Two Simon Fraser professors do a pretty good job of briefly summarizing the main causes of our current housing affordability crisis: https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-canadas-housing-crisis-experts-break-down-the-different-factors-at-play-239050 What they leave out is the impact of provincial government decisions. Since 1998 in Ontario, there are no limits on how much landlords can raise rents on rent-controlled units when a tenant moves out. That allows huge increases but also gives landlords a huge incentive to get longstanding tenants in affordable rent-controlled units to move out. More on this on November 15!
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