This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.With the inevitable long run trend of deteriorating affordability for the typical house on a 6000sqft lot, I believe the future...
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.As promised, a review of the housing platforms from the major parties. There may be a few more ideas coming from...
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.I’m still out of town, but as I lounge by the pool, a quick update on the BC government’s Small Scale...
This post is 2 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Much has been written about the surge in population growth in recent years, and indeed year over year growth in B.C....
This post is 3 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.2023 has been a momentous year in housing policy at the provincial level. More has changed this year on the housing...
This post is 3 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.It’s been an eventful month for the housing market both in Victoria and the broader regulatory landscape in the province. In...
This post is 3 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Last week the provincial government brought in broad new restrictions on short term rentals, defining minimum standards on what’s legal, unveiling...
This post is 3 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.March is a wrap, and the situation remained substantially the same as in February. Sales are still historically slow for this...
This weekend I read an article by Dr. Joshua Gordon in the Globe and Mail arguing that the focus on housing supply is a red herring, and demand stoked by foreign buyers, cheap credit, and...
This post is 6 years old. The data and my views may have since evolved.Since it’s all Coronavirus all the time on the blog these days, here’s a closer look at how the situation may...
