Housing

Governments Are Not Real Estate Developers: Lessons from New Zealand

Governments are not real estate developers, and Canada should take note of the failure of New Zealand’s cancelled program, highlights this MEI publication. “The prospect of new homes is great, but execution is what matters,” says Renaud Brossard, vice president of Communications at the MEI and contributor to the report.

Mortgage renewals: the latest regulatory burden

A new interpretation of Quebec’s Notarial Act would almost double the cost of a mortgage transfer in the province, according to this MEI study. “With its new interpretation of the Act, the Chambre des notaires has monopolized the preparation of legal forms for mortgage transfers,” states Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and author of the study.

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