Open the door to more affordable housing in Calgary
Calgary’s new city council must encourage secondary suites, remove parking requirements and streamline permit processes
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Author: Josef Filipowicz
Courting Amazon: the ends don’t always justify the means
Incentive packages often include tax breaks on property, income or permit exemptions – and taxpayers pay the freight
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Ontario housing measures offer short-term gain but long-term pain
As much as rent control could benefit some existing renters, in the long run it reduces the incentive to build new rental housing
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Don’t just blame speculators for soaring housing prices
Falling interest rates are an often-overlooked contributor to rising home prices in Canada’s most desirable markets
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Ontario government’s focus on foreign buyers misses the point
Focus instead on reducing the time it takes to obtain a building permit and the per-unit costs to comply with regulations, which amounts to almost $50,000
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