Balanced Supply of Housing
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CMHC-SSHRC funded group of academic and community-based housing researchers with a focus on housing affordability in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, Canada 🍁
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Congratulations to our community partner,
Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust, on being selected by the City of Toronto to develop Parkdale People’s Place which will remain permanently affordable through #community land ownership.
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Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust, on being selected by the City of Toronto to develop Parkdale People’s Place which will remain permanently affordable through #community land ownership.
🔗 pnlt.ca/land/parkdal...
Neighbourhood Land Trust
Land, Held, Together. Community ownership for community benefit.
pnlt.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Congratulations to our community partner,
Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust, on being selected by the City of Toronto to develop Parkdale People’s Place which will remain permanently affordable through #community land ownership.
🔗 pnlt.ca/land/parkdal...
Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust, on being selected by the City of Toronto to develop Parkdale People’s Place which will remain permanently affordable through #community land ownership.
🔗 pnlt.ca/land/parkdal...
This week, BSH joined housing leaders, researchers & community partners at Housing Central to discuss complex and intersectional issues around housing affordability.
Read our full conference recap for insights on CLTs, eviction prevention, NOS & Indigenous housing strategies
Read our full conference recap for insights on CLTs, eviction prevention, NOS & Indigenous housing strategies
Housing Central 2025: Land Trusts, Eviction Prevention, and Systems Change
Read our takeaways from Housing Central 2025 conference, including reflections on community land trusts, eviction prevention, and systems change in light of Build Canada Homes and the recently…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This week, BSH joined housing leaders, researchers & community partners at Housing Central to discuss complex and intersectional issues around housing affordability.
Read our full conference recap for insights on CLTs, eviction prevention, NOS & Indigenous housing strategies
Read our full conference recap for insights on CLTs, eviction prevention, NOS & Indigenous housing strategies
Have you ever wondered why apartments are so tiny? It's because our building codes & zoning make family-sized missing-middle #housing nearly impossible.
This Globe piece breaks down the regulatory knot, which BSH research is working to untangle.
This Globe piece breaks down the regulatory knot, which BSH research is working to untangle.
Great visualization in @theglobeandmail.com on the impact of double egress requirements in Canada. A huge disappointment that single stair will not be included in upcoming code changes (very difficult to solve a housing crisis w/o a Team Canada approach).
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The era of the shoebox condo is over. Here’s how Canada can build livable apartments
Canada needs livable apartments to help fix the housing crisis. To do that, it must change the rulebook for both condos and rentals
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have you ever wondered why apartments are so tiny? It's because our building codes & zoning make family-sized missing-middle #housing nearly impossible.
This Globe piece breaks down the regulatory knot, which BSH research is working to untangle.
This Globe piece breaks down the regulatory knot, which BSH research is working to untangle.
Our recent "Le Dernier Flip" screening & panel explored CLTs, Social Utility Trusts & decommodified #housing models that prioritize community over speculation.
🧑💻 Read our takeaways from the film & discussion in our latest blog:
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🧑💻 Read our takeaways from the film & discussion in our latest blog:
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Le Dernier Flip: Reimagining Housing Through Community Ownership
Le Dernier Flip examines how housing financialization has made homeownership inaccessible for most young Canadians. Learn about Community Land Trusts, Social Utility Trusts, and other models that…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our recent "Le Dernier Flip" screening & panel explored CLTs, Social Utility Trusts & decommodified #housing models that prioritize community over speculation.
🧑💻 Read our takeaways from the film & discussion in our latest blog:
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🧑💻 Read our takeaways from the film & discussion in our latest blog:
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1/7 Budget 2025 is out. We asked for investment in the RIGHT types of housing. Here's our take on what #BuildCanadaHomes got right and where critical gaps remain.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
1/7 Budget 2025 is out. We asked for investment in the RIGHT types of housing. Here's our take on what #BuildCanadaHomes got right and where critical gaps remain.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
#Budget2025
Full analysis: buff.ly/1PbtKwu
Visit bsh.ubc.ca for more on our research.
"For housing-first to succeed, we need housing first"—key insight from our BSH panel at #CAEH2025
With fed budget next week and $13B committed to affordable #housing and homelessness, the sector is mobilized.
Full reflections:
With fed budget next week and $13B committed to affordable #housing and homelessness, the sector is mobilized.
Full reflections:
Reflections from CAEH 2025: A Sector United for the Right to Housing
This week, the Balanced Supply of Housing team attended the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) conference, and we left energized, inspired, and reminded of something crucial: we are part of…
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October 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
BSH is in Montreal! Join us for a free, in-person film screening and panel discussion on the decommodification of housing this evening at McGill.
🎟️ Reserve your spot at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/le-dernier...
🎟️ Reserve your spot at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/le-dernier...
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
BSH is in Montreal! Join us for a free, in-person film screening and panel discussion on the decommodification of housing this evening at McGill.
🎟️ Reserve your spot at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/le-dernier...
🎟️ Reserve your spot at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/le-dernier...
The #Overhead podcast is back for a new season, and our first episode dives into Indigenous-led housing. Hear from BSH Director, Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Dr. Maggie Low, and AMHA's Bailey Waukey. Listen on our website, or wherever you find your podcasts.
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@spacingradio.bsky.social
Episode 14: Indigenous-led Housing
What does Indigenous housing look like? Are there special forms of housing needed by Indigenous communities in particular to address specific health and community needs? And what kind of housing can…
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October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The #Overhead podcast is back for a new season, and our first episode dives into Indigenous-led housing. Hear from BSH Director, Dr. Alexandra Flynn, Dr. Maggie Low, and AMHA's Bailey Waukey. Listen on our website, or wherever you find your podcasts.
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@spacingradio.bsky.social
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@spacingradio.bsky.social
Did you miss our latest Research in Progress webinar on Vancouver's Growing #CLT movement?
Find the recording on our website to see what's on the agenda for our community partners at Hogan's Alley Society, the Downtown Eastside CLT, and the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts.
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Find the recording on our website to see what's on the agenda for our community partners at Hogan's Alley Society, the Downtown Eastside CLT, and the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts.
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Research in Progress on Vancouver's Growing CLT Movement
This Research in Progress webinar explores the recent work of two new BSH partners, the Downtown Eastside CLT and Hogan's Alley Society and how their community work is expanding affordable housing in…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Did you miss our latest Research in Progress webinar on Vancouver's Growing #CLT movement?
Find the recording on our website to see what's on the agenda for our community partners at Hogan's Alley Society, the Downtown Eastside CLT, and the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts.
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Find the recording on our website to see what's on the agenda for our community partners at Hogan's Alley Society, the Downtown Eastside CLT, and the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts.
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1/4 @ubcm.bsky.social’s recent declaration that housing is a human right is a landmark step for BC—and a wake-up call for Canada. It’s time to treat housing not as a privilege, but as a right, confronting the housing crisis with urgent, accountable action.
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
1/4 @ubcm.bsky.social’s recent declaration that housing is a human right is a landmark step for BC—and a wake-up call for Canada. It’s time to treat housing not as a privilege, but as a right, confronting the housing crisis with urgent, accountable action.
Our first Research in Progress webinar of the fall is this week! 🧑💻
Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from CNCLT's Nat Pace, Hogan's Alley Society's Djaka Blais, & DTES CLT's Andy Bond & Alie Lynch on Vancouver's growing CLT movement.
✍ Register at bit.ly/VancouverCLTs
Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from CNCLT's Nat Pace, Hogan's Alley Society's Djaka Blais, & DTES CLT's Andy Bond & Alie Lynch on Vancouver's growing CLT movement.
✍ Register at bit.ly/VancouverCLTs
Our next Research in Progress webinar is coming up!
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
You are invited to join a webinar: Vancouver’s Growing CLT Movement.
Get an in-depth look at how the Downtown Eastside CLT and Hogan's Alley Society are building community and preserving affordable housing, and what's on the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts'…
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October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Our first Research in Progress webinar of the fall is this week! 🧑💻
Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from CNCLT's Nat Pace, Hogan's Alley Society's Djaka Blais, & DTES CLT's Andy Bond & Alie Lynch on Vancouver's growing CLT movement.
✍ Register at bit.ly/VancouverCLTs
Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from CNCLT's Nat Pace, Hogan's Alley Society's Djaka Blais, & DTES CLT's Andy Bond & Alie Lynch on Vancouver's growing CLT movement.
✍ Register at bit.ly/VancouverCLTs
Is CMHC’s new Canada Housing Design Catalogue a welcome tool for showcasing soft densification design ideas, or is it a blueprint on flipping homes in the name of 'densification'?
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Canada’s Housing Design Catalogue: Ready for Use
Full technical design packages for the Housing Design Catalogue released.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Is CMHC’s new Canada Housing Design Catalogue a welcome tool for showcasing soft densification design ideas, or is it a blueprint on flipping homes in the name of 'densification'?
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Our first Research in Progress webinar of the season is next week!
➡️ Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/com/VancouverCLTs
➡️ Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/com/VancouverCLTs
Our next Research in Progress webinar is coming up!
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
You are invited to join a webinar: Vancouver’s Growing CLT Movement.
Get an in-depth look at how the Downtown Eastside CLT and Hogan's Alley Society are building community and preserving affordable housing, and what's on the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts'…
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October 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Our first Research in Progress webinar of the season is next week!
➡️ Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/com/VancouverCLTs
➡️ Reserve your spot today: bit.ly/com/VancouverCLTs
Mark your calendars! Join us Oct 30 6-9 PM in Montreal for a free screening of Le Dernier Flip & expert panel on housing research & de-commodification solutions featuring BSH experts at McGill, Concordia & @vivreenville.bsky.social
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
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Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
October 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mark your calendars! Join us Oct 30 6-9 PM in Montreal for a free screening of Le Dernier Flip & expert panel on housing research & de-commodification solutions featuring BSH experts at McGill, Concordia & @vivreenville.bsky.social
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
➡️🎟️https://buff.ly/MnGZq8e
Special thanks to CNCLT for co-sponsoring!
Our next Research in Progress webinar is coming up!
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
You are invited to join a webinar: Vancouver’s Growing CLT Movement.
Get an in-depth look at how the Downtown Eastside CLT and Hogan's Alley Society are building community and preserving affordable housing, and what's on the Canadian Network of Community Land Trusts'…
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our next Research in Progress webinar is coming up!
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
Register to hear from CNCLT's Nat Pace on policy targets and get an in-depth look at how the DTES CLT and Hogan's Alley are gaining ground in Vancouver with Andy Bond, Alie Lynch and Djaka Blais-Amare.
Register here ➡️ buff.ly/NMOW33V
Our Research in Progress webinar series is back! Join us on Oct. 22 to learn how the DTES CLT & Hogan's Alley Society are building community & preserving affordable housing in Vancouver. Plus, see what's on CNCLT's policy agenda as #CLTs build momentum. Register: buff.ly/NMOW33V
October 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our Research in Progress webinar series is back! Join us on Oct. 22 to learn how the DTES CLT & Hogan's Alley Society are building community & preserving affordable housing in Vancouver. Plus, see what's on CNCLT's policy agenda as #CLTs build momentum. Register: buff.ly/NMOW33V
Canada’s housing system is failing survivors of violence, people with disabilities, and historically marginalized communities. At this summer's Neha panel, our experts shared a rights-based path forward. Read the key takeaways + 7 policy solutions in our latest blog: buff.ly/RZf8ziL
Transforming Canada’s Housing System: Key Insights from the Neha Panel
This blog outlines key takeaways from the 2025 Neha Panel Review dialogues with BSH's Alexandra Flynn, Alina McKay, and Cheryll Case dig into municipal planning processes, transition housing, and…
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October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Canada’s housing system is failing survivors of violence, people with disabilities, and historically marginalized communities. At this summer's Neha panel, our experts shared a rights-based path forward. Read the key takeaways + 7 policy solutions in our latest blog: buff.ly/RZf8ziL
Financialized landlords are reshaping Toronto’s rental market—and driving evictions.
🎧 Listen to @thestar.com’s recent podcast for a deep dive into the issues at hand: buff.ly/MJtJMTO
📊 Dig into the data in our “Filling the Gaps” report: buff.ly/ZASHqPR
🎧 Listen to @thestar.com’s recent podcast for a deep dive into the issues at hand: buff.ly/MJtJMTO
📊 Dig into the data in our “Filling the Gaps” report: buff.ly/ZASHqPR
Listen: Are financial landlords reshaping Toronto’s rental market and driving evictions?
A new study has found that financial landlords are filing eviction applications at much higher rates than other types of landlords in Toronto, especially after acquiring new buildings.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Financialized landlords are reshaping Toronto’s rental market—and driving evictions.
🎧 Listen to @thestar.com’s recent podcast for a deep dive into the issues at hand: buff.ly/MJtJMTO
📊 Dig into the data in our “Filling the Gaps” report: buff.ly/ZASHqPR
🎧 Listen to @thestar.com’s recent podcast for a deep dive into the issues at hand: buff.ly/MJtJMTO
📊 Dig into the data in our “Filling the Gaps” report: buff.ly/ZASHqPR
#BuildCanadaHomes will not solve the housing crisis overnight—there are 1.5 million Canadian households currently in need of far more affordable rents. But this initiative could represent a turning point if it’s implemented right.
Read our take on Ottawa's plan in our latest blog:
Read our take on Ottawa's plan in our latest blog:
Build Canada Homes: A Turning Point for Affordable Housing?
BSH’s blog on Build Canada Homes breaks down what Ottawa’s plan could mean for affordability— from modular builds and unlocked federal lands to the Rental Protection Fund—alongside key gaps that…
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September 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#BuildCanadaHomes will not solve the housing crisis overnight—there are 1.5 million Canadian households currently in need of far more affordable rents. But this initiative could represent a turning point if it’s implemented right.
Read our take on Ottawa's plan in our latest blog:
Read our take on Ottawa's plan in our latest blog:
"The housing crisis is urgent, and so is the opportunity. We can keep funding market Band-aids that expire in a generation, or we can take land off the speculative market, put it in community hands and make houses into homes. For good."
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Turning houses into homes: Community land trusts offer a fix to Canada’s housing crisis
Canada treats land as a tradeable asset, forgetting it’s the foundation for homes, communities and stability. If the country is serious about solving the housing crisis, it must change that.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"The housing crisis is urgent, and so is the opportunity. We can keep funding market Band-aids that expire in a generation, or we can take land off the speculative market, put it in community hands and make houses into homes. For good."
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How can CLTs take control of land & housing for the long term?
In Vancouver, PNLT’s Joshua Barndt showed how pro formas can help CLTs plan acquisitions & protect affordability.
➡️ Read the blog: buff.ly/H3jrpKK
For those at the #CLTSummit in Halifax, he’ll be leading a similar workshop this Sunday!
In Vancouver, PNLT’s Joshua Barndt showed how pro formas can help CLTs plan acquisitions & protect affordability.
➡️ Read the blog: buff.ly/H3jrpKK
For those at the #CLTSummit in Halifax, he’ll be leading a similar workshop this Sunday!
From Toronto to Vancouver: Sharing Tools to Grow Community Land Trusts
Pro Formas are a powerful tool for Community Land Trusts to understand how they can regain community ownership of land and space in their neighbourhood. Read how P/NLT's Joshua Barndt is supporting…
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September 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
How can CLTs take control of land & housing for the long term?
In Vancouver, PNLT’s Joshua Barndt showed how pro formas can help CLTs plan acquisitions & protect affordability.
➡️ Read the blog: buff.ly/H3jrpKK
For those at the #CLTSummit in Halifax, he’ll be leading a similar workshop this Sunday!
In Vancouver, PNLT’s Joshua Barndt showed how pro formas can help CLTs plan acquisitions & protect affordability.
➡️ Read the blog: buff.ly/H3jrpKK
For those at the #CLTSummit in Halifax, he’ll be leading a similar workshop this Sunday!
“Financialized landlords have filed evictions at significantly higher rates in Black and racialized majority renter populations for all of the past 12 years.” —BSH’s Sean Grisdale on his latest research.
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Read the full report on our website: buff.ly/KEgXKf1
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Read the full report on our website: buff.ly/KEgXKf1
Brampton had second-highest eviction rate in GTA during pandemic, report finds
A new report finds Brampton renters faced the GTA’s second-highest eviction rate during COVID, with racialized households most at risk.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Financialized landlords have filed evictions at significantly higher rates in Black and racialized majority renter populations for all of the past 12 years.” —BSH’s Sean Grisdale on his latest research.
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Read the full report on our website: buff.ly/KEgXKf1
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Read the full report on our website: buff.ly/KEgXKf1
📣New research alert!
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
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Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
August 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
📣New research alert!
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
Systemic financial, political & institutional obstacles are slowing subsidized #housing when it's needed most. In partnership w/ @VivreenVille.bsky.social, our latest study examines barriers facing #non-profit developers in the GMA & ways forward.
Read more at:
buff.ly/NBmk190
CLTs are quietly revolutionizing Canadian housing. With 45+ CLTs nationwide offering permanent affordability, community ownership & land off the speculative market, one question remains: is there enough political will to support the momentum?
Read our blog for more:
Read our blog for more:
A Case for Community Land Trusts in Canada: A Summary of Promising Community Practices and Public Policy Options
A Case for Community Land Trusts in Canada not only offers key benefits of CLTs, but also directed policy recommendations to structurally shift the housing market towards a more affordable,…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
CLTs are quietly revolutionizing Canadian housing. With 45+ CLTs nationwide offering permanent affordability, community ownership & land off the speculative market, one question remains: is there enough political will to support the momentum?
Read our blog for more:
Read our blog for more:
New research from BSH's Martine August and Julie Mah reveals the alarming feature of Toronto's #rental market: financialized #landlords evict at significantly higher rates than individual landlords or non-profit owners.
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Full Report: buff.ly/Pbd2PG2
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Full Report: buff.ly/Pbd2PG2
Financial firms file for eviction more than any other Toronto landlord, new research finds
The research looked at more than 200,000 evictions and found financial firms pursue evictions at a rate 1.5 times higher than chain landlords and 2.5 times more than single-building landlords.
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August 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
New research from BSH's Martine August and Julie Mah reveals the alarming feature of Toronto's #rental market: financialized #landlords evict at significantly higher rates than individual landlords or non-profit owners.
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Full Report: buff.ly/Pbd2PG2
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Full Report: buff.ly/Pbd2PG2