By: Wendell Cox Originally published: April 5, 2018 Source: newgeography.com In delivering the Annual Report of the Bank to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration on August 18, 2006, (now...
Housing Affordability
California’s Dense Suburbs and Urbanization
Many observers think California urban areas are more geographically expansive ("lower density" or to use the pejorative term, more "sprawling") then those elsewhere in the nation, especially the Northeast Corridor, which runs from the Washington DC metropolitan area...
When Property Prices Are a Crime
Everyone knew that Vancouver housing prices were criminal—they just didn’t know by how much. By now, many citizens are aware that offshore money, mostly from China, has been laundered through casinos and invested in properties which have often been flipped through...
Patrik Schumacher, managing partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, and consultant Wendell Cox are both controversial figures in the urbanist world. They joined Aaron M. Renn in conversation to talk about their beliefs and what it's like to challenge the urbanist...
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Policy Restrictions have Caused the Housing Crisis
The choice we face is clear: a modest expansion of greenfield development or greater housing poverty For 18 years, I have been monitoring international housing affordability, as author or co-author of the Demographia Housing Affordability series. The latest...
Leaders on the Frontier | So Much More We Can Be with the Hon. Grant Devine, Premier of Saskatchewan 1982-1991
The April 1982 Saskatchewan election proved to be a major turning point in the province's history. Over its nine years in office, the Devine government commenced and completed numerous policy initiatives in spite of considerable challenges including two recessions. ...
Frank de Jong, Former Green Party Leader
Frontier interviews former Ontario Green Party Leader Frank de Jong on land value taxation and other topics.
The Cost of “Smart Growth”
“Smart Growth” policies which attempt to curb urban sprawl and micromanage urban development have failed over the past 40 years. Smart Growth has made housing unaffordable where it has been tried, and played a major part in the mortgage market meltdown.
“Second Generation Rent Control” is a Failure
Second generation rent control policies have been crafted in order to mitigate the problems with conventional rent control. Unfortunately, these policies lead to have failed in jurisdictions such as Manitoba where they have been implemented. Saskatchewan would be wise to avoid the same mistakes.
Smart Growth Hurts the Urban Poor: Urban planners hurting the home owning dream
The idea of containing urban populations through Smart Growth strategies has typically sent housing prices soaring and has hurt those least able to afford buying a house of their own, the urban poor.
Sask Party and NDP Offer Misguided Housing Policies: Look to Houston and Atlanta
The NDP and Saskatchewan Party are attempting to sway young people with a first time home buyer’s tax credit. Unfortunately, this will likely serve to increase housing prices. A better approach would be to follow cities such as Houston and Atlanta, which have maintained low housing prices despite their hot economies through sensible, pro-development regulations.
A ‘Market’ Solution to the Rent Crisis
The Manitoba experience, and recent studies by the Frontier Centre and the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce highlight how rent control is a superficial approach to a substantial challenge.
It’s Time to End Rent Control: Cities with rent control pay more
Manitoba political parties should show some courage this election by tackling failed policies, like rent control, which new studies show actually leads to higher rents in cities where they are in place.
Let’s Not Bring Rent Control Back to Saskatchewan
An analysis on rent control effects reveals that the policy often achieves the opposite of what it seeks. By and large, rental housing prices are higher in Canadian cities where there are rent control rules than in cities where there are none.
Media Release – Rent Control and Its Applicability to Saskatchewan
An analysis on rent control effects reveals that the policy often achieves the opposite of what it seeks. By and large, rental housing prices are higher in Canadian cities where there are rent control rules than in cities where there are none.