The Guardian The end of landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to the UK housing crisis Speaking against his own government’s renters reform bill last autumn , the Tory grandee Sir Edward Leigh told MPs: “I was able to buy my first house – although it was a bit of a struggle – for £25,00... Affordablility Renting Mar 19, 2024
National Post Modern living: The co-ops are coming According to the Find a Co-op tool on its website, the 50-year-old Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto (CHFT) represents 187 properties in Durham, Toronto and York regions. Filter results by va... Mar 13, 2024
CTV News Could adding to existing co-ops ease Vancouver’s housing crisis? A proposal coming to Vancouver city council this week is looking at building more affordable housing by expanding to co-ops. As Vancouver renters continue to pay the highest prices in the country, Cou... Mar 13, 2024
The Georgia Straight Is co-op housing making a comeback in Toronto? The city has been making moves toward building one of the largest affordable housing projects in decades. The Scarborough development at 2444 Eglinton Ave. E. will include over 600 co-op units, markin... Feb 13, 2024
The Georgia Straight Co-ops can help our housing crisis Co-operative housing is often touted as a unique solution to our housing affordability challenges. So why aren’t they more common? I’ll begin by specifying that co-operative housing is different from ... Feb 13, 2024
The Conversation The private sector housing experiment has failed: Ottawa must now step up on social housing Politicians of all stripes say that housing affordability is a top priority. But few are saying much about social housing — the kind that’s needed for low-income households in greatest need of afforda... Feb 13, 2024
The Globe and Mail Toronto’s new co-op housing points to a dense, beautiful future Toronto is back in the housing business. This week the city’s government announced a new housing development near Kennedy subway station in Scarborough, and it is big. Big in scale, with 918 homes – m... Jan 15, 2024
The Conversation How corporate landlords are eroding affordable housing — and prioritizing profits over human rights One factor driving the housing crisis across the country is a shift away from publicly built housing toward large corporate-owned buildings where, as today’s guest Prof. Nemoy Lewis puts it, “housing ... Oct 22, 2023
Vancouver Is Awesome Tax wealthy homeowners to fund affordable housing, says new B.C. proposal The B.C. government could raise billions of dollars annually for public housing projects, with modest increases to taxes on the highest-valued residential properties, says economist To improve afforda... Oct 14, 2023
