A skeptic's take on the housing crisis: 'The developer is the good guy'

UBC Professor Patrick Condon critiques Ottawa’s approach to the housing crisis, arguing that increased density in Vancouver has not led to affordability, resulting in the city’s highest home prices relative to regional incomes in North America. He warns that simply removing zoning restrictions won’t solve the issue, as the real problem lies in the rising land values associated with increased density, as explained in his book “Broken City.”

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