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Filling the hole in the bucket: Loss of existing affordable rentals massively undermining new affordable supply
Steve Pomeroy Industry Professor, McMaster University, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC) At a national level Canada is losing eleven lower rent affordable homes for every one home added...
Individual investors more to blame for housing evictions, price escalation than REITs: Pomeroy
Summary of brief submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) regarding the...
“It’s the difference between barely making it and not making it at all”: Housing as a human right, neoliberalism, and the new Canada Housing Benefit
Research by the People, Places, Policies and Prospects node has found a clear misalignment in Nova Scotia between a rights-based approach to housing and the experiences of tenants in receipt of demand-side housing assistance, particularly those receiving the new Canada Housing Benefit (CHB) allowance.
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CHEC in the News
Why N.S. could be losing some of the affordable housing it’s funded
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/could-lose-affordable-housing-units-funded-last-16-years-1.6978404
The Secret to Real Affordability? Trust in Land
Penny Gurstein, a professor emeritus of planning at the University of British Columbia, talks about the community land trust model, a non-profit that provides affordable housing in a variety of ways.
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An answer to the housing crisis could be lurking in an empty office building
A recent report from the Canadian Urban Institute says there is the potential to create up to 22,000 housing units in just 11 Canadian cities through office conversions while making downtown districts “vibrant, equitable, livable, and resilient.”
Summary of Can they Build or Not? Nonprofit Housing Development in an Era of Government Re-Engagement
A study of the experiences of non-profit organizations in building affordable rental housing in Canada has revealed a broken system badly in need of reform.
Filling housing’s “missing middle”
Researchers in the Balanced Supply of Housing Node are working on several projects to make it easier to build housing suitable for the so-called “Missing Middle.”
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CHEC Director Dr. Jim Dunn & Exec Advisor Steve Pomeroy were with Hamilton Community Foundation in Montreal this week learning innovative approaches for creating/retaining #affordablehousing #housing @CMHC_ca @UrbanHealthProf @CHRA_ACHRU @SeanFraserMP
Meet Sally, an inspiring interviewee in one of our "Aging in the Right Place" projects.
Despite housing precarity, Sally’s story is a testament to holistic aging – where well-being encompasses all aspects of life, not solely physical space. 🏠
https://bit.ly/3KhLqAr
HOME-RL Master's Student Sarah LeBlanc is seeking participants for her research study. Are you an advocate who works with folks who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence in NB? Give her a shout!! @HOME_RL_UNB @tobinatrix
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