For the last two centuries, one of the most important demographic trends has been the movement of people from rural areas to the cities. It has been estimated that in 1800, the world was only 3% urban, meaning that it was 97% rural.In 1800, there was only one...
Canadians are fleeing overpriced cities to find more affordable housing. And restrictive urban planning policies are to blame. Canadians may be solving the housing crisis on their own by moving away from more expensive areas to areas where housing is much more...
What a difference the remote work revolution has made. The University of Minnesota Accessibility Observation auto and transit access data for 2021 (the latest) indicates a huge improvement in 30-minute job access for the average resident of 50 metropolitan areas that...
Housing prices are through the roof, but why? Join Joel Kotkin as he navigates the complex maze of housing affordability with insights from Ross Elliott, Peter Holle , and Wendell Cox. We break down how decades of flawed policies and excessive regulations have...
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
How to Fix Canada's Housing Crisis, LIVE with Wendell Cox https://t.co/A0Iev5pyQ2— Frontier Centre (@FrontierCentre) June 13, 2024 Why do half of the people living in Vancouver want to leave? Wendell Cox will expose the startling reality of Canada’s...
This annual report assesses housing affordability in 94 major markets across eight nations (Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom and the, United States). The 2024 edition focuses on data from the third quarter of 2023. KEY POINTS...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2024 Demographia International Housing Affordability Report Highlights Global Housing WINNIPEG, June 3 2024: The latest Demographia International Housing Affordability Report has been released, providing a comprehensive assessment of housing...
Attempts to contain ‘urban sprawl’ have driven land prices sky-high. It’s time to abandon densification strategies.
The latest Demographia report on housing affordability in Canada, which I produce for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, reveals that over half of the 46 Canadian housing markets we assess are severely unaffordable. In fact, Vancouver and Toronto rank as third and...
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The rise of remote and hybrid work has brought about a significant shift in how people access employment opportunities, reducing the need for physical commuting. This article examines the latest data for major metropolitan areas in the United States (with over one...
The largest Central business districts (CBDs or downtowns) face a serious crisis as working from home has seriously reduced the demand for five-day on-site employment. The CBDs most at risk are typically those with the strongest transit work trip market shares, at...
Innovative reforms that will transform Canada’s unaffordable housing landscape