Canada's increasing housing affordability burdens

Moore, Eric G.; Skaburskis, Andrejs

doi:10.1080/0267303042000204296

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“…By 1990, "affordability" had become a common term in UK housing policy [1] and it has continued to be an increasingly important policy issue across the globe [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Nevertheless, although there is abundant discussion about housing affordability [11][12][13], a specific definition of the concept remains unclear and challenging in both academic and policy environments which means it is difficult to build consensus on the meaning.…”

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An Analysis of Professional Perceptions of Criteria Contributing to Sustainable Housing Affordability

Mulliner

Malienė

2014

Sustainability

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Abstract:Housing affordability is a multi-dimensional issue, yet it is typically defined and assessed quite narrowly in terms of financial criteria. The housing affordability problem encompasses more than financial costs of housing and extends to larger issues of social wellbeing and sustainability. Accordingly, a broader range of factors ought to be considered when defining and assessing affordability, particularly if more sustainable outcomes are desired from housing. A comprehensive system of criteria representing sustainable housing affordability, developed by the authors, is validated and analysed in this paper. The quantitative data analysis of surveys conducted with housing and planning professionals across the UK is used to determine stakeholder's perceptions on the criteria contributing to sustainable housing affordability and to rank these criteria according to their importance. The paper establishes that professional opinions on this issue differ insignificantly across different regions of the UK, while it varies to some extent depending on the sector of housing industry.

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An Analysis of Professional Perceptions of Criteria Contributing to Sustainable Housing Affordability

Mulliner

Malienė

2014

Sustainability

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“…If housing markets were operating perfectly, there could be no such a thing as an affordability problem because the market could response to the change in housing demand and re-establish expenditure/income ratio (Moore and Skaburskis, 2004). However, in the real world, a housing market may not be able to respond to the changes in housing demand because of the existence of land use regulations (Glaeser and Gyourko, 2003;Glaeser et al, 2005a and2005b;Gyourko, Mayer, and Sinai, 2013).…”

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“…As discussed in the Literature Review section, home affordability in a place might also be determined by demographic factors such as age structure, family size, minority population, unemployment rate, poverty, and immigrants Moore and Skaburskis, 2004;Skaburskis, 2004;Withers, 1997;Saiz, 2007;Withers, 1997). I calculate the shares of Generation Y (population aged 25-34) and baby- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15...…”

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“…Such changes include the trends toward smaller households, more nonfamily households, the aging of the population, greater ethnic diversity, international and domestic immigration, and differential fertility rates (Moore and Skaburskis, 2004;Skaburskis, 2004;Withers, 1997). Minority households are doubly disadvantaged in urban housing markets because of the discriminatory practices in both the labor markets and the housing markets (Withers, 1997).…”

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The impact of income inequality on rental affordability: An empirical study in large American metropolitan areas

Dong

2017

Urban Studies

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American metropolitan areas have experienced rising income inequality and worsening rental affordability in the past few decades. Has the rise of inequality caused worsening rental affordability? This study conducts both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses to examine the impact of income inequality on rental affordability for low-income tenant households at the county level in America’s largest 100 metropolitan areas. The cross-sectional analyses reveal that, everything else equal, an increase of Gini coefficient by 0.1 in a county was associated with 2.2 and 4.4 percentage points more severely rent-burdened low-income households in 2000 and 2008–2012, respectively. The longitudinal analyses confirm that rising income inequality caused worsening rental affordability for low-income tenant households in large American metropolitan areas between 2000 and 2008–2012. On average, counties that experienced a 0.1 greater increase in Gini coefficient from 2000 to 2008–2012 saw faster growth of severely rent-burdened low-income tenant households by 2.9 percentage points.

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“…This has been the standard used in many countries, such as countries in the European Union, Australia, Canada, United States, New Zealand, China, and India [11,19,[28][29][30][31]. Most policy makers and academics, as well as the general public, are more familiar with the use of ratio of housing cost to income as a measure of affordability.…”

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Evaluation of Affordable Housing Program in Papua New Guinea: A Case of Port Moresby

Ezebilo¹

2017

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Providing affordable housing has been a long-standing issue for governments of most countries. In an attempt to address the issue, affordable housing programs have been introduced with the aim of improving household's access to housing, as well as sustain their wellbeing. This paper reports on a study of the activities of affordable housing program (AHP) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), using Port Moresby as a case. It also reports a potential strategy for improving effectiveness of the program. Data was collected from interviews involving private property developers, building contractors, and an official of the National Housing Corporation. Documents related to PNG housing sector and AHP were also reviewed. The results show that the criteria used for measuring housing affordability is lacking in PNG. Low-income households do not benefit from the AHP, which focuses mainly on homeownership scheme. Role of the public sector and private sector in the provision of affordable housing is not clear. Most private developers would like to supply more houses to the housing market. However, the developers face challenges such as shortages of secure land, high cost of materials for constructing houses, and lack of trunk infrastructure. If the aim is to improve effectiveness of the AHP, there is a need to develop criteria for measuring housing affordability and to introduce affordable housing schemes that meet low-income household's preferences and demand. It is necessary to reduce housing costs by making more secure land available for development, providing trunk infrastructure, and sourcing building materials locally. The sustainability of AHP should be given due consideration during the planning and design phase. The findings could assist urban development managers and planners in designing a more effective AHP in PNG.

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Canada's increasing housing affordability burdens

Cited by 75 publications

References 10 publications

An Analysis of Professional Perceptions of Criteria Contributing to Sustainable Housing Affordability

An Analysis of Professional Perceptions of Criteria Contributing to Sustainable Housing Affordability

The impact of income inequality on rental affordability: An empirical study in large American metropolitan areas

Evaluation of Affordable Housing Program in Papua New Guinea: A Case of Port Moresby

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