in the middle 2000s.  read more »