Make no mistake, housing is far from tax-free: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Adding an income tax on top of all the other levies could make a principal residence the most heavily taxed asset in Canada,...
Keeping people in their homes during and after COVID-19: Jane Londerville for Inside Policy
While many people are housebound, they are also worried about paying mortgages and rent. Recent government moves should help homeowners, but the renters...
Should Canada ban non-residents from buying homes? No: Philip Cross in the Toronto Star
Unfortunately, taxing or even banning non-residents from buying homes hardly addresses the real reasons behind soaring house prices and in practice is not...
Jury’s still out on whether housing strategy will result in enough affordable units: Jane Londerville in the Hill Times
The rollout of funds and production of units has some housing specialists concerned, writes Jane Londerville. By Jane Londerville, April 10, 2019 The...
Weak housing and financial sectors dampen economic growth: MLI's Leading Economic Indicator
Weakness in housing and financial sectors suggests economic slowdown will continue into 2018, says Philip Cross, author of MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator. OTTAWA,...
No help for would-be homeowners in Canada’s new housing strategy: Londerville in The Conversation
There's very little in Ottawa's new national housing strategy for Canadians trying to buy their first homes in high-priced markets, writes Jane Londerville...
MLI report authors Speer and Londerville are available to comment on Ottawa's national housing strategy
OTTAWA, ON (Nov. 22, 2017): Today, the federal government will announce its national housing strategy. Toronto and Vancouver are now among the least...
Building a housing agenda from the bottom up: Jane Londerville and Sean Speer for Inside Policy
What principles and priorities should guide the government’s National Housing Strategy? Jane Londerville and Sean Speer offer several recommendations based on their recent...
New National Housing Strategy should prioritize affordable and responsible homeownership: MLI report by Speer and Londerville
Authors Sean Speer and Jane Londerville recommend that Ottawa’s pending National Housing Strategy promote and support homeownership by encouraging savings, reducing mortgage insurance...
MLI's Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer on Ottawa's national housing strategy
Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer discusses Ottawa's national housing strategy on BNN with Jon Erlichman.
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