housing crisis

A man in a white button down shirt sits in a warehouse looking at the camera.

I work in a B.C. food bank. We’re serving triple the number of people we used to.

For the first time, many of our clients are people with jobs who can’t keep up with the cost of living. How did we get here?

Mortgage Canada squeeze

My mortgage payments rose almost $2,000 in a year

I don’t know what my family will do next

How Toronto’s housing market is transforming the rest of Canada

There is a “Great Canadian Convergence” taking place, with ripple effects on housing markets across the country. Are we prepared for rapidly evolving housing demands?

Are garden suites part of the housing crisis solution?

After Toronto joined the list of Canadian cities allowing for the secondary structures, many are left wondering how—and if—the suites can help address housing affordability

What Canada could learn from a Dutch self-build housing movement

Low-income Dutch families have wrested control of their homes from big developers who pump up prices. Could Vancouver be next?

Great Canadian real estate crash of 2013

The housing bubble has burst, and few will emerge unscathed

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The shocking truth about the value of your home

New evidence shows that Canadian prices could go down, and stay down, for a decade

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Can’t sell your home? Try a swap.

By swapping homes, owners can avoid real estate agent fees

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“Losing their homes”

From last week’s debate: Canada is not the U.S., Mr. Harper said, adding that Canadians are not in danger of losing their homes or their jobs.