The story behind one of my stories.
To address the housing affordability crisis, governments have often turned to demand-side interventions, such as those that reduce the costs of buying for purchasers, because they have a more immediate impact.
According to a recent analysis, however, these government demand-side interventions can potentially reduce housing affordability in the long-term. The source of this analysis? The federal government. Here’s the story:
The big headlines.
The Metro Vancouver Regional District published a report revealing that they secured $357 million in revenue from DCCs in 2025. 78% of that total came in the first half of the year, however, and the MVRD said it is expecting a volatile 2026 in terms of DCC revenue.
Metro Vancouver also recently decided to hire an outside law firm to investigate information about its internal dysfunction that was leaked to Global News a few months ago.
You’ve probably been hearing a lot of about DRIPA in the news lately. Here’s a thorough explainer of what it is and why it’s causing so much drama.