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In a Housing Crisis, No Love for Lazy Land

In a Housing Crisis, No Love for Lazy Land
When the housing market starts to fail, perhaps it’s time to implement state-driven solutions. This is Alt-Erlaa in Vienna, where 60 per cent of housing is city-built, sponsored or managed. Photo by Hertha Hurnaus, submitted by the Museum of Vancouver.

Enough tinkering, argues UBC professor Patrick Condon in this three-part series. Tackling housing affordability calls for a major rethink of our approach. Tax land heavily, commit to encouraging non-market housing and follow the European lead by having governments play a big role in providing housing options.

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In This Series

A Tax that Would Solve the Housing Crisis

A Tax that Would Solve the Housing Crisis

Eliminate all taxes but a levy on land, said Henry George. Here’s why it would work. Part one of three.

Patrick Condon / 4 Jun 2018


Fixing Unaffordability Means Embracing Non-Market Housing

Fixing Unaffordability Means Embracing Non-Market Housing

Jane Jacobs taught us to hate public housing, but the problem was how it was done, from urban design to social policy. Part two of three.

Patrick Condon / 5 Jun 2018


How Vienna Cracked the Case of Housing Affordability

How Vienna Cracked the Case of Housing Affordability

Vienna has a 100-year history of building public housing for all. What can we learn? Part three of three.

Patrick Condon / 6 Jun 2018