affordability

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party's housing plan Tuesday, but real estate industry members are concerned it won't do much to alleviate a lack of supply.

Demonizing landlords and foreign buyers make for easy politics, and promising to help new homebuyers is an obvious winner, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Young people reacted with frustration and disappointment after the federal Liberal government’s throne speech Wednesday said little about how Ottawa would help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financial security and independence can also play into household formation, which is commonly measured by a “headship” rate — the higher the rate, the more households within a population. Toronto's headship rate has fallen by six per cent between 1991 and 2016.

Despite billions of dollars in new spending over the last four years, the federal Liberals' social-development minister concedes that seniors and families seeking housing and child care are still facing serious cost crunches.

A rise in the Canadian dollar helped keep food prices in check.

By 2025, it estimated that the housing crisis will lead to a major "brain drain" in Vancouver as doctors, teachers, nurses, police officers and more move to more affordable communities.