MEI – Housing affordability in the city has been destroyed by excessive regulations – Vincent Geloso
July 12, 2024 | 7 min. 32 sec. | The Elias Makos Show (CJAD AM) Interview with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at […]
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How Regulation Made Montreal Unaffordable
The regulatory burden is preventing the housing supply from adjusting itself, contributing to the rapid increase in housing prices seen in Montreal, points out this study published by the MEI. “The more regulation there is, the longer it takes and the more it costs to build new units, thus making housing more expensive and harder to find,” says Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and author of the study.
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Valérie Plante nous promet moins de logements
Plutôt que d’adopter un plan pour construire moins de logements et tenter de remplacer le marché, l’administration Plante doit cesser de mettre des bâtons dans les roues des promoteurs si on veut réellement un toit pour tous.
IEDM – PUM 2050: un plan de logement «moins ambitieux» que la réalité – Gabriel Giguère
July 8, 2024 | 14 min. 23 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – PUM 2050: un plan de logement «moins ambitieux» que la réalité – Gabriel Giguère
Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, about the new housing unit construction targets in the City of Montreal’s 2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan which are lower than the results of recent years. Broadcast on July 8, 2024 as part of the Pierre Nantel show, on QUB Radio.
IEDM – Quelles sont les solutions à la crise du logement? – Gabriel Giguère
July 3, 2024 | 15 min. 51 sec. | Le midi (98,5 FM) Debate (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
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Bâtir notre chemin vers l’abordabilité
Plus un projet prend du temps à être développé, plus ses coûts augmentent, et plus il faut attendre longtemps avant que l’argent investi dans un projet puisse être réinvesti dans le projet suivant.
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Montreal City Hall Should Stay Out of the Housing Market
Although the state of Montreal’s social housing stock has gone from bad to worse over the past five years, Mayor Valérie Plante insists on building more, decries this MEI study. “Those who require housing assistance are being forced to live in deplorable conditions,” states Gabriel Giguère, senior public policy analyst at the MEI and author of the study.
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2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan: Mayor Plante promising fewer new units than the average building rate in recent years
Montreal, June 19, 2024 – The new housing unit construction targets in the City of Montreal’s 2050 Land Use and Mobility Plan are lower than the results of recent years, deplores a Montreal Economic Institute researcher.
IEDM – Réduire la pauvreté passe inévitablement par un fardeau fiscal plus souple – Vincent Geloso
May 30, 2024 | 11 min. 10 sec. | Richard Martineau (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at […]